# Bam Margera of "Jackass" has COVID and is on a ventilator

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**Created:** [December 10, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bam-margera-of-jackass-has-covid-and-is-on-a-ventilator/976280 "2022-12-10T05:55:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bam-margera-of-jackass-has-covid-and-is-on-a-ventilator/976280/1 "2022-12-10T05:55:28Z")

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He’s had a long history of drug addiction, and even if he is clean now, that’s very hard on the body. I’m not a “Jackass” fan, but I do know who he is, and wish him a quick recovery.

> **[Bam Margera Hospitalized with Pneumonia, Put On Ventilator](https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/09/bam-margera-hospitalized-pneumonia-ventilator-jackass-star/)**
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> Bam Margera has been hospitalized, TMZ has learned ... and we're told he's been placed on a ventilator after a recent battle with pneumonia.

p.s. I originally said “life support” and then realized that’s a bit too harsh for what they are describing.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bam-margera-of-jackass-has-covid-and-is-on-a-ventilator/976280/2 "2022-12-10T07:22:20Z")

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That’s tough to hear. And a ventilator may not be life support, but it is hellish to undergo. I hope he recovers over time.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bam-margera-of-jackass-has-covid-and-is-on-a-ventilator/976280/3 "2022-12-10T13:54:00Z")

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I never watched that show, but a few years ago really kind of fell in love with the movies.

I hope he makes it through. He was not in Jackass 4? That doesn’t bode well for how things were going with him.

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**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bam-margera-of-jackass-has-covid-and-is-on-a-ventilator/976280/4 "2022-12-10T16:24:33Z")

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Yeah, Bam has been a mess for quite a while now. The guy is a serious alcoholic; he was basically fired from Jackass Forever for his inability to stay sober. I hope he pulls through and that this is the wake up call that finally gets him to confront his demons.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bam-margera-of-jackass-has-covid-and-is-on-a-ventilator/976280/5 "2022-12-12T23:04:59Z")

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Online chatter is implying that he’s not only off the vent, but out of the hospital. I hope it’s not because he’s in some kind of hospice.