Mickey Rourke criticized Robert De Niro on Friday, alleging that he would “embarrass” the 76-year-old actor “severely” if they crossed his path.
By posting a photo of De Niro on his Instagram, Rourke, 67, stunned the “Irish” actor, apparently referencing earlier comments on Martin Scorsese’s crime drama.
“Hello Robert De Niro, it’s true, I’m talking to you, big crybaby,” Rourke began. “A friend of mine recently told me that he was quoted a few months ago saying that the newspapers ‘Mickey Rourke is a liar who talks all kinds of nonsense.’ Listen, Mr. Tough Guy at the movies, you’re the first person to call me a liar and it was in a newspaper. “
Rourke, whose alleged enmity with De Niro dates back three decades, claimed in September that he had been blocked from appearing in “The Irishman” due to De Niro.
“Marty Scorsese, great director, wanted to meet me for a movie with Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Chris Walken and Robert De Niro,” said Rourke on the Italian television show, “Live – Non è la D’Urso.” “The cast person told my manager that Robert De Niro said he refused to work with me on a movie.”
De Niro’s representative, Stan Rosenfield, later responded to Rourke’s allegations.
“According to ‘The Irishman’ producers Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and casting director Ellen Lewis, Mickey Rourke was never asked to be in ‘The Irishman’ nor was he thought, discussed, or considered to be in the movie., “Rosenfield previously The Post in a statement, adding that De Niro is” aware of these comments. “
Rourke also called De Niro a “punk ass” in Friday’s post.
“Let me tell you something, asshole, when I see you I swear to God on my grandmother, on my brother and all my dogs, I will shame you 100% severely. Mickey Rourke ‘as God is my witness,’ ”he continued.
Rourke and De Niro appeared in Alan Parker’s 1987 film “Angel Heart”. Rourke claimed that the actor had rejected him at the time.
A De Niro representative did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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