Bam Margera claims he was ‘set up to fail’ before being kicked off Jackass 4 filming
Bam Margera has unleashed a furious tirade against the Jackass team, who he blames for being fired from the fourth film.
Jackass returned to the cinemas in a final swansong this past week, with Jackass: Best and Last releasing globally.
However, it has led to the feud between Bam Margera and his former co-stars bubbling to the surface once again.
Margera was a Jackass mainstay throughout the popular television series and in its first three movies, but was absent during the fourth film, released in 2022.
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The 46-year-old was reportedly kicked off filming after failing a drug test and then cut from the movie, for which he launched a wrongful termination lawsuit, which was dropped after eight months.
Margera claimed he only failed the test due to taking an Adderall prescription for Attention Deficit Disorder.
However, in an explosive interview he gave in February 2026, Margera claimed he had been 'set up to fail' by the Jackass production, laying the blame at the feet of Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine, another co-creator of Jackass.
Bam Margera claims he was 'made' to go for treatment
Speaking on the DJ Whoop Kid podcast, Margera did not hold back as he claimed he was 'made' to go to treatment for substance abuse in order to be in the film. He says he had to pay for it himself.
"I was spending my own money at an alarming rate to go for treatment for 90 days, they're filming behind my back, so now I already don't feel a part of it," he said on how his relationship deteriorated with his former co-stars.
"You're already f**king filming it and I'm in treatment because you're making me go, and I'm paying for it."
Margera claimed he was forced to continuously prove his sobriety by taking daily breathalyser tests and random drug tests, which he claims was set up in the knowledge that he would fail.
"All this f**ked-up s**t that they were setting me up to fail.
"So now that I blew all my own money doing this, and then they catch me with a beer or whatever and I didn't make a meeting, they sit me down and tell me: 'You're not in the movie, and you're not getting the $5m you usually get.'"
"People kill for less"
Margera admits he went 'berserk' after being told he would not feature in the movie, and still hasn't got over it.
"I'm like dude, I watch Date Line and people kill other people for a whole lot less. You can't just say that to someone," he said.
"What the f**k did they expect me to be like, 'Oh, I'm not getting $5m dollars? I'm not in the movie? Well, you guys wanna go grab a coffee or something?' No! F**k you, motherf**kers!
"How do I feel still? Still f**k you.
"I'm still friends with everybody from Jackass, but it's specifically Knoxville and Tremaine that sat me down."
LADbible has approached representatives of Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine for comment.
Responding to Margera's claims back in 2021, Knoxville told The Hollywood Reporter: "We want Bam to be happy and healthy and get the help he needs. We tried to push that along.
"I think that’s all I really want to say about it. I don’t want to get into a public back-and-forth with Bam. I just want him to get better.”
Why Bam Margera is in Jackass 5
Despite the well-documented feud, moviegoers were left surprised when they saw Margera actually features in the new Jackass film.
As Jackass 5 makes use of never-seen-before archival footage, Margera did make several appearances in the latest release, even though he didn't appear in any fresh stunts.
Speaking to USA Today, Knoxville explained that he contacted Margera's representatives for permission to use unseen clips featuring him in the movie.
Margera did consent, but made it clear he did not want to shoot any new scenes.
"Through a third party, we invited him to be a part of the film," Knoxville said.
"But he wasn't ready, and we accept that and respect that.
"I have nothing but love for Bam Bam. And I hear he's doing good, and that makes me happy."
Topics: Bam Margera, Jackass, Film, Entertainment, Celebrity
Daniel Murphy