AP Photo/Joel RyanIs Mickey Rourke a sore winner as much as he is a sore loser? You bet your ass he is!
No surprise, the comeback king was "absolutely devastated...totally sick" when he didn't win the Oscar, a close amigo of the explicative-ladled macho guy exclusively tells us.
Well, duh, he gave a more convincing performance in The Wrestler than he did with that tight-lipped grin he was bearing as Sean Penn thanked the Academy (and not his wife) onstage.
But that's just him losing. Rourke's 'tude wasn't so rude after winning the damn Golden Globe...right?
So wrong! Read on for M.R.'s postwin bitchfest, his celeb partner in crime and why Mick might have a hard time getting some choice H'wood roles in the future...
Our Rourke insider heard firsthand Mickey going ballbuster on the other G.G. nominees at one of the afterparties with none other than Sylvester Stallone as his insult accomplice. Guess dudes who allegedly do steroids together stick together, eh?
"They were going down the line," badmouthing all the celebs in attendance, claims our Rourke chum, who heard every last insult over the phone while calling his bud to wish him congrats on his win. Nasty, wicked stuff that would make Jamie Foxx blush, for sure. Whaddya expect from a man who gave R-rated acceptance speeches all through the awards season?
And their No. 1 A-list target?
"[Brad] Pitt got it the worst," reveals our source, who says M.R. took pretty-boy Pitt down a few hundred notches, slinging insults that would surely get Angie's claws out if she'd overheard. Could it be because Mickey used to be a pretty boy himself, one who had no trouble bedding Angelina Jolie-type babes himself?
Mickey might be set to star in Iron Man 2, but don't expect him in any Benjamin Button sequels. Brad's basically got the back of everybody in T-town, while Mick should be counting his blessings people are hiring him at all.
Better watch what he says (and who's listening), otherwise M.R. will be forced to work with the one person who purposefully chooses not to work with Pitt ever again: Jennifer Aniston.
And we wouldn't wish one of Jen's movies on anyone.