Mickey Rourke

Newlywed Channing Tatum (sigh) isn't feeling the love these days, career-wise.

Phil Carlo, the author of The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer, a book about Mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski, has withdrawn the rights from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura to turn his work into a film because he doesn't want Channing Tatum in the title role.

Iron Man 2's most epic battle may be happening behind the camera, not on the screen.

Things between the film's female stars, Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson, are getting even more tense as Gwyneth's jealousy of Scarlett is being amplified by the fact that Paltrow is apparently being left off of the movie's promotional tour in favor of the younger actress.

Johansson has supposedly been asked to join Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke in promoting the film next year, but Paltrow was snubbed.

Ew.

Mickey Rourke has been spotted, for the second time, in New York in the company of Victoria's Secret model Eugenia Volodina.

The Wrestler star, 56, and the Russian beauty, 24, have been on multiple dates since they met in a club a few weeks ago.

Someone has told Volodina that Rourke is the guy who is constantly being photographed with his hand down his pants, right?

Brittany Murphy has joined the cast of The Expendables, a new film written, directed and stars Sylvester Stallone.

What idiot actually believes an audience has any interest in watching that chick on screen?

The film, which also stars Jason Statham (hubba hubba), Mickey Rourke, Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren, is about a team of mercenaries sent to South America to overthrow a dictator.

Mickey Rourke has signed on for the upcoming Iron Man sequel.

He will play the Russian villain, Whiplash, a foil for Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man.

Iron Man 2 is expected in theaters in the summer of 2010.

We’re super excited of the movie, but the prospect of Rourke all shredded, in latex pants and an S & M mask, kinda gives us the willies.

—Sasha Perl-Raver

Ever since his beloved Chihuahua, Loki, passed away at the age of 18 last week, Mickey Rourke has been wearing a photo of her around his neck. 

“The love of my life,” he would say whenever he was asked about the necklace on the red carpet of the Oscars last night.

“She left me at a time where, after 18 years, she knew I’d be alright.

“It’s bittersweet because I said to myself, ‘I’d rather have Loki another two years than an Oscar,’ and I told her that, but she stayed here as long as she could.”

Mickey Rourke’s acceptance for Best Actor in The Wrestler at the Independent Spirit Award on Saturday was nothing short of bizarre.

We were with him when he dedicated the award to his beloved pet dog Loki, who died in his arms on February 15th, but then he threatened to beat up Rainn Wilson, who had impersonated him in an earlier skit, saying, “That little blond dude who did that thing, I’m going to beat your ass when I get out of here,” forgot the name of his co-star, Marisa Tomei, and broke the microphone.

Last night the Independent Spirit Awards were handed out and the winners were:

Best Feature: The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Best Director: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor

Best First Feature: Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman

Best First Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best Supporting Female: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Supporting Male: James Franco, Milk

Get those ballots and cheat sheets ready, kids, Gossip Sauce has your Oscar winner predictions below...that is, unless you’re in our Oscar pool, in which case, piss off.

That’s right, I’m talking to you Miss Kelly, and you Mister Tye, and you Mrs. Jorgensen-Reilly, and don’t think I forgot about you Miss King or you, Miss Taylor. Pick your own damn winners. Big Mama needs a new pair of shoes and that pot is all ours!

Mickey Rourke is mourning the death of his beloved pet Chihuahua Loki.

The Oscar nominee confirmed that she passed away at 5am this morning.

She was 18 in human years.

Mickey has frequently credited his pets with saving his life during many years on the outskirts of Hollywood, jobless, divorced and penniless.

In his acceptance speech at January’s Golden Globes he took a moment to pay homage to the animals he loves so deeply.