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Topics: Celebrity Big Brother, ITV, LGBTQ, Social Media, Mickey Rourke
Warning: This article contains discussion of discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community which some readers may find distressing.
The partner of Jojo Siwa has hit out at Marvel actor Mickey Rourke following his 'sick' homophobic comments while on Celebrity Big Brother.
Rourke, a 72-year-old actor best known for his villain roles in Iron Man 2 and Stormbreaker, is seemingly on a mission to get himself kicked out of the Big Brother house, just days after the new series began.
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He has already been criticised by fans of the show for his 'creepy' act towards host AJ Odudu, where he can be seen leering at the 37-year-old during his entrance to the show.
It is perhaps no surprise that Rourke's personality has clashed with American singer and dancer Jojo Siwa, and the Sin City actor has now landed himself in more trouble for his troubling comments towards the 21-year-old, who is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and has a non-binary partner.
Rourke told host Chris Hughes that he was keen 'to vote out the lesbian real quick', while he also shockingly said he was going for a 'f*g' before clarifying that he meant a cigarette and wasn't referring to Siwa.
He had already been found guilty of two Big Brother offences before this homophobic outburst, and it seems as if the star of The Last Outlaw is now on his last chance saloon, after being warned again that further comments could see him kicked off the show, which also features the likes of Angelica Bell and Michael Fabricant.
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While Siwa accepted Rourke's apology on the show, her partner Kath Ebbs was less forgiving of the former professional boxer and blasted him on social media.
Speaking on Instagram, the social media star said: "Let's take out for a second the fact that I obviously have massive emotional stakes in the comments that Mickey made to Jojo by the virtue of her being my f**king partner. They're also rooted in misogyny and f**king violence."
They raised huge concerns about the root of Rourke's comments, saying they made them feel sick.
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Kath added: "If men deem you unf**kable, they have no use for you. If the male gaze is not a part of this situation and I have no power over you sexually- which no offence Mickey you look like a f**king foot, so you don't stand a chance with anyone anyway because you're a f**king loser - then I'm going to bully you.
"You're not going to play into my creepy jokes, I'm going to bully you and say that I don't want you here. And then he proceeds to call her a f****t. There are so many layers to that interaction, it makes me feel sick to my stomach."
The social media star has reportedly been in a relationship with Siwa since January.
Celebrity Big Brother is available to watch on ITV now.
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