JoJo Siwa’s partner breaks silence on Mickey Rourke’s homophobic ‘rape joke’ towards 21-year-old star in disturbing clip

Celebrity Big Brother viewers were left reeling after veteran actor Mickey Rourke made shocking comments to JoJo Siwa about her sexuality, leading to him receiving an official warning from Big Brother.

The actor had also behaved inappropriately towards host AJ Odudu too before he even entered the house, but his homophobic remarks hugely upset former Dance Moms star JoJo, as well as the public.

Now, JoJo's partner, Kath Ebbs, has slammed Mickey for his comments and has branded him a 'pig' in a series of furious Instagram stories.

In the shocking footage, Mickey was seen grilling JoJo about her sexuality, asking if she liked boys or girls, with JoJo replying that she was gay and that her partner was non-binary.

Rourke continued, by saying if she spent enough time with him she would no longer be gay, and said he would 'tie you up' in order to do so.

JoJo hit back at Mickey, saying: "I can guarantee I will still be gay and I will still be in a very happy relationship."

Kath and JoJo went public with their relationship back in January of this year, and a furious Kath has posted their anger on Instagram over the comments: "This is so f****d up on so many levels.”

Ebbs began by saying: "A lot of people want to know my thoughts on what Mickey Rourke, my thoughts on his comments towards my partner JoJo on Big Brother and quite frankly it is beyond disgusting.

“I have literally... it has taken me many hours to even process what the f*** I just watched. Not only because that is the literal love of my life and I want to protect her at all costs, and I feel helpless that I can’t be there to not only comfort her but to also lose it at that f****** weasel of a man", fumed Kath.

“But secondly, take the fact out that I have massive emotional stakes in his comments towards her; it is also just rooted in misogyny and violence. I don’t know if anyone put two and two together. I have obviously seen a lot of the comments calling out his homophobia, which, yes - but also his violent language.

“The five-minute clip, which was the whole conversation has so many f***ing layers to it, it is crazy. Firstly, he asked her if she was into boys or girls. She answers that she is gay. He then proceeds to tell her that he is going to turn her straight if he is in the house long enough. She shuts it down," Kath explained.

"Once she shuts it down he says he is going to tie her up. That is a rape joke. That is. Call it what it is. Then, further, obviously she shuts that down. His next comment towards her is about the fact that Big Brother is a nomination show, and housemates vote each other out.

“His next joke, (the) thing that he says, in front of her is that he is going to vote ‘the lesbian’ out. He says that twice. His next point of call, when he essentially puts himself on her, says, ‘I’m going to turn you straight, I am going to tie you up’. She shuts him down over and over again; he then goes, actually, I am going to get rid of you, which is rooted in misogyny."

Kath has visibly been angered at the way JoJo has been treated, and continued her response to Mickey's comments: “If men deem you unf***able... he deemed her unf***able at that moment and then went if the male gaze is not part of this situation and I have no power over you sexually, which also - no offence Mickey - you look like a f****** foot so you don’t stand a chance with anyone anyway because you're a f****** loser, then he is like, 'Oh well then I am going to bully you. You’re not going to play into my creepy jokes? Then I am going to bully you and say that I don’t want you here'.

“And then he proceeds to call her a f*g. Like... there are so many f*****g layers to that interaction that it makes me feel sick to my stomach. It is rooted in misogyny and rooted in patriarchy, it has got a bit of an incel-ness to it, and yes, it is also crazily homophobic. There is a young lesbian woman in the house, and that is who he goes for and that is who he wants to vote out. I do feel a little bit disappointed that that hasn’t kind of been an added level to the conversation."

Kath thanked the one and only housemate who defended JoJo, former Love Island star Chris Hughes.

“Yes, the production gave him a formal warning and told him what he said was homophobic, but that is dangerous language, and obviously it is a TV show with cameras everywhere and security and we saw the beautiful Chris Hughes, which thank you, Chris, thank you for doing my job. I was very upset, and then when I saw him backing her, having her back and comforting her, it made me feel a little bit better."

“I am a little bit disappointed that it wasn’t further called out, and I would genuinely be so disappointed if the public doesn’t vote Mickey out. I don’t give a f**k if you think he is entertaining. I don’t give a f**k. He is a pig. He is a pig, and he is a dangerous person. I would not want to be alone in a room with him, and I wouldn’t want anyone to be alone in a room with him.

"He later apologised to her and said that he has a short fuse. That wasn’t a short fuse, you got called out, and you're worried that people are going to think you are homophobic, which you are. But that honestly was the least of the problems on that ladder of behaviour. You don’t have a short fuse, you need to pull your head in and read a book and maybe have a shower while you're at it.”

Kath also shared a story commenting on how sad it was that only one person stepped in, and how there wasn't even more outrage over the comments, adding: “It doesn’t just start when a woman or queer person is physically assaulted. The ladder to that is comments like this.”

A Big Brother spokesperson said: "All Housemates receive Respect and Inclusion training and an extensive briefing from the Big Brother Senior team to prepare them for living in the House and to set out Big Brother’s expectation for appropriate behaviour and language. Housemates are monitored 24 hours a day and instances of inappropriate behaviour are dealt with appropriately and timely.”