Mickey Rooney temporary restraining order that Rooney was previously granted was replaced by a confidential settlement between Rooney and his stepson, Aber. Christopher Aber and Jan Rooney denied all the allegations. In 1997, Rooney was arrested on suspicion of beating his wife, but charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. In May 2013, Rooney sold his home of many years, reportedly for $1.3 million, and split the proceeds with his wife, Jan. Rooney was married eight times, with six of the marriages ending in divorce. In 1942, he married his first wife, actress Ava Gardner, who at that time was still
The Mickey Rooney Show coach. "The Mickey Rooney Show" was created by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine, also a former child actor and a long-time Rooney friend. The pair had previously co-written and directed Rooney's three feature films for Columbia Pictures, "Sound Off", "All Ashore" and "Drive a Crooked Road". The title first proposed for the series, "For the Love of Mike", was dropped because it had already been registered. Rooney's career had begun to decline when he left full-time employment at MGM in 1948. The situation comedy emerged at a needed time in his career. Some people, including Rooney himself, speculated that his