Steve O has mentioned he’s nonetheless involved about his former Jackass co-star Bam Margera, as he claimed he’s nonetheless scuffling with dependancy points.
Margeraa accomplished a 12-month therapy plan for alcohol and drug abuse final yr. He was beforehand taken to rehab by police in September 2021 after an incident at a on line casino in Tampa Bay, Florida.
Margera was lately hospitalised following a COVID-19 scare, later confirming that at one level he was “mainly pronounced useless” after being placed on life help.
Since then, Margera has been on the street with Steve O, opening for him on the primary leg of a comedy tour.
Nonetheless, Steve O shared a submit (which has since been deleted) calling out Margera, claiming he’d slipped again into his dependancy points after Margera had posted what Steve O referred to as an “terrible” submit on social media. He then went on to say he feared he would get a name about Margera’s demise quickly if one thing didn’t change.
It learn: “Bam, final night time you had your 5 yr outdated son with you on stage at my present, and also you have been blessed with an opportunity to spend one other day or two with him – then as quickly as you left my present, you stayed up all night time getting loaded sufficient to assume it was a good suggestion to submit extra vile nonsense like this. I hope you perceive how terrible that’s.”
“You say you wish to have relationship together with your son, however your actions assure the precise reverse will occur. I introduced you on tour with the hopes that I may get you to see what’s doable for you should you can select restoration.”
“I’ve tried all the things I can, however I can’t drive you to get trustworthy and do the work of restoration. I want you could possibly know the way a lot I’ve hated feeling braced for information of your demise, however you’re making it clear that I’ve no different selection. You’re dying brother, and it sucks that I can’t do something to avoid wasting you.”
Steve-O’s message to Bam on IG final night time. He’s most likely tried to get via to him each form of manner… pic.twitter.com/TPKm0Mar1I
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Talking about bringing Margera on tour, Steve-O informed an viewers lately: “I feel I can peel again the curtain just a bit bit right here and share with you guys that the rationale I needed to deliver Bam on tour is as a result of I’m actual fucking frightened about him” (by way of TMZ).
“It’s grow to be extraordinarily uncomfortable to be braced for the information of your demise, Bam. I’ve been bracing myself for that fucking terrible information and I can’t stand it, man. So I needed you to return on tour, keep near me, see what’s doable, assist you put collectively an act of your personal.”
“You’ve received this arc,” he added. “All these humorous bits and jokes and tales. All of it doesn’t imply shit if it doesn’t have a cheerful ending the place you fucking come out the opposite finish completely happy and wholesome and father and fucking thriving in your profession. And that’s what I would like for you brother.”
A number of weeks in the past, the star confirmed that he was bringing Margara on tour, sharing on Instagram: “I’ve been serving to @bam__margera/@captiancreamstain work on his materials for opening my subsequent 9 exhibits, and we’ve undoubtedly succeeded in cracking ourselves up, so off to begin! I’m trying ahead to those subsequent ten days, and actually hoping that they create about significant, constructive progress. Fingers crossed!”
In April of final yr Margera additionally settled a lawsuit and requested for a case to be dismissed, after suing Jackass Eternally‘s producers following his dismissal from the movie over a constructive drug check. An authentic go well with noticed him declare that the firing was a violation of his civil rights and alleged that it broke the phrases of his contract.
Late on in 2022, Jackass‘s Johnny Knoxville expressed his want that his former co-star Margera would “get effectively”.