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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/08\/aj-odudu-thanks-celebrity-big-brother-fans-support-mickey-rourke-incident-22874346\/\">under fire for his behaviour towards host AJ Odudu <\/a>during Monday\u2019s premiere after <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/07\/celebrity-big-brothers-mickey-rourke-sparks-outrage-inappropriately-touching-aj-odudu-22866928\/\">he repeatedly grabbed her and acted \u2018inappropriately\u2019 <\/a>towards her.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a few days on, he\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/08\/mickey-rourkes-celebrity-big-brother-future-confirmed-creepily-grabbing-aj-odudu-22872697\/\"> been issued a warning<\/a> for using a homophobic slur.<\/p>\n<p>On tonight\u2019s episode of the show, he was speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jojo-siwa\/\">JoJo Siwa<\/a>, 21 when he made comments about her sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Do you like girls or boys?\u2019 he questioned.<\/p>\n<p>JoJo, who <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/08\/inside-celebrity-big-brother-star-jojo-siwas-relationship-social-media-star-girlfriend-seo-22874473\/\">went public with partner Kath Ebbs<\/a> a few months ago, replied: \u2018Me? Girls. My partner is non-binary.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246915730-c368.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22879988\" alt=\"EDITORIAL USE ONLY Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock for Big Brother (15245965b) Mickey Rourke talks to Chris Hughes 'Celebrity Big Brother' TV Show, Series 2, Episode 3, London, UK - 09 Apr 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Celebrity Big Brother viewers want Mickey Rourke kicked out of the house (Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246915652-fc9b.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22879985\" alt=\"EDITORIAL USE ONLY Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock for Big Brother (15245965c) JoJo Siwa 'Celebrity Big Brother' TV Show, Series 2, Episode 3, London, UK - 09 Apr 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>He was reprimanded for making comments about JoJo Siwa’s sexuality (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He then said: \u2018If I stay longer than four days, you won\u2019t be gay anymore.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Hitting back, JoJo pushed back against his comment and said: \u2018I can guarantee I\u2019ll still be gay, and I\u2019ll still be in a very happy relationship.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Later speaking to Chris Hughes in the garden, Mickey said he was going to \u2018vote out the lesbian real quick\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Overhearing the exchange, JoJo told him: \u2018That\u2019s homophobic, if that was your reasoning.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jumping in, Chris told him \u2018you can\u2019t do that\u2019, before Mickey said he needed a \u2018fag’, meaning a cigarette.<\/p>\n<p>However, he then gestured to JoJo, telling her ‘I\u2019m not talking to you’ \u2013 seemingly in reference to the f word that’s used as a derogatory slur against the gay community. <\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat did Mickey Rourke say to JoJo Siwa on Celebrity Big Brother?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>On Celebrity Big Brother 2025, Hollywood actor <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/mickey-rourke\/\">Mickey Rourke<\/a> sparked uproar with <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/09\/celebrity-big-brother-star-mickey-rourke-issued-formal-warning-homophobia-22879849\/\">homophobic comments<\/a> that he made towards internet sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jojo-siwa\/\">JoJo Siwa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the House, Rourke, 72, asked Siwa, 21: ‘So do you like girls or boys?’<\/p>\n<p>‘Me? Girls,’ Siwa answered, to which Rourke responded: ‘I know, I could tell.’ <\/p>\n<p>After the dancer shared that her partner is non-binary, the housemates who were in the garden started to talk about the eviction due to take place that week on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>‘If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore,’ Rourke remarked, as Siwa said back to him: ‘I can guarantee I will still be gay and I will still be in a very happy relationship.’<\/p>\n<p>‘I’ll tie you up,’ The Wrestler actor replied.<\/p>\n<p>‘I can promise you that won’t happen,’ Siwa stated. ‘I dare you to try, you’ll be the one tied up.’<\/p>\n<p>Rourke then spoke to some other housemates, asking about the process of voting out other contestants on Celebrity Big Brother.<\/p>\n<p>‘I’m going to vote the lesbian out real quick,’ he said, as Siwa \u2013 who was lying on a sun lounger \u2013 turned her head towards him and declared: ‘That’s homophobic.’<\/p>\n<p>‘Eh?’ Rourke asked, as Siwa continued: ‘That’s homophobic if that was your reasoning.’ <\/p>\n<p>After the actor repeated that he was going to ‘vote the lesbian out’, he then exclaimed: ‘I need a fag’ in reference to wanting a cigarette. <\/p>\n<p>However, he then gestured towards Siwa and quipped: ‘Not talking to you,’ seemingly referencing the f word that’s used as an anti-gay slur.<\/p>\n<p>Love Island star <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/chris-hughes\/\">Chris Hughes<\/a>, who was sitting next to Rourke, told him: ‘You can’t say that Mickey,’ while Siwa kept her composure and said: ‘One breath at a time troops, one breath at a time.’<\/p>\n<p>After Hughes repeated his warning to Rourke, the actor insisted that he had been talking about a cigarette before walking off on his own.<\/p>\n<p>The reality TV star went over to check on Siwa, consoling her as she cried in his arms over the upset. At the same time, Rourke was called to the Diary Room, where he received a formal warning for his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Later on inside the lounge, Rourke went over to Siwa as he told her: ‘I want to apologise,’ telling her that he has a ‘bad habit of having a short fuse’.<\/p>\n<p>‘I don’t mean nothing by it. Ok sorry,’ he said as he shook her hand, while she told him that she appreciated his apology.<\/p>\n<p>Rourke’s homophobic comments towards Siwa happened a day after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/08\/itv-no-excuse-keep-mickey-rourke-celebrity-big-brother-22871916\/\">criticised for touching presenter AJ Odudu ‘inappropriately’<\/a> on stage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246915624-64c4.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880001\" alt=\"EDITORIAL USE ONLY Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock for Big Brother (15245965f) Chris Hughes 'Celebrity Big Brother' TV Show, Series 2, Episode 3, London, UK - 09 Apr 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Chris Hughes called out the Hollywood star (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reprimanded by Chris, Mickey then said he was \u2018talking about a cigarette\u2019 but his comment left JoJo upset.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the exchange in the garden, Big Brother called Mickey to the Diary Room.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mickey before you entered the Big Brother house the rules regarding unacceptable language and behaviour were explained to you,\u2019 he was told.<\/p>\n<p>After the entire exchange was read back to him, he was then asked: \u2018Mickey, do you understand how this language could be offensive to your Housemates or the viewing public?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Yeah I think so. 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removed from the house (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Big Brother then explained: \u2018As a result, Big Brother is giving you a formal warning. Further language or behaviour of this nature could lead to you being removed from the Big Brother house. Mickey, do you understand?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He then replied: \u2018Yes I do. It\u2019s some serious stuff.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After being asked if there is anything he\u2019d would like to say, Mickey apologised.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t have dishonourable intentions – I\u2019m just talking smack you know. I wasn\u2019t taking it all so serious. I didn\u2019t mean in it any bad intentions and if I did, sorry.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Soon after watching everything unfold, many took to social media to share their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mickey is such a vile man\u2026just remove him from the house,\u2019 Jacob posted on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246915709-fdde.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22879999\" alt=\"EDITORIAL USE ONLY Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock for Big Brother (15245965h) JoJo Siwa 'Celebrity Big Brother' TV Show, Series 2, Episode 3, London, UK - 09 Apr 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>JoJo made it clear his comments were unacceptable (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018He has shown absolutely no remorse whatsoever, vile behaviour from Mickey,\u2019 Hannah shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Big Brother have a duty of care and therefore Mickey making them comments should\u2019ve resulted in him being removed. A formal warning is not good enough,\u2019 Crystal wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mickey knows exactly what he\u2019s doing. The housemates shouldn\u2019t have to deal with that sort of behaviour,\u2019 Chantelle said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mickey Rourke not being kicked out of #CBBUK is harrowing based on the way he\u2019s treated women from the get-go and the way he spoke to\/about Jojo is so gross and so upsetting to watch,\u2019 Phoebe declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Absolutely disgraceful\u2026making a young woman feel like that just for being herself??? mickey needs to be kicked out asap,\u2019 Izzy added.<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Do you think Mickey Rourke should be kicked off Celebrity Big Brother?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>When making his return to the group, Mickey declared he\u2019d been \u2018chewed out\u2019, with Trisha Goddard telling him: \u2018I guess it\u2019s not what you say. It\u2019s how it lands.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He then said his comments were not \u2018said out of meanness\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I understand you might have thought it would be uninsulting but it\u2019s the way it\u2019s perceived on other people. JoJo was very upset earlier, bless her,\u2019 Chris told him.<\/p>\n<p>After Mickey offered JoJo a brief apology, she made it clear his comments were out of line.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"407\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246711561-a165.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22868064\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Vianney Le Caer\/Shutterstock for Big Brother (15241934hx) AJ Odudu, Mickey Rourke and Will Best 'Celebrity Big Brother' TV Show, Series 2, Launch, London, UK - 07 Apr 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Earlier this week he also came under fire for ‘inappropriate’ behaviour targeting host AJ Odudu (Picture: Vianney Le Caer\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018As a future, using the word f** is not an acceptable word,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>After this the rest of the housemates sat down with Mickey \u2018in an attempt to help him understand why his comments were offensive\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He then pulled JoJo aside and said: \u2018I want to apologise. 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