Court Evicts Mickey Rourke for $59,100 Unpaid Rent

A Los Angeles court has ordered the eviction of actor Mickey Rourke from his longtime rental home in the Beverly Grove neighborhood, following his failure to pay nearly $60,000 in back rent. The 73-year-old star of films such as The Wrestler and Iron Man 2 lost legal possession of the Drexel Avenue property after a judge entered a default judgment in favor of landlord Eric Goldie on Monday.

The ruling stemmed from an unlawful detainer lawsuit filed by Goldie on December 29, after Rourke did not comply with a three-day notice to pay or vacate issued on December 18. Court documents indicate the property rented for $7,000 a month, and Rourke owed $59,100 in arrears. Because Rourke neither responded to the complaint nor appeared in court, the judge automatically sided with the landlord, terminating the lease and granting possession of the home without addressing additional monetary claims.

Rourke had already vacated the premises by early January, when he was photographed removing belongings with a U-Haul truck. He has since been staying at a West Hollywood hotel, where nightly rates start around $550, while awaiting availability at a new apartment in Koreatown. His manager, Kimberly...