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Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Mickey Rourke swerves Celebrity Big Brother final amid row with ITV over pay
Mickey Rourke left the Celebrity Big Brother house within days of entering due to his behaviour towards his housemates and was nowhere to be seen during the final on Friday night Axed Celebrity Big Brother housemate Mickey Rourke was nowhere to be seen during the final of the ITV series on Friday night. The Hollywood actor is reportedly planning to sue the broadcaster following his pay being cut due to his removal from the house. Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd was crowned champion of the 2025 series of Celebrity Big Brother, with RuPaul Drag Race star Danny Beard coming runner-up. As the finalists left the house former housemates were in the studio to greet them - but Mickey was AWOL. Bafta-winning actor Rourke, 72, known for his roles in The Wrestler and Sin City, was kicked out of the house after further "use of inappropriate language" and "instances of unacceptable behaviour", including using "sexual language" in conversation with reality TV star Ella Rae Wise. It's since been reported that Rourke is planning to sue ITV after his pay was drastically cut due to his removal from the house. The actor is said to have been paid £500,000 for his Celebrity Big Brother stint but the fee was cut down to £50,000 thanks to his early exit. Rourke isn't happy with his compensation for his six-day stay. The Sun claims Rourke's team believes the actor was removed from the house in order to dodge paying him his full fee, as had he stayed one day longer he would have been eligible for a larger amound. The Only Way Is Essex star Ella Rae Wise said she was "glad" she will never have to see Rourke again after she was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Tuesday. Ella, 24, was upset by Rourke after he used sexually suggestive language that made her feel uncomfortable. "I just didn't appreciate it, and that's all it was", Ella told ITV 's Lorraine. "And I feel that, for me, I just had distance from Mickey, and that was okay, and at the end of the day, it's just one of them things. I didn't appreciate what he said, and that's what it is, and that's how it's got to be. And I'm just glad that I've never got to see him again." Asked if the other housemates feel the same, she said: "I think a few of us do feel like that way, yeah. It was a difficult situation to be in, but I feel like I handled myself really well. And just let it be whatever it is, and just kept my distance." More than 1,000 complaints were made about Celebrity Big Brother following Rourke being reprimanded for making homophobic remarks to reality star JoJo Siwa. The Oscar-nominated actor agreed to leave the ITV1 show after "further use of inappropriate language" and "instances of unacceptable behaviour" earlier in the series. Rourke caused upset in the house from the start and was warned by Big Brother over "unacceptable language and behaviour" towards former Dance Moms star JoJo due to comments he made about her sexuality. Ofcom said that the moment, during April 9's episode, attracted 1,010 complaints, which the media watchdog said was related to his "language towards JoJo Siwa". During the instalment, Rourke asked the YouTuber and singer, 21, 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". Later, he asked Love Island star Chris Hughes if the contestants have to vote their fellow housemates out, adding that he would "vote the lesbian out real quick". JoJo overheard replying: "That's homophobic, if that was your reasoning." Chris warned Rourke that he "can't do that" before the former boxer said "I need a fag", and gestured towards JoJo saying "I'm not talking to you". Rourke was told by Chris he "can't say that", and said she was "talking about a cigarette". JoJo was visibly upset, and comforted by Chris before Rourke was given a "formal warning" in the diary room that "further language or behaviour of this nature could lead to you being removed". There were a further 52 complaints for April 10's episode, which were "related to housemates behaviour towards Mickey Rourke , and his subsequent eviction". The actor's arrival last week during the live launch episode on April 7 also saw 78 complaints of viewers objecting to his "behaviour" towards co-host AJ Odudu. Before Rourke entered the Big Brother house, he twirled AJ around and pushed her body towards him, prompting co-host Will Best to advise him to be "careful". The actor, known for the movies Iron Man 2, 9 1/2 Weeks and Sin City, admitted before he left the house that he tried his "hardest to get out of here", and said he had a "short fuse". Rourke apologised for stepping "over the line" and losing his "temper", and his issues with "self-control". "I'm ashamed of myself for losing it for a few seconds there. Nobody got touched or hurt," he added. "Maybe some feelings got hurt or maybe others have feelings about others getting upset but, you know, I'm sorry about that."
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Elon Musk's Daughter Reveals ‘Wild' Way She Found Out That 1 Of Her Half-Siblings Exists
Vivian Wilson is shedding light on Elon Musk's questionable parenting skills — yet again. Earlier this week, Wilson, Musk's estranged daughter, decided to share an alarming, albeit slightly vague, post on Threads about her half-siblings. 'If I had a nickel for every time that I found out I had a new half-sibling online, I'd have a few nickels- which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened SIX SEPARATE TIMES,' Wilson wrote. She then followed that revelation up with a joke: ''I don't know how many siblings I have' goes really hard on 2 truths and a lie though I will admit.' Musk has 13 children with four different women. Wilson is one of five surviving children Musk had with his first wife, Justine Wilson (their sixth, Nevada, died at 10 weeks old). The Tesla CEO also had three with his former partner Grimes, three with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis. Conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair has also claimed Musk fathered her child. After Wilson posted about only finding out she has new siblings from the internet — rather than her own father — her followers begged her to elaborate, and Wilson was happy to oblige. 'I will do a whole storytime about this because like it's WILD,' Wilson wrote on Meta before posting a link to a TikTok. In the TikTok, Wilson explains how she found out about Musk and Grimes' third child, a boy named Techno Mechanicus, who also was born in June 2022. 'Story time: I found out about the existence of my half-brother through she began. 'This is a real thing that actually happened to me, and if it sounds insane, it is.' She continued, 'I'm going to paint you a scene. The year is 2022, and at the time, me and Grimes — or as I know her, C — are not talking. We're not on bad terms. We're just not talking, as people do.' Vivian went on to explain that she was on the 'RuPaul Drag Race' subreddit when she discovered the news that she has a baby brother. 'The specific day of, I didn't really have anything to do, so I was just scrolling on Reddit, and I'm a huge fan of 'Drag Race,' so naturally, I was on the 'Drag Race' subreddit. And what do I come across but none other than a tweet from Season 2 and 'All Stars' [Season] 2 contestant, Tatianna,' she said. 'I found this tweet that was crossposted onto the subreddit, and I had no idea of this at the time, because no one thought to let me know. So at the moment, I'm just in complete shock, and I don't believe it, so I double-check it on the news, and it turns out it's actually fucking true, and I'm just the last one to find out about it. This is a real thing that happened to me, girl!' Vivian clarified, 'This isn't to drag on C or anything. It kind of makes sense how this happened because, again, we were not really talking at the time, but I just think it's funny because... choices.' In the comments of her TikTok, Wilson told her followers to not bully the 'Oblivion' singer, Grimes, whose legal name is Claire Elise Boucher. 'Y'all, please don't go send hate to Grimes- she's been through enough,' Wilson wrote. For what it's worth, Grimes and Wilson do seem to have a pretty decent relationship. In June 2024, Musk said in an interview that Wilson was 'dead' to him because she transitioned. In response to her father's remarks, Wilson responded by pointing out that she's essentially always been dead to Musk because he has been an absentee dad her entire life. Grimes seemed to like Wilson's response to Musk, and soon after posted a tweet to X, formerly Twitter, that read: 'I love and am forever endlessly proud of Vivian.' Singer Grimes Publicly Begs Elon Musk To Address Their Child's 'Medical Crisis' Elon Musk Calls Astronaut Who Criticized Him On X A Slur Steve Bannon Calls Elon Musk A 'Parasitic Illegal Immigrant'
Buzz Feed
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Elon Musk's Daughter Discovered She Had A Half-Sibling Through Reddit, And The Story Is Absolutely Unhinged
This week, in another news cycle of chaos, Elon Musk's estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, went viral on TikTok for sharing she learned the news about some of her new siblings through social media. After conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair announced last week that she gave birth to Elon's 13th child, Vivian shared a TikTok writing that this was not the first, but the second time she found out about a potential sibling via Reddit. "Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half-siblings through Reddit, I'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?" she wrote over a short clip. In another post on Threads, Vivian shared that she has actually found out about six of her half-siblings through the Internet. "'I don't know how many siblings I have' goes really hard on 2 truths and a lie though I will admit," she said. @vivllainous / Via When asked which platform was the worst to find out on, she replied, "r/rupaulsdragrace I am being so deadass right now." In a follow-up TikTok, she shared the story. "Storytime, I found out about the existence of my half-brother through she began. "This is a real thing that actually happened to me, and if it sounds insane, it is." She proceeded to share how exactly she found out about Elon Musk and Grimes' latest child — and her new sibling. "I'm going to paint you a scene. The year is 2022, and at the time, me and Grimes, or as I know her, C, are not talking. We're not on bad terms; we're just not talking, as people do." Vivian went on to explain that she was on the RuPaul Drag Race subreddit when she came across the news. "The specific day of, I didn't really have anything to do, so I was just scrolling on Reddit, and I'm a huge fan of Drag Race, so naturally, I was on the Drag Race subreddit. And what do I come across but none other than a tweet from season 2 and All Stars 2 contestant Tatianna," she said. She continued, "I found this tweet that was crossposted onto the subreddit, and I had no idea of this at the time because no one thought to let me know. So at the moment, I'm just in complete shock, and I don't believe it, so I double-check it on the news, and it turns out it's actually fucking true, and I'm just the last one to find out about it." @vivllainous / Via She said, "This is a real thing that happened to me, girl. I found out about my half-brother because of the fucking same-parts drag queen, whomst we stan." Vivian clarified, "This isn't to drag on C or anything. It kind of makes sense how this happened because, again, we were not really talking at the time, but I just think it's funny because... choices." Vivian, who transitioned and legally changed her name to drop "Musk" in 2022, is one of Musk's children with his first wife, Justine Wilson. Vivian has previously alluded to Musk being an absentee dad. After Elon Musk went on a rant on X in July 2024 claiming, while deadnaming her, that he knew Vivian was "born gay and slightly autistic" because she liked musicals, amongst other bizarre claims, Vivian wrote, "This entire thing is completely made up and there's a reason for this. He doesn't know what I was like as a child because he quite simply wasn't there, and in the little time that he was I was relentlessly harassed for my femininity and queerness." @vivllainous / Via She continued, "Obviously he can't say that, so I've been reduced to a happy little stereotype f*g-ing along to use at his discretion. I think that says alot about how he views queer people and children in general." Vivian proceeded to defend her gender identity and then gave some... choice words about Musk, criticizing him for seeking validation "from an army of degenerate red-pilled incels and pick-mes who are quick to give it to him." Anyhoo, finding out about your half-sibling, born to the richest man in the world, through the RuPaul Drag Race subreddit is truly one of the most unhinged things I've read in awhile. I'm glad Vivian can find humor in all the mess, and all I can do is wish her well.
