Mickey Rourke Arrested for DUI

Mickey Rourke, who gained Hollywood leading man status with his role in the racy film 9½ Weeks, was arrested on November 8, 2007 for suspicion of driving under the influence – while driving his scooter.

While Rourke appeared in many films throughout the 1980s, it was his role in 9 ½ Weeks, opposite Kim Basinger, that made Rourke a household name. His career had its starts and stops – he starred in the movie Angel Heart with Lisa Bonet in 1987, but left the acting profession in the early 1990s to be a boxer. After his retirement from boxing, he returned to acting, but it wasn’t until 2005's Sin City that he made a real comeback.

Hollywood DUI arrests are becoming commonplace these days – everyone from [Lindsay Lohan's DUI Arrest |Lindsay Lohan]] to Paris Hilton to Kiefer Sutherland have been caught drinking and driving. Rourke’s arrest is the most unique of the bunch, however – he was arrested while driving a Vespa scooter. Police initially pulled Rourke over after making a U-turn at a red light, then driving erratically. He failed both the field-sobriety test and alcohol breath test. In his defense, Rourke said, "I'm not drunk, I didn't even drink that much.”

All of the recent celebrity drunk driving arrests should have stars sitting up and taking notice. Here are some helpful tips to keep those pesky DUIs away – call a cab, pay a driver, or – maybe this is a stretch – just stay home.

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