Mickey Rourke’s Trump controversy revealed after he confirms ‘visit from Secret Service’

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Mickey Rourke has insisted ‘it was no laughing matter’ when he got a visit from the Secret Service.

The Celebrity Big Brother housemate, who has already been reprimanded by bosses on the ITV show for his homophobic remarks towards JoJo Siwa, previously revealed he got in some trouble after remarks about US President Donald Trump.

He referenced the incident on Thursday’s episode of CBB as he explained his reasoning for nominating Michael Fabricant for eviction.

‘He’s a politician. Politics in general, they’re telling you what they’re going to do on one hand, and on the other hand they’re not going to do a thing,’ he said.

‘He’s involved in politics which I don’t find very truthful and honest.

‘I got myself in some hot water back in the United States making some comments about a particular person that I’m not gonna mention but it was no laughing matter when the Secret Service came to talk to me.’

Mickey Rourke claimed he was visited by the Secret Service (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother) He previously said the visit was due to comments he made about Donald Trump (Picture: Reuters/Nathan Howard)

After his comments, a past interview from Piers Morgan Uncensored in 2022 has resurfaced, where Mickey opened up about the encounter.

He had shared a picture of the Statue of Liberty with a tear in its eye at the time.

‘They call it the United States of America but it’s now the Divided States of America and there’s one big reason for that but I’m not going to go into it because I don’t need another visit from the Secret Service,’ he explained.

When Piers asked when he’d had a visit from them before, he replied: ‘About six months ago.’

The broadcaster asked why and Mickey told him to ‘take a wild guess’, before confirming it was something he said about Trump, which eh claimed was ‘just the truth’.

Mickey sparked controversy before even going into the house (Picture: Vianney Le Caer/Shutterstock for Big Brother)

Mickey, best known for his roles in films like The Wrestler, Sin City and Body Heat, was already caused plenty of controversy on CBB since the series launch on Monday.

As well as his remarks about JoJo, he has also been called out for his behaviour towards AJ Odudu before even entering the house.

He could be seen grabbing the presenter around the waist, twirling her round and pulling her into him, as she looked shocked, as fans branded his actions ‘creepy’.

AJ, who remained professional throughout, told him: ‘Stop looking at me! It’s time for you to get in the house,’ while her co-host Will Best also tried to turn Mickey’s attention back towards the show.

Fans complaining about his behaviour, with Ofcom confirming to the Mirror that the majority of complaints for the CBB launch episode ‘related to Mickey Rourke’s behaviour towards AJ Odudu’.

His behaviour around AJ Odudu sparked backlash and complaints (Picture: Vianney Le Caer/Shutterstock for Big Brother)

However, Mickey’s friend Kimberly Hines has defended her longtime pal.

‘I think he was just kind of blown away by her beauty. Mickey’s always loved beautiful women – that has been his downfall his entire life and he was the first to admit it,’ she told The Sun.

‘So he just behaves like a little boy. He just can’t help himself. When he saw her, I think he was just like, “whoa, she’s amazing.” ‘

Kimberley argued ‘just because you’re older doesn’t mean you’re not still attracted to people’, and described his actions towards AJ as ‘an impulse’.

‘I know he didn’t mean to offend her,’ she claimed.

Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight at 9pm on ITV1.

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