Bam Margera has once again shut down any hope of a big-screen reunion with Johnny Knoxville, making it clear that his fractured relationship with the former Jackass star is not something he wants to revisit.
The pair fell out in 2021 after Margera was removed from Jackass Forever. At the time, producers said he had violated the conditions of a wellness agreement that required him to stay sober and submit to regular drug and alcohol testing.
Margera later sued Knoxville, director Jeff Tremaine and others involved with the movie, arguing that he had been wrongfully cut from the project. The case was later dismissed after a settlement was reached.
As the franchise prepared to close out its run with Jackass: Best and Last, which opened in theaters on June 26, Margera spoke about whether fans should expect any kind of reconciliation with Knoxville.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Margera said he still planned to watch the film, but drew a hard line when reunion talk came up.
“I’ll definitely check out the movie, and I hope it’s good,” he said.
“But as far as a reunion, it’s not going to happen, not in 10 million years.”
Although Margera said he does not hold on to personal hostility, he made clear that working with Knoxville or Tremaine again is off the table.
“It’s just the decisions that Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine decided to make. I never want to see them ever again in my life. Enough is enough.”
Margera did not attend the premiere, but his parents, April and Phil Margera, were there. April later suggested there could still be a path toward peace one day, saying she believed the two sides might eventually make up.
Knoxville also sounded warm about seeing Margera’s parents at the premiere, even as the movie itself marked the end of an era for the franchise. The new film is being billed as the final Jackass movie and includes archival Margera footage rather than new material from him.
After years marked by substance abuse issues, legal battles and treatment stints, Margera has said he is now sober and focused on skateboarding. He has previously been to rehab 13 times.
He said skating has become his main focus.
“Skateboarding is my therapy, my sanity, my medication.
“I’m actually learning and inventing new tricks at the age of 46. All I want to do now is skateboard.”