Bam Margera (L); Johnny Knoxville.Photo: getty (2)
Bam Margerahas dropped his wrongful termination lawsuit againstJohnny Knoxvilleand Paramount Pictures.
TheViva La Bamstarfiled the lawsuit, which also named directors Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze, in August. He claimed that Tremaine, Jonze and Knoxville, 51, “accosted him and coerced him into signing a draconian ‘Wellness Agreement,’ " or else he would be cut from all futureJackassprojects.
He also claimed that he wasn’t given the opportunity to consult with his attorney before signing the document.
Margera, who has struggled with substance abuse and been in and out of rehab, alleged that he was required to complete daily drug tests “multiple times per day, both scheduled and unscheduled” for months. Additionally, he claimed that the process and the prescriptions Paramount’s medical team gave him “left him physically and mentally drained, depressed and a shell of his former self.”
Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera.KMazur/WireImage
“Paramount’s inhumane treatment of Margera cannot be countenanced,” the lawsuit read. “Margera was made to endure psychological torture in the form of a sham Wellness Agreement, and then ultimately terminated for his protected class status due to his medical condition, and his complaints about Defendants' discriminatory conduct towards him.”
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“We wanted him all throughout the movie, but unfortunately that’s not the way it worked out,” he said in January. “It’s really heartbreaking. I love Bam. We all love Bam. He’s our brother, you know? You just hope that he takes it upon himself to get the help that he needs, because we all care about him a lot.”
source: people.com
