Overview
- Rourke posted on Instagram that he never approved the fundraiser and called it a lie, stressing he would not ask fans for money.
- He said more than $100,000 was raised and that roughly $90,000 still needs to be returned to donors.
- Manager Kimberly Hines told People she has provided the documentation to facilitate returning all contributions.
- The campaign was organized by Liya-Joelle Jones, who described herself as the manager’s assistant, and Hines has defended the effort as not a grift.
- Rourke received a December notice over $59,100 in alleged unpaid rent, and Hines says she has moved him into a West Hollywood hotel and covered related costs.