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After Dissing GoFundMe, Mickey Rourke Booted From Home

Landlord given possession of actor's LA residence after dispute over alleged $59K in unpaid rent

(Newser) - Mickey Rourke's latest drama is playing out in a Los Angeles courtroom, not on a movie set. A judge has issued a default judgment ordering the 73-year-old actor officially evicted from his $7,000-a-month Beverly Grove rental after he allegedly ran up about $59,000 in unpaid rent and...

What Brendan Fraser's New Film Reveals About Japan

Rental Family highlights hiring actors to play family members for appearances, fending off loneliness

(Newser) - Rental Family, a moving drama from Searchlight Pictures starring Brendan Fraser, is sure to spark interest in Japan's real-life industry of the same name. The film, which is in release in the US and opens in Japan in February, centers on Phillip, an American actor who's recruited by...

Broke Drivers Are Renting ... Tires?

Tire rental business is booming as wages plummet and tire prices soar

(Newser) - Can't afford to buy new set of wheels for your car? Now you can rent them. The latest sign of America's troubled economic times is the booming tire-rental business, reports the LA Times . Although the tires cost far more in the long run—one couple says it's...

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