(NewsNation) — Actor Mickey Rourke blasted fundraising efforts to prevent him from being evicted from his home.
Rourke posted a video on Instagram on Monday acknowledging the campaign, saying he didn’t know about it beforehand.
“That’s not me, okay?” the Oscar-nominated actor said. “I’d rather, if I needed money, I wouldn’t ask for no f—– charity. I’d rather stick a gun up my a– and pull the trigger.”
The “War Pigs” actor said he was “frustrated” and “confused” as to why someone would create a GoFundMe on his behalf.
Mickey Rourke fundraiser reaches goal
On Sunday, a GoFundMe page for Rourke asked fans and supporters to help chip in to raise $100,000 to help the actor “cover immediate housing-related expenses.”
“Mickey Rourke is an icon — but his trajectory, as painful as it is, is also a deeply human one,” a message on the page reads. “It is the story of someone who gave everything to his work, took real risks, and paid real costs. Fame does not protect against hardship, and talent does not guarantee stability.”
Organizers of the effort say they have Rourke’s permission to launch the fundraiser. As of Wednesday morning, the campaign has surpassed its goal, having raised $101,000.
“Whoever did this,” Rourke said on Instagram. “I wouldn’t know what a GoFundMe foundation is in a million years. My life is very simple; I wouldn’t go to outside sources like that.”
Recent news reports said Rourke’s landlord was trying to evict him for what the owner said was $60,000 in back rent on the $7,000-a-month residence.
The “Heaven’s Gate” star told his fans to stop donating to the campaign and that they should try to get their money back.
As for his future, Rourke said that he plans to go back to work
NewsNation’s Michael Ramsey contributed to this report