JoJo Siwa has revealed details of an unaired conversation she had with Mickey Rourke during their time on Celebrity Big Brother.
Their brief time together in the house, lasting under a week, ended after producers decided to remove the Oscar-nominated actor due to a series of controversies.
Just a few days into the show, Mickey, 72, was given his first official warning after calling JoJo, 21, ‘the lesbian’ and using a homophobic slur.
The actor later apologised, explaining that he had a ‘short fuse’ and didn’t ‘mean nothing by it.
However, JoJo has now revealed the truth behind an unaired conversation that took place between her and Mickey.
Speaking on the Viall Files podcast on Thursday, the former Dance Moms star shared: ‘What really tipped me over the edge is he then said to me, ”I knew what I was saying and that’s why I said it”.’
JoJo Siwa has revealed details of an unaired conversation she had with Mickey Rourke during their time on Celebrity Big Brother
Their brief time together in the house, lasting under a week, ended after producers decided to remove the Oscar-nominated actor due to a series of controversies
JoJo claimed that Rourke told her: ‘I wanted to offend you. I knew it was going to offend you, and that’s why I wanted to do it. I like poking at a bear.’
‘None of that made it [to air],’ the dancer added, before admitting that the moment ‘shook [her] up’.
‘I believe the first [comment] that he said was ‘the lesbian over there’, she continued. ‘You don’t really want to point somebody out as ‘the lesbian’. I just was genuinely giving him heads up.’
has contacted Big Brother and Mickey’s reps for comment.
Mickey was eventually thrown out of the ITV house after exploding into a foul-mouthed rant amid an altercation with Love Island’s Chris Hughes and bringing Ella Rae Wise to tears with inappropriate sexual language.
His £500,000 fee for the show will reportedly be slashed following his removal from the house due to repeated ‘offensive and inappropriate’ language.
The confrontation occurred during a pirate themed shopping task when Mickey accused Chris, 32, of ‘eyeballing’ him’ before calling the reality star a ‘c***’.
It began when JoJo, who had been given the role of captain, lined up her fellow housemates, asking: ‘Ahoy. How have things been going out here?’
JoJo was reduced to tears by Mickey when he made a revolting homophobic threat to ‘tie her up and convert her’ as Chris Hughes stepped into comfort her
‘There is a rat amongst us, Captain,’ Trisha Goddard, 67, said and when Chris turned to Mickey, the actor fumed: ‘You looking at me?’
While JoJo attempted to defuse the situation and Chris assured Mickey it was simply a joke, the actor exploded: ‘Don’t eyeball me’.
‘Don’t f***ing eyeball me. You c***’ he went on, as more housemates continued to try and calm the furious actor down.
As tensions boiled, Chris said: ‘F***ing stand there’ before Mickey was told to go to the diary room ‘immediately’.
‘Mickey, it was a joke’ Chris said again, only for the actor to point and the ground and reply: ‘No, your a** will be right there in a second’.
After being called again by Big Brother he headed to the Diary Room and Chris told his fellow housemates: ‘Mickey’s just Mickey, you know what I mean.’
Ella broke down in tears after the altercation, just hours after she was left ‘uncomfortable’ following a sexual remark Mickey made towards her.
She said: ‘It’s fine, you can be just someone, but be mindful of what it can trigger in other people, because it’s made me feel very uneasy.’
The Hollywood actor was thrown out of the ITV house after exploding into a foul-mouthed rant amid an altercation with Love Island’s Chris Hughes and bringing Ella Rae Wise to tears with inappropriate sexual language
His £500,000 fee for the show will reportedly be slashed following his removal from the house due to repeated ‘offensive and inappropriate’ language
Ella broke down in tears after the altercation, just hours after she was left ‘uncomfortable’ following a sexual remark Mickey made towards her
During the pirates task, Ella told the group: ‘I have instructions for us all. We’re not allowed in the bedroom, no one is allowed to touch the crisps or sweets.’
Mickey replied: ‘I don’t like them anyway.’
‘You’ve got to come with me,’ Ella responded.
Mickey shockingly replied: ‘Come in you.’
Their co-stars were left outraged as Danny Beard interjected: ‘Mickey, you can’t make them jokes.’
In the Diary Room, Big Brother told Mickey: ‘Earlier today in a disagreement with Chris, your language and behaviour was threatening and aggressive.
‘Big Brother does not tolerate threatening language or behaviour. In addition, you have used inappropriate sexual language to Ella’.
Big Brother reminded Mickey that this was not the first time he had been spoken to about his ‘offensive and inappropriate’ language – after making homophobic comments to JoJo and offending other members of the house.
Mickey is reportedly planning to sue Celebrity Big Brother bosses after they ‘cost him a big pay day’ by booting him out
He said: ‘Yes sir. I did wrong. I apologise. I’m sorry. I can’t take it back, you know, I stepped over the line. And I take responsibility for doing the wrong thing. ‘Cause I lost my temper, and I’ve been trying to work on it my whole life and I wish I would have had better self-control and I’m very sorry.’
‘I’m ashamed of myself for losing it for a few seconds there. Nobody got touched or hurt. Maybe some feelings got hurt or maybe others have feelings about others getting upset but, you know, I’m sorry about that.’
However Big Brother said that his behaviour was considered ‘seriously unacceptable’ and they had ‘no option’ but to ask him to leave.
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Mickey responded: ‘I blame myself, I know it was my bad. You know, I’ve got a short fuse and I know I upset a lot of people out there, you know. And I’m sorry for that. I’m actually ashamed of myself for getting that hot’.
‘I went over the line, you know, I did wrong. I guess, like they say, I’m a work in progress. I just wanna pack my bags and leave, you know. I wanted to leave yesterday actually but I wasn’t chosen.’
A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother then shared: ‘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.’
Mickey initially landed an eye-popping payday of £500,000 to appear on the show, but the disgraced star only walked away with just £50,000, according to The Sun.
The actor is reportedly planning to sue ITV bosses after they ‘cost him a big pay day’ by booting him out.
He is reportedly eyeing up a lawsuit against show bosses, claiming they purposely kicked him out to avoid giving him the big pay out he believes he deserves – after his earnings were slashed following his removal.