Per Variety, Rourke’s reps issued a quick statement in response to Thorne’s allegations, which, we’ll just say, reads kind of like the sort of thing you might keep on hand with a couple of blanks all set to swiftly fill in, were Mickey Rourke one of your clients. The statement asserts that Rourke and his team are,

"Working with Mickey was one of the all time worst experiences of my life working as an actress," she recalled.

In response to the incident, Bella took to Twitter and alleged that Mickey had engaged in misconduct towards her on the set of the 2020 movie Girl. "This fucking dude. GROSS," she wrote, before describing what allegedly took place while filming a scene in which she was "zip tied" and on her knees.