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Casey Cooper-Fiske

Celebrity Big Brother: Mickey Rourke warned he could be ejected for ‘homophobia’

Mickey Rourke Big Brother JoJo Siwa Chris Hughes United States
Mickey Rourke has received a warning on Celebrity Big Brother (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Mickey Rourke is to be warned he could be kicked out of the house for “homophobic” comments made to fellow housemate JoJo Siwa in Wednesday’s episode.

The 72-year-old actor asks US singer Siwa if she “likes girls or boys” during the episode, and she replies by telling him she likes girls, and adds that her partner is non-binary.

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