1.0 link 154005 <![CDATA[Mickey Rourke: Sean Penn A "Homophobe" And "Average" Actor]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/29/mickey-rourke-sean-penn-a_n_154005.html In a private text message obtained by The Daily Beast, Mickey Rourke bashes Sean Penn--his chief rival in the Oscar race--as a "homophobe" and an "average" actor.

Whistleblower has learned from several entertainment industry sources, that Mickey Rourke--whose extraordinary comeback performance in The Wrestler is garnering him early praise as a shoo-in for a best actor Oscar nomination--is trash talking his likely toughest competitor, Sean Penn, whose acting in Milk has earned rave reviews.

After his December 23 appearance on David Letterman,...

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