06.27, Thursday 24 May 2001

>From James comes Thursday's Upsideclown. Absolutely fucking brilliant.

After his brief spell of international acclaim as the 'new James Dean', actor Mickey Rourke has hit hard times. He went back to ply his hand at his original trade, prize fighting, but suffered a series of injuries that meant he could no longer enter the ring. He now leads a very modest life in New York, anonymous to the crowds, his best friend being Hank 'Monkey' Jackson, 47, a car mechanic.

It's All True - The Paper Says So. Exclusive to Upsideclown, today. Don't miss it.