{"id":4961,"date":"2026-01-19T19:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/mickey-rourke-says-gofundme-was-a-scam-set-up-by-employee-for-her-own-profit\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T19:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:20:48","slug":"mickey-rourke-says-gofundme-was-a-scam-set-up-by-employee-for-her-own-profit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/mickey-rourke-says-gofundme-was-a-scam-set-up-by-employee-for-her-own-profit\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickey Rourke Says GoFundMe Was a Scam Set Up by Employee for Her Own Profit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Mickey Rourke<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Claims GoFundMe Was Scam by Employee!!!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-19T09:39:47-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              January 19, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:39 AM PST<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-d96f554eb12d6c0862981bc8f12a7d09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-4e5f1ba3-d41b-47bf-9f4c-6756b44fa252-162686238-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-4e5f1ba3-d41b-47bf-9f4c-6756b44fa252-162686238-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f4\/16by9\/2026\/01\/19\/f4e3032f3ddb4231803318cd6ad7f2df_md.png\" alt=\"011926_mickey_rourke_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">X17<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d96f554eb12d6c0862981bc8f12a7d09--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8a41f247289d0ba83d2eeeff8817bd12\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Mickey Rourke<\/strong> has some strong words for a person who worked for him following his recent eviction drama \u2026 alleging a female employee set up a fundraiser in Mickey&#8217;s name for her own gain!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8a41f247289d0ba83d2eeeff8817bd12--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a9be7266a1a5d50f4e05519042857c45\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We caught up with Mickey out exercising in L.A. over the weekend, asking &#8220;The Wrestler&#8221; actor about the six-digit sum of money raised through GoFundMe &#8230; which he&#8217;s said he wants no part of.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a9be7266a1a5d50f4e05519042857c45--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b1293676f156cc153dfb8e1865297c0d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Mickey says \u2026 &#8220;It was all a scam. That whole thing about the money was something that somebody who worked for me did to try and keep money for herself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b1293676f156cc153dfb8e1865297c0d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-80cb1e6461aa9d22b1bc2dbf42bdc8e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He continues \u2026 &#8220;I would never ask strangers or fans for goddamn charity.&#8221; He repeated what he&#8217;s previously declared &#8212; &#8220;Like I said, I&#8217;d rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger than ask anybody for a dollar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-80cb1e6461aa9d22b1bc2dbf42bdc8e3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bb461051bc935e493d2eedb3e0a44295\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/74\/4by3\/2026\/01\/16\/749acdf247534d178abfa4926b322eae_md.jpg\" alt=\"mickey rourke insta sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bb461051bc935e493d2eedb3e0a44295--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b3677b49fcf9a62fef83f46db2ca5a2e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After Mickey <strong>emphatically rejected<\/strong> the $100K raised, a GoFundMe <strong>spox told us last week<\/strong> donation refunds were issued January 14, and donors will get 100 percent of their contributions back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b3677b49fcf9a62fef83f46db2ca5a2e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b033de2dfb8f4f31b11bf4e98db2e89\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for his dog Ivan, who recently had a major health scare, Mickey tells us, crisis averted!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b033de2dfb8f4f31b11bf4e98db2e89--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-415c73607182ec25712bc1ff0c93816a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/51\/4by3\/2026\/01\/16\/512301f229744ca9851a7a848e129748_md.jpg\" alt=\"mickey rourke and dog insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-415c73607182ec25712bc1ff0c93816a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d884ddceb922c393b2a5c80bf54122e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>As we reported<\/strong> &#8230; Mickey&#8217;s longtime dog Ivan was suffering from heart disease and needed an operation. We were told the procedure would cost at least $10K, which could have been more than Mickey could afford.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d884ddceb922c393b2a5c80bf54122e8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-59b3ad6fff92ab0e4148c20ad987f1a1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Check out the full video &#8230; Mickey tells us &#8220;it&#8217;s already paid for. He&#8217;s doing all right. 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