Rourke: 'I never took steroids'

Mickey Rourke has hit back at reports he took steroids in a bid to get in shape for gritty new movie 'The Wrestler', insisting the media has gone too far with comments he made in a magazine interview.

The Golden Globe winner hinted at the fact he'd taken steroids to bulk up for his role as battered fighter Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in a recent interview with US magazine Men's Journal.

When asked if he took steroids, the star replied: "When I'm a wrestler, I behave like a wrestler."

But Rourke now insists he didn't use growth hormones or controversial sports drugs to enhance his physique.

He states: "I did some stuff. You wouldn't classify it as steroids, but I did some heavy duty supplements... but not the regular stuff."