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A Los Angeles court on Monday entered a default judgment for landlord Eric T. Goldie against his one-time tenant Mickey Rourke in an eviction dispute over a rental home.
Goldie received a default judgment in his eviction filing against the Oscar-nominated actor, 73, according to documents from Los Angeles County Superior Court reviewed by Daily Mail.
Goldie said in legal documents filed in late December that The Wrestler star owed $59,100 in unpaid rental fees on the house, which is located off Drexel Avenue.
The actor, whose film catalog includes Diner, Rumble Fish and 9½ Weeks, failed to respond to the eviction notice under the designated time frame under California law, leading to the default judgment.
The court granted Goldie immediate possession of the property and nixed the remaining lease agreement, effectively keeping Rourke out of the home moving forward.
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Rourke for further comment on the story.
A Los Angeles court on Monday entered a default judgment for landlord Eric T. Goldie against his one-time tenant Mickey Rourke (pictured in 2022) in an eviction dispute over a rental home
Monday's judgment included a notation of possession only - indicating it had been centered on who resides at the physical property - as opposed to financial disputes linked to the rental agreement.
The Angel Heart actor on December 18 was presented with three-day notice to pay or leave, according to a legal complaint from Goldie.
Rourke, whose full name is Philip Rourke Jr., had resided in the three-bedroom Southern California home since March 30, 2025 - at which time he inked a lease agreeing to pay monthly rent of $5,200.
Goldie said in the legal complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court December 29, that the actor has 'failed to comply with the requirements of' the order he was given to settle up or move out.
Goldie at the time also asked the court to force the actor to cover the legal costs he spent in trying to recoup the rent; and for Rourke to forfeit the remainder of the rental agreement.
Rourke pushed back after one of his business associates set up a GoFundMe which drummed up around $100,000, saying he was unaware of what she was doing.
'That was some lady who worked for me did that s***,' Rourke told photographers during an outing in Los Angeles in January.
The Angel Heart actor on December 18 was presented with three-day notice to pay or leave, according to a legal complaint from Goldie.
The actor, seen in 2019, said of the home, 'The kitchen sink didn't run, there were two bathrooms, one bathroom had no water, there was no heat, the air conditioners don't work, and they had rats and mice'
'I, you know, I know nothing. I'm embarrassed about it and I'm really pissed off about it, and one thing about me. I'll get even over it, all right, but it's not the right time, I'm sure.'
In the outing, Rourke also vented about the eviction, saying the property was in disrepair.
He said, 'The kitchen sink didn't run, there were two bathrooms, one bathroom had no water, there was no heat, the air conditioners don't work, and they had rats and mice.
'The house was built in the late twenties, and so the floor was all rotten, like under the sink, so the mice and rats will come up - and it's like, I don't want to live like this, you know.'
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