The highs and the lows. Whereas Bam Margera made headlines as one of many outrageous cohosts on MTV’s Jackass, he has admittedly struggled through the years.
“It simply looks as if every thing at one level got here crashing down,” Margera — actual identify Brandon Cole Margera — mentioned throughout an April 2016 look on Household Remedy With Dr. Jenn, revealing his struggles with substance abuse. “That’s when it wasn’t even ingesting for the enjoyable or for the social a part of it. It was simply ingesting as a result of [of] whole despair, kinda.”
On the time, the Pennsylvania native famous that the loss of life of his late MTV costar, Ryan Dunn, was a contributing issue.
“[It was] simply the actual fact of [me] simply being utterly misplaced,” Margera added. “Like, ‘Every thing sucks, and the one factor that doesn’t suck is that this bottle of Johnnie Walker.’”
Since then, the previous skateboarder has been candid about how his challenges have affected his household, together with his spouse, Nicole Boyd, and their son, Phoenix.
“Dr. Phil, I want your assist in an enormous, large approach,” Margera wrote through Instagram in August 2021, referring to TV character Dr. Phil McGraw. “My household is in shambles. It’s worse than it’s ever been. #dr.phil bam margera wants you to save lots of household from falling aside for good.”
Within the since-deleted put up, the Viva La Bam alum informed the speak present host he “can’t stand” his spouse, whom he married in 2013.
“[Our son is] one of the best and I like him to loss of life, and Nicki is aware of that. And if we separate, I do know she’s gonna use him as bait. I ain’t enjoying that f–king sport, so you’ll be able to have him,” Margera alleged on the time. “The one individual I consider is you, [Dr. Phil]. After I watch you, I’m like, ‘That’s what I might have mentioned! That’s what I might have mentioned!’ The one individual that I’ll consider on the planet is Dr. Phil.”
After finishing a number of therapy packages, Margera celebrated one 12 months of sobriety in Could 2022.
“ONE YEAR of therapy!🤘💜,” he wrote through Instagram on the time,💜” including “F—okay 12 months,” “Bam’s Again” and “Bam’s Free” hashtags to his put up.
Nevertheless, the Gnarkill musician’s struggles made headlines one month later after it was reported that Margera fled an in-patient therapy program in Florida, the place he has since been lacking. In keeping with a police report, obtained by TMZ, he was sad with the power’s providers after arriving underneath a courtroom order.
“Habit therapy is usually a bumpy street. Nikki Margera and their son Phoenix hope he’ll flip up rapidly and re-dedicate himself to sober dwelling — for himself and for his household,” Boyd’s legal professional, David Glass, informed Us Weekly in an announcement on the time. “Nikki stays devoted to supporting Bam in his restoration.”
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