Bam Margera admitted to being ‘manic bipolar’ and sought help after a drunken rant on Instagram that has since been removed.
The 41-year-old skateboarder turned stuntman showed remorse after revealing his stress for not knowing about the future of the Jackass franchise.
Hours after posting a disturbing video outlining suicidal thoughts and encouraging his fans to boycott Jackass 4, Bam told followers that he was seeking help with his mental health through medical professionals.
Hopeful: Bam Margera admitted to being ‘manic bipolar’ and sought help after drunken rant on Instagram that has since been deleted
“I have good news,” he said in a fragment of a minute. ‘I realized I am manic bipolar, and yesterday I had to go so crazy because I didn’t know the answer for a year and a half whether we do Jackass or not … I had to deal with the madness to finally know the answer. ‘
On Thursday, Bam shared a disturbing video tirade slamming the prank franchise and admitting that he had previously been dealing with suicidal thoughts.
“Now I know exactly what I wanted and it will be great and it will be that everyone wins in the end,” he said. “So I love everyone and there will be no bad blood.”
Difficult: 41-year-old skateboarder turned stuntman showed remorse after revealing his stress for not knowing about the future of the Jackass franchise
“I have good news,” he said in a fragment of a minute. ‘I realized that I’m manic bipolar, and yesterday I had to go so crazy because I didn’t know the answer for a year and a half whether we do Jackass or not … I had to deal with the madness of finally knowing the answer’
He added: ‘To see a bipolar specialist today … to get that going and other than that we just need to find a time and place to film all this amazing sex. And you are all involved. Rock ‘n’ roll. ‘
Margera asked fans to boycott the upcoming Jackass 4 movie in a series of disturbing clips, before accusing the production of controlling his life while still involved in it.
The MTV personality, who has long struggled with substance abuse, went on to consider suicide and revealed that he had gone so far as to look up online how to tie a noose.
When Margera started the clip, which has since been deleted but captured by TMZ, he said unclearly, ‘Who cares if I’m so drunk or not?’
Lots to say: Bam Margera admitted having suicidal thoughts while ranting at Jackass in drunken social media rant
He later admitted to drinking a glass of wine and seven beers before sharing his thoughts.
According to Magera, he was banned from the production of Jackass 4 – the highly popular prank movie franchise of which he played a key role.
“ I’m not in ‘Jackass 4,’ and if anyone cares about me, don’t go to their movie, because I’ll f ** king up mine if you just poison me a dollar, ” he sated.
“ Jackass took me through fucking hell on f *** ing wheels for a year and a half and kept me in Pennsylvania, I couldn’t leave, ” he said, claiming he had to take multiple breathalyzer checks a day and randomly run urine tests during working on previous Jackass projects.
He also said he should take his antidepressants ‘every day’ in the presence of someone from Paramount Pictures.
Bam pointed out how several fellow Jackasser Steve-O – who has been sober for over a decade – was treated, noting that he was allowed to work and travel freely.
He went on to complain about all the money he spent in rehab hoping to get back to Jackass.
Inebriated: As Margera started the clip, which has since been deleted but captured by TMZ, Bam said, “Who cares if I’m so drunk or not?”
Watch over him: “ Jackass took me through fucking hell on f *** ing wheels for a year and a half, and kept me in Pennsylvania, I couldn’t leave, ” he said, claiming he had to run multiple breathalyzer checks a day and had to randomly conducting urine tests while working on previous Jackass projects
Bam also worried that they would use his ideas in the movie without showing him, prompting him to beg fans ‘If anyone cares about me, don’t go see their movie’ and ask for money for his own project.
“Jackass was everything to me,” he sobbed, before gagging and seemed to vomit.
He seemed slightly brighter in another video, in which his concerned wife Nicki Boyd was captured.
While pitching his competing project, Bam casually mentions how his wife discovered him how to tie a noose online before pointing the camera at her.
His ideas: Bam also worried that they would use his ideas in the movie without showing him, prompting him to beg fans ‘If someone cares about me, don’t go see their movie’ and ask for money to finance his own project
Scary: While pitching his competing project, Bam casually mentions how his wife discovered him how to tie a noose online before pointing the camera at her
Struggle: Bam has had a rough few years, dealing with multiple arrests, hospitalizations and stints in rehab
But he said things have looked up since he moved to Oceanside, California, quit antidepressants, met new friends, and started skateboarding again.
Bam has had a rough few years, dealing with multiple arrests, hospitalizations and stints in rehab.
In 2019, he was arrested for violation after a bizarre incident in the lobby of a Los Angeles hotel.
The arrest led to his fourth stint in rehab. During that period he was hospitalized with edema.
And he suffered even more accidents last month when his Bentley was stolen while at the gas station and then went on a high-speed chase that ended when the car hit a house.
Legal Trouble: In 2019, he was detained for trespass after bizarre incident in Los Angeles hotel lobby seen after being released from prison above