Bam Margera and the crew of CKY (Camp Kill Yourself) found a home for their special brand of skateboarding meets crazy when they joined forces with Johnny Knoxville's contingent from "Big Brother" to create "Jackass" in 2000. For Bam, the propulsion to fame was accompanied by unchecked alcohol use, which he admitted would fuel the often death-defying shenanigans that brought "Jackass" success, and spurred spinoff shows like "Viva La Bam" and "Bam's Unholy Union." Bam also struggled with bulimia, which his mother April Margera said on Viceland's "Epicly Later'd" (via E! News) developed during his friendship with Finnish rock star Ville Valo, whose thin frame Bam apparently admired.
Margera's ultimately ended marriage to Missy Rothstein was shaken early on by cheating rumors, plus a 911 call Rothstein made when Margera popped an Ambien during a four-day drinking binge. Margera later appeared on VH1's "Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn," where he discussed his difficulty moving on from the death of his best friend and costar Ryan Dunn.
After the end of his first marriage, Bam Margera rebounded, taking vows with Nicole Boyd and fathering a son named Phoenix Wolf in 2018, per People. But two weeks after the birth, he apparently relapsed and was arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles, and subsequently checked into a rehabilitation facility, which, according to TMZ, came after a confrontation from his mother and wife. Margera left rehab early, and after getting hostile at an L.A. hotel bar, was arrested for trespassing.
Around that time, pre-production on "Jackass Forever" got underway, and filmmakers and castmates wanted Margera on board, but to encourage his sobriety and a smooth shoot, required he sign a "wellness agreement," according to Variety, pledging he'd keep his substance use in check. But after a 2020 drug test came up positive for Adderall, a violation of the contract, Margera was fired from the movie. Margera later sued Paramount, Johnny Knoxville, and producer Spike Jonze, alleging wrongful termination and contesting that he'd been forced to sign the agreement in the first place. Weeks after filing that suit, Margera faced other legal issues when Boyd asked a court to grant her full custody of their child, per TMZ.
