Mickey Rourke avoids Celebrity Big Brother final amid reports he is suing ITV over pay after actor was booted off the show following homophobic slurs
Mickey Rourke was nowhere to be seen on Friday evening as he avoided an appearance during the Celebrity Big Brother final.
The Hollywood star, 72, was removed from the house earlier in the series after making a series of homophobic slurs, sexual comments and for squaring up to Chris Hughes.
And the actor is reportedly planning to sue ITV bosses after they 'cost him a big pay day' by booting him out.
He is reportedly eyeing up a lawsuit against show bosses, claiming they purposely kicked him out to avoid giving him the big pay out he believes he deserves - after his earnings were slashed following his removal.
He initially landed an eye-popping payday of £500,000 to appear on the show, but the disgraced star will now walk away with just £50,000, according to The Sun.
And Mickey didn't return for Friday's final which saw Jack P Shepherd crowned winner of the show with Danny Beard finishing as runner-up and JoJo Siwa in third place.
Mickey was given the boot for his repeated 'offensive and inappropriate' language, which included making vile sexual remarks towards Ella, 24; issuing homophobic threats to JoJo, 21; and turning on Chris.
He asked the YouTuber and singer if she 'likes girls or boys', and when she explained she is attracted to women and has a partner, who is non-binary, he responded saying 'If I stay longer than four days, you won't be gay anymore'.
The final confrontation then occurred during the pirate-themed shopping task when Mickey accused Chris of 'eyeballing' him' before calling the reality star a 'c***'.
Earlier this week Ella revealed the extreme lengths she went to in order to avoid Mickey in the house as he made her feel 'uncomfortable'.
Appearing on Late and Live on Wednesday Ella admitted she chose to move beds to make sure she wasn't close to Mickey.
Talking about Chris and Jack, Pasty explained: 'They were in beds next to each other,' to which Angellica turned to Ella and added: 'But he started sleeping next to you first and then he moved'.
Ella clarified: 'Yeah he moved because I moved. I was like "Jack do you mind swapping beds babe?"? But that wasn't anything to do with Chris and JoJo, it honestly wasn't.
'It was just because I was by Mickey, I didn't feel comfortable so it was best I moved away.'
The final confrontation occurred during the pirate-themed shopping task when Mickey accused Chris of 'eyeballing' him' before calling the reality star a 'c***'
Ella's comments came after Mickey, who was removed from the house for his behaviour, left her in tears with a vile sexual comment.
Amid the pirate themed challenge TOWIE's Ella told the group: 'I have instructions for us all. We're not allowed in the bedroom, no one is allowed to touch the crisps or sweets.'
'I don't like them' Mickey said, as Ella continued: 'You've got to come with me'.
To which The Wrestler actor responded: 'Come in you', shocked Drag Race star Danny Beard, 32, quickly interjected saying: 'Mickey, you can't make them jokes.'
Later Mickey got into a heated altercation with Chris, 32, when he accused the Love Island star of 'eyeballing' him' before calling him a 'c***'.
Following the outburst Chris told his fellow housemates: 'Mickey's just Mickey, you know what I mean'.
But an emotional Ella broke down and said: 'It's fine, you can be just someone, but be mindful of what it can trigger in other people, because it's made me feel very uneasy'.
Meanwhile Patsy Palmer refused to speak when she was quizzed about Mickey during her live eviction interview on Wednesday.
The EastEnders actress, 52, became the fifth celebrity to be evicted from the house and was asked about her time on the show by hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best.
However, despite it initially all going well, things took a very awkward turn when they asked her about Mickey criticising her cooking on the show.
Mickey had previously confronted Patsy about her 'inedible' broccoli before she left the room and broke down in tears while sat in the Diary Room.
Bringing up the ordeal didn't go down well with the soap star, who refused to discuss the exchange and Mickey, who was kicked off the show for unacceptable behaviour.
Asking her about their conflict, Will said: 'There were a few tricky moments that you had to deal with in there, people complaining about broccoli - that was one, but you seemed to move past that?
Patsy looked furious and simply shook her head, refusing to say more.
Will said: 'You don't want to talk about the broccoli?'
Trying to get her to open up, AJ added: 'Did it upset you that Mickey complained to your face about the food?'
Still looking upset and angry, Patsy added: 'Not really that...'
Both presenters then agreed it would be best to move on from the topic of Mickey.
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