Bella Thorne isn’t holding again in the case of her previous expertise working with Mickey Rourke—and let’s simply say, she’s not reminiscing fondly.
In a sequence of emotional and pointed social media posts shared Friday, the actress made severe accusations towards Rourke, claiming he subjected her to “gross” and inappropriate conduct throughout filming.
Although she didn’t identify the movie, Thorne and Rourke starred collectively within the 2020 thriller Woman, and that’s the undertaking followers are pointing to.
“This f–king dude. GROSS. I needed to work with this man – In a scene the place I’m on my knees with my arms zip-tied round my again. He’s presupposed to take a steel grinder to my knee cap and as a substitute he used it on my genitals through my denims. Hitting them again and again. I had bruises on my pelvic bone,” Thorne posted to her Instagram Story, which was additionally shared on X.
“Working with Mickey was one of many all-time worst experiences of my life working as an actress.”
She didn’t cease there. In a separate X publish, Thorne detailed extra behind-the-scenes troubles that she says left her feeling humiliated and unsupported on set.
“So many gross tales of issues he made me go through on that film, together with in his final scene to hurry up and rev his engine so he may cowl me fully in dust,” she wrote.
“Idk I assume he thought it was humorous to humiliate me in entrance of your complete crew. Having to go in his trailer completely alone as a result of he refused to talk to the director or producers – so I needed to persuade him to point out up and full his job, as he shouted loopy calls for that he needed from the producers. In reality I needed to beg. Alone. In his trailer.
For the reason that film couldn’t be completed with out him. Everybody’s work would’ve simply been misplaced and fully for nothing. I didn’t wanna do it. I used to be uncomfortable, however I did what I used to be requested to do and what was greatest for the film. Mickey ought to’ve by no means put anyone in that film in any of these positions that he did.”
Rourke’s camp rapidly responded to the allegations with a press release to Selection, noting, “These allegations are extraordinarily severe. Mr. Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct. He was not made conscious of any such issues throughout filming and had no prior data of Ms. Thorne’s discomfort till now.”
The assertion continued, “Out of respect for all events and given the gravity of the claims, Mr. Rourke won’t be making additional public remark at the moment. He stays keen to cooperate with any applicable inquiry by way of the right channels. We affirm the suitable of each performer to really feel protected and revered of their work setting.”
Woman, for context, is a gritty revenge thriller the place Thorne performed the lead—a girl returning to her small hometown on a mission, solely to seek out that her abusive father had already been killed.
Rourke portrayed the city’s shady sheriff, whereas the movie’s director, Chad Faust, additionally performed a job.
Regardless of her damaging expertise, Thorne made certain to uplift the remainder of the group behind the movie in another message.
“Additionally facet word : like f–k Mickey – how he acted doesn’t negate the unimaginable onerous work that everyone else put into that film. Everybody labored HARD literal blood, sweat, and tears to make that imaginative and prescient and I’m actually pleased with everybody and the work that was accomplished on that film.”
