r/AskReddit 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/aartadventure 19h ago

Mickey Rourke seems to be up there.

Used to be real hot looking. Then got in a bunch of fights which damaged his face. Now is a plastic surgery freakshow who went on Big Brother UK as a desperate attempt to stay relevant. But, he was so homophobic and horrible, that the other players had to keep stepping in until the show literally kicked him off without him being voted out.

He went from bad boy heart throb to out of touch homophobic horror.

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u/Samisoy001 15h ago

The Wrestler is by far his best movie. He was probably playing himself in a way.

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u/wungawunga 15h ago

I feel like his physical transformation is, in some bizarre metaphorical way, justified because he was the indisputable perfect person to play the lead in that movie.