Mickey Rourke's reputation precedes him. His personal life is as storied as his professional one. The actor/boxer gained fame in the 1980s with intense performances in thrillers and action flicks, reflecting his high-energy personality. His former wives and girlfriends agree: Rourke's brash temperament may harm him more than help. After a grand comeback in the late 2000s, questions arose. Who has he dated? Who has he loved? What happened during his discord-filled marriage to Carré Otis? Rourke has kept a low profile in recent years, but that hasn't stopped speculation. His rumored relationships - with Gia Carangi, Bai Ling, and others - have left fans with more questions. Who is the woman he started dating in 2010? Has the wild actor finally settled down?
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How They Met:Rourke rose in Hollywood stardom while he allegedly met another rising star.Rourke first crossed paths with Gia Carangi.Gia Carangi was another rising star.This happened in 1980.Rourke and Carangi would have made a beautiful couple; Rourke had rugged looks, and Carangi was one of the world’s first supermodels.Carangi was one of the world’s first supermodels.Rumors about their romance have no proof. Carangi died of AIDS in 1986, so we might never know the whole story.
Current Relationship Status:Rourke has not confirmed or denied a relationship with Carangi; we can only guess.
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How They Met:According to The Mirror,The Mirror, Rourke and Debra Feuer first met on the set of the TV movie Hardcase.Hardcase.They married in 1981. A few years later, they co-starred in the film Homeboy.Homeboy..In 1989, Rourke took a role that shocked audiences and Feuer.He has saidthat making the erotic thriller 9½ Weeks was not particularly considerate to his wife's needs.9½ Weeks“was not particularly considerate to my wife's needs.”
Rourke has not spoken much about his first marriage romantically.As he revealedto The Guardian“:":
I married as a young man to Debra. She was a dancer, and I married the first good-looking girl I thought I'd ever have a chance with. I made it clear I did not want to marry an actress, so as soon as her manager pushed that way, I left. I am an old-school guy.
Current Relationship Status:The couple divorced in 1990, but Feuer still praises Rourke. “Mickey is one of the greatest judges of character I’ve ever met,”she toldThe Mirror.
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How They Met:“I met Mickey in my late teens, auditioning for the movie Wild Orchid,”,”Carré Otis toldEntertainment Tonight in 2011. This started a turbulent romance.Rourke once saidthat meeting Otis was “the best-worst-goddamn-thing that ever happened to me.” Sex scenes in the 1989 erotic film are rumored to be real.
Rourke and Otis, who are 16 years apart in age, married in 1992. However, she later spoke about the violence she experienced. “There was abuse. And there was enough abuse to call it ‘abuse,’” she told Entertainment Tonight.Entertainment Tonight. Otis broughtdomestic abuse charges against Rourke in 1994, but dropped them.“We met and it was thunder and lightning,”he later toldGQ.
Current Relationship Status:The couple divorced in 1998. In an interview withEntertainment Tonight,Otis shared about her recovery from the relationship. “I learned a tremendous amount and I really did learn what it was that I do not want in a relationship,” she said.
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How They Met:Rourke had many girlfriends, and Sasha Volkova might have been one. Few details exist about this couple. What is certain is thatthey were holding handsand getting cuddly at the 2005 premiere of the film Domino.Domino.
Current Relationship Status:Neither person has spoken openly about the other, as far as we can tell.
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How They Met:Rourke has a reputation for many rumored flings. One involved actress Bai Ling. In 2009, New York MagazinereportedRourke and Ling were seen kissing and partying at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.
Current Relationship Status: These two seem to have separated long ago. No clear info suggests otherwise. They did appear together in the 2020 film The Legion, so they don't seem to be enemies.
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How They Met: 2009 marked Rourke's comeback. He received high praise for his performance in the filmThe Wrestler.After years of rumored drug abuse, ill-advised plastic surgeries, and volatile behavior,he appeared triumphanthe appeared triumphant with 24-year-old model Elena Kuletskaya on his arm at the GQ International Man Of The Year awards.Rumors circulatedthat the couple’s fast relationship was going toward marriage.
Current Relationship Status:The couple's relationship failed. In 2014, Kuletskaya married director and cinematographer Stanislav Romanovskiy, with whom she has two children. She often posts about her family life on Instagram.
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How They Met: By 2018, Rourke settled into the life of a reformed bad boy. He might have longtime girlfriend Anastassija Makarenkoto thank for that.As he toldPeopleback in 2010:
She’s a gift from heaven… Obviously, she’s a very beautiful woman. But she’s got the biggest heart [and] she’s got a great family…
Their relationship grew stronger over the years. Compared to Rourke’s former notorious persona, the couple stay mostly out of public view.
Current Relationship Status:Rourke and Makarenko are so private we do not even know if they are still together.
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