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'Celebrity Big Brother' calls out Mickey Rourke's 'homophobic' comments to JoJo Siwa

The Oscar-nominated actor used a homophobic slur on the reality show.

Mickey Rourke is under scrutiny after comments he made toward JoJo Siwa in the "Celebrity Big Brother U.K." house were criticized as homophobic and problematic. On April 10,"Celebrity Big Brother U.K." and ITV, the British network on which it airs, released a clip of the most recent episode in which the incidents occurred. The tension continued to escalate later in the episode when Siwa overheard Rourke tell fellow housemate and "Love Island UK" star Chris Hughes, “I’m going to vote the lesbian out real quick,” referring to her.

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