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Jackass’ Bam Margera on ventilator in intensive care after being hospitalised with ‘severe pneumonia’-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro
He’s said to also have Covid.
Bam Margera is being well looked after by doctors in San Diego (Picture: Instagram)
Bam Margera is said to be severely unwell and receiving treatment for a serious case of pneumonia.
The 43-year-old former Jackass star is believed to have been rushed to a medical centre in San Diego, California earlier this week after falling sick with the lung condition.
Bam – real name Brandon Cole Margera – reportedly later tested positive for coronavirus while under the care of doctors.
His condition has reportedly become complicated as a result of Covid-19, and he is believed to be on a ventilator to aid with his breathing.
TMZ states that he is being treated in an intensive care ward and his condition is described as stable.
The health battle comes just months after Bam left his latest stint in rehab.
Bam’s condition is said to be stable (Picture: Instagram)
He was receiving treatment at a court-ordered residential facility in Florida, but he was spotted leaving the 57 Tavern in Sarasota with a mystery woman in early September, with sources telling TMZ Bam had left the program.
This isn’t the first time the star has quit rehab as, in June, he disappeared from the facility twice.
After he went missing for the first time, Bam had previously agreed to return voluntarily to the clinic after being found, and a crisis intervention team escorted him back to the facility.
Along with Johnny Knoxville, Bam rose to fame part of stunt show Jackass (Picture: Franziska Krug/Getty Images)
The TV star’s manager had reported him missing after he told the clinic manager he would be checking himself into a different rehabilitation establishment in the area before he fled the premises in a black sedan.
Less than two weeks later, he went missing again but was found by a crisis team including his parents, who held an intervention after locating him.
He is said to have fled the facility because he was concerned he wouldn’t see his son again if he stayed.
The TV star has had a turbulent time with addiction and rehabilitation (Picture: Jason Kempin/FilmMagic)
But, during the intervention from his parents, he was told he required treatment before he is able to see his boy and agreed to return to rehab.
Bam, who married wife Nicole Boyd in 2013, rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass and its sequels.
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He also created the Jackass spin-off shows Viva La Bam, Bam’s Unholy Union, Bam’s World Domination, and Bam’s Bad Ass Game Show.
Since the show, the former pro skateboarder has made several other TV appearances and written, produced and starred in three independent films.
Reps for Bam Margera have been contacted for comment.
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