Actor Mickey Rourke has been asked to leave the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Following a controversial week on the ITV reality show, the 72-year-old has now left the series.
A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother said: “Mickey Rourke has agreed to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House this evening following a discussion with Big Brother regarding further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour.”
It is understood that following the offensive remarks on Wednesday, there were further instances of unacceptable language and behaviour from Rourke.
The latest incident seems to have been over a disagreement with Love Island star Chris Hughes during a task, which led to behaviour and language deemed threatening nd aggressive.
It is understood no physical altercation took place.
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