Bella Thorne has accused actor Mickey Rourke of misconduct whereas on set for a film they filmed collectively, saying working with him was one of many worst experiences of her life as an actress.
What did Bella Thorne say about Mickey Rourke?
In a handful of social media posts on Friday, Thorne shared a photograph of an article detailing Rourke’s latest insensitive comments made against JoJo Siwa on Celebrity Big Brother UK. Over the picture, Thorne wrote an in depth message saying that Rourke was “gross,” and detailed how a scene between them for the 2020 thriller Girl left her extraordinarily uncomfortable.
“This f—ing dude. GROSS,” stated Thorne in her Instagram Story. “I needed to work with this man – In a scene the place I’m on my knees with my fingers zip-tied round my again. He’s imagined to take a steel grinder to my knee cap and as a substitute he used it on my genitals via my denims. Hitting them again and again. I had bruises on my pelvic bone. Working with Mickey was one of many all-time worst experiences of my life working as an actress.”
So.. yeah. Ew. pic.twitter.com/yv8fequR02
— BITCHIMBELLATHORNE (@bellathorne) April 11, 2025
Thorne alleges different acts of misconduct, Rourke points assertion
In a separate post on X after her preliminary Instagram Story, Thorne continued to element misconduct she allegedly confronted by the hands of Rourke. This features a second during which Thorne stated he lined her in dust to humiliate her, having to beg him to complete scenes, and extra.
“So many gross tales of issues he made me go via on that film, together with in his final scene to hurry up and rev his engine so he may cowl me utterly in dust,” Thorne stated. “[I don’t know] I assume he thought it was humorous to humiliate me in entrance of the 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 indicate up and full his job, as he shouted loopy calls for that he wished from the producers. The truth is 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 utterly 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 finest for the film. Mickey ought to’ve by no means put anyone in that film in any of these positions that he did.”
In a press release to Variety, a consultant for Rourke denied the allegations, and acknowledged how critical they have been.
“These allegations are extraordinarily critical. Mr. Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct,” the assertion reads. “He was not made conscious of any such issues throughout filming and had no prior information of Ms. Thorne’s discomfort till now.”
