Mickey Rourke turns babe magnet post ‘The Wrestler’ success

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - American actor Mickey Rourke has revealed that his wrestling match with Chris Jericho was nowhere easy and he ended up with a broken hand. Rourke, 56, had faced the professional grappler earlier this month at the WWE's Wrestlemania 25 in Houston, Texas, following a bitter and public war of words with Jericho.

April 23rd, 2009 LONDON - American actor Mickey Rourke has revealed that he almost did not make it as a boxer, and that he had to beg his coach Freddie Roach, to give him a second chance. Roach, who is currently training Manny Pacquiao for his upcoming fight with Brit Ricky Hatton, had refused to work with Rourke in 1990 because he was not committed or disciplined enough to be a good fighter.

April 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has revealed that he was reduced to tears when he received a letter from Kim Basinger, stating that she utterly loved his performance in 'The Wrestler'. Rourke, who acted alongside Kim in 91/2 Weeks, revealed that letter to him was like winning accolades.

April 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - Actress Bai Ling has trashed rumours that she slept with 'The Wrestler' star Mickey Rourke. The 'Toxic' star had raised eyebrows after she was invited by Rourke for an LA bash.

April 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Megan Fox is all set to play Mickey Rourke's angel in a new period drama. According to Hollywood Reporter, the two of them will be seen together for the first time in new movie 'Passion Plays'.

March 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke, it seems, is ready to get married for the second time. Former Russian boxer and popstar Irson Kudikova has revealed that Rourke propositioned her during a recent trip to the former Soviet Union - where he's researching his villain role for the Iron Man sequel.

March 27th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Mickey Rourke plans to marry a former Russian boxer and has reportedly proposed to her. Irson Kudikova is the woman Rourke wants to wed and she is now a singer.

March 21st, 2009 NEW YORK - Real-life wrestler Chris Jericho has said that he will give 'The Wrestler' Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke the bitch slap that will be heard "round the world", when the latter attends this year's Wrestlemania. "I will get out of the ring, walk over to Mickey, and slap him in the face," the New York Daily News quoted Jericho as saying.

March 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke, who won Golden Globe award for his flick 'The Wrestler', is all set to fight real-life wrestler Chris Jericho in Wrestle Mania Smackdown. Mickey pulled out of the fight to be held in April, as Jericho got offended by his speech at the Screen actors guild awards red carpet.

March 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is totally determined about getting the portrayal of his role as the villain in the 'Iron Man' sequel right, which is why he visited Russian prison to research his character. The Golden Globe award-winning actor, who is all set to play the Russian super-villain Whiplash in the flick, visited Moscow to get into the mindset of a former Eastern Bloc baddie.

March 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - American actor Mickey Rourke has bagged yet another good role as the Russian villain in 'Iron Man 2', after being nominated for an Oscar for his work in the film 'The Wrestler'. A report published by the website deadlinehollywooddaily.com says that the producers had earlier offered Rourke just 250,000 dollars for this role.

March 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mickey Rourke and Scarlett Johansson have been signed on to star in 'Iron Man 2' with Robert Downey Jr. in the lead.

February 21st, 2009 LONDON - Actor Mickey Rourke doesn't think he will win an Academy Award for his role in 'The Wrestler' as he has angered many people in Hollywood in the past. 'Well, I don't know, It's voted for by people from the movie business and in the past I've hacked them all off.

February 19th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Mickey Rourke doesn't think he will win an Academy Award for his role in 'The Wrestler' as he has angered many people in Hollywood in the past. 'Well, I don't know, It's voted for by people from the movie business and in the past I've hacked them all off.

February 9th, 2009 LONDON - 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel says that actress Sharon Stone flirted with him on the red carpet at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Mirror.co.uk reports Patel saying: 'Sharon's great, she's been flirting with me all night.