Bam Margera’s presence was missed by longtime fans in Jackass Forever. While the longtime franchise star was set to return in the fourth film in the series, he had been fired during production for failing to abide by strict wellness guidelines, including a requirement that he stay sober. The filmmakers say Margera violated this agreement, though he’d later file a lawsuit against them arguing that it was unjust. The suit has since been settled for an undisclosed amount.
In any case, it was unfortunate that Bam Margera couldn’t have been more involved in Jackass Forever. In a new interview with Mike Tyson on Hotboxin’, Steve-O shed some light on the situation from their point of view. He referred to a remark he had previously left for Margera on Instagram and holds true to those same feelings today, which is that his termination came from a place of love. Steve-O speaks from experience as someone whom those same people had helped with his own substance abuse issues.
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Steve-O further explains how it was very well known that Margera had been struggling in the years before Jackass Forever was greenlit. While the Jackass team wanted Margera to join the other returning franchise stars, what was most important was that he stay healthy. The hope was that the allure of returning in a theatrical film, along with the big payoff that would bring, would help Margera with staying clean.
Steve-O Says Bam’s Health Was Most Important
Steve-O feels that there’s no one who can truly help Margera more than Margera himself. That would include taking responsibility by admitting that his old friends from Jackass were just trying to help him.
With the lawsuit settled, Margera can focus on moving forward. Margera recently announced that he had completed a one-year drug and alcohol treatment program, though fans were concerned when he had since left the Florida rehab center where he’d been staying and was later found at a hotel. Reportedly, Margera is not believed to have relapsed and left the facility while he was having an emotional episode following a recent split from his wife.
