Mickey Rourke’s appalling homophobia is ITV’s shame to bear

Mickey Rourke’s appalling homophobia is ITV’s shame to bear

The actor’s bigoted jokes were one of the most shocking reality TV moments in years. It’s unedifying car-crash television that should never have made its way to air, writes Louis Chilton

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