Mickey Rourke was favourite to win an Oscar for his performance in The Wrestler but as we all now know, he was beaten at the post by Sean Penn for his role in the Milk.
Rourke has not a bad word to say about the man that stole his Oscar saying he was ‘pleased’ that Sean’s work in Milk had been recognised and had been rewarded.
“He’s a great actor and a great friend of mine,” he said. “He deserved it.”
Penn had previously helped Rourke through some hard times which Rourke had been very thankful for saying:-
“He got hold of me and told me exactly what to do and not to do.”
Rumours of feuding between the two have been dismissed after they were seen enjoying drinks in Hollywood earlier this month.