On December 29, 2025, actor, screenwriter, and former boxer Mickey Rourke was sued by his landlord, Eric Goldie, for failing to pay $59,100 worth of rent for his three-bedroom Spanish bungalow in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.Now, to “prevent eviction,” Rourke, 73, has agreed to a fundraiser. His longtime friend and manager, Liya-Joelle Jones, launched a GoFundMe on January 4 titled “Help Mickey Rourke Stay in His Home.”“Today, Mickey is facing a very real and urgent situation: the threat of eviction from his home. This fundraiser is being created with Mickey’s full permission to help cover immediate housing-related expenses and prevent that from happening,” the description reads.So far, the GoFundMe has raised $37,653 against the goal of $100,000. One of the top donors is Joseph Sonnier, who contributed $1,000 to the cause.Sonnier, 45, is a Hollywood film agent turned producer.According to the civil suit reviewed by Rolling Stone, Mickey Rourke began renting the bungalow in April 2025 for a monthly sum of $5,200, which was later increased to $7,000.However, when Mickey Rourke failed to pay several months of rent, his landlord tried to reach him at his home on December 18. However, amid the actor-boxer’s absence, Eric Goldie posted a notice outside his door asking him to either pay his due rent within three days or vacate the property.All about Joseph Sonnier amid his support for Mickey RourkeAccording to Letterboxd, Joseph Albert Sonnier IV was born in March 1980 in Dallas, Texas, which later earned him the nickname of Dallas Sonnier in the industry.He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1998 and moved across states for college, attending the University of Southern California, with a double major in film and business. His paper, “The Business of Cinema,” became a talking point at USC, as did his internship with Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin.As a fresher, Joseph Sonnier joined the talent agency Schiff Company in 2005, where he met Jack Heller. Together, the Hollywood agents/ managers founded Caliber Media in California in 2008 to produce independent films and manage writers, editors, actors, and filmmakers.For a few years, Sonnier co-headed the firm; however, he soon moved back to his home state in 2016 and formed the production company Cinestate. The Dallas-based studio was renamed Bonfire Legend in 2021.Some of his production credits include Bone Tomahawk, Dragged Across Concrete, Run Hide Fight, and Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich.Currently, Joseph Sonnier produces local/ indie films in the South. He also helps in financing and the distribution of these projects.Sonnier has had a tragic personal life as both his parents were murdered during two separate incidents. His mother, Becky Gallegos, was killed in Fredericksburg, Texas, in July 2010, by his second husband and Dallas’ stepfather, Fermin "Juan" Gallegos, in a horrific murder-suicide.On her second death anniversary, Joseph’s father and Covenant Health System’s chief pathologist, Dr Joseph Sonnier III, was killed by an intruder at his home in Lubbock, Texas. After a mistrial, the jury found David Neal Shepard guilty of the murder, orchestrated by Dr Thomas Michael Dixon.In a 2015 interview with Hollywood Journal, Dallas Sonnier shared that despite his parents’ unconnected murders, he stayed true to his filmmaking cause.“I made a decision to stand up and fight through the pain. I had a family to take care of, a company to run and, as ridiculous as it sounds, a movie to produce,” he noted, referring to his 2015 award-winning western-horror film, ‘Bone Tomahawk,’ directed and written by longtime friend and collaborator, S. Craig Zahler.That same year, Joseph Sonnier told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, in an email interview, about dedicating the film to his deceased parents.“I am most thankful for all the years I spent with our mother and father. For teaching me how to be a man, to take responsibility, to work hard, to be kind, and to forgive. I dedicated 'Bone Tomahawk' to them because I owe them everything,” he wrote.Dallas Sonnier added that his father was a huge movie buff, which shaped his career. He wrote:“Movies were such a huge part of my childhood. Before I ever discovered IMDb.com, I was already memorizing the opening credits of movies. Dad took me to see everything. I remember he even took me to see 'Pulp Fiction'. He let me watch everything on HBO.”In the same interview, Joseph Sonnier recalled attending the annual USA Film Festival as a kid and unabashedly introducing himself to filmmakers. Dallas also shared that, like every young boy, he too wanted to be an actor or a director. However, reading an interview with the producer duo, Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, in Playboy, sparked his interest in production.In fact, two of their top films, Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun, are among Joseph Sonnier’s all-time favorites, alongside Die Hard and The Lost Boys.“I remember back then, I wanted to make even better movies someday,” Joseph stated.Speaking with Filmmaking Magazine in 2015, Sonnier recalled how he learnt the art of production during his collaboration with wrestler-filmmaker Steve “Stone Cold” Austin."We've really increased the value of the films with our relationships with agencies on the casting front, by our ability to (use clients to) develop the screenplays… That's when we really learned how to make movies, everything from physical production to all the legalities," he explained.Dallas Sonnier is a husband and father. He and his wife, Shannon, share three children: Camilla, 15, Cal, 14, and Troy, 11. Joseph has two brothers: James Sonnier and Philip Prestwood.A glance at Mickey Rourke’s GoFundMeAccording to his GoFundMe description, Mickey Rourke entered Hollywood in the late 1970s like a “force of nature – raw, fearless, and utterly original.” By the 1980s, he had become a symbol of “something rare: danger paired with vulnerability, toughness paired with heart.”Mickey Rourke At TEATRO Summer White Affair - Source: GettySome of Mickey Rourke’s career-altering performances were in Rumble Fish and 9½ Weeks which left a “permanent mark on American film culture.”“Mickey’s life never followed a safe or protected path. At the height of his success, he stepped away from Hollywood in search of truth and authenticity, choosing risk over comfort. Boxing—real and punishing—left lasting physical and emotional scars, and the industry that once celebrated him moved on quickly,” the fundraiser states.So far, it has raised over 38 per cent. The topmost donation of $2,500 came from an anonymous source. It continues:“What followed were years of struggle not defined by spectacle, but by survival: health challenges, financial strain, and the quiet toll of being left behind… Mickey Rourke is an icon—but his trajectory, as painful as it is, is also a deeply human one.” The fundraiser mentions that despite giving his everything to his work, taking real risks, paying real costs, and gaining fame, Mickey Rourke had to face “hardship” and his talent didn’t guarantee “stability.”In fact, today, Mickey Rourke is facing a housing crisis and looking forward to a chance to regain his dignity and footing.“The goal is simple: to give Mickey stability and peace of mind during an extremely stressful time—so he can stay in his home and have the space to get back on his feet. Any donation, no matter the size, will make a real difference,” the GoFundMe reads.In the end, it urged people to amplify the message, saying it would be a “huge help” and be “deeply appreciated.”Mickey Rourke hasn’t publicly addressed his crisis. A court hearing for the rental dispute is scheduled for April 6 at the Los Angeles County Superior Court. His landlord is seeking back pay in rent, attorney fees, and a “forfeiture” of the lease signed in March 2025.At the time, Mickey Rourke was ousted from Celebrity Big Brother UK after a series of controversies, including a pay dispute.