Bam Margera is currently in a legal custody battle with his wife, Nicole Boyd, over their son, Phoenix Wolf according to TMZ. Boyd is seeking full custody against Margera but will allow him to have visitation rights if there’s a monitor present that Boyd approves of. (Margera would be able to choose who the monitor will be, however.) This is an especially peculiar situation because Boyd has not filed divorce paperwork to end her eight-year marriage to Margera.
This is just the tip of the iceberg for Margera, who also has faced numerous other legal battles with co-creator of “Jackass” Johnny Knoxville and the other cast members. The most recent court documents show Margera suing Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Jeffrey Tremaine, Paramount Pictures, MTV, Dickhouse Entertainment, and Gorilla Flicks for their “inhumane treatment” by being forced to sign an agreement that Margera claims was “psychological torture.”
As TMZ reported, Margera claims they pressured him into signing a “wellness agreement” while in rehab in 2019 so he can be included in the upcoming “Jackass Forever” film. The agreement reportedly mandated regular drug and alcohol tests due to his previous battles with his addictions. Margera also claims he had to take a cocktail of prescription drugs which made him feel depressed and tired, which also hindered his ability to travel and work. Margera also claims that he didn’t have a fair chance to show the agreement to an attorney before signing.
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