Good news, ladies! It looks like Mickey Rourke now needs a date for the Oscars. Unfortunately, this development has come at the expense of Rourke’s longtime companion, Loki, the 18-year-old Chihuahua who has been at the actor’s side throughout the red carpet season. The poor critter passed away on Monday, less than a week before the Academy Awards ceremony (and, as Defamer points out, this tragic event happened too late for the beloved pooch to qualify for the annual “In Memoriam” segment.)

As the owner of a Chihuahua-American myself, this news hits me particularly hard.

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