Bam Margera with his son, Phoenix.Photo: Bam Margera/Instagram
Bam Margerais checking into alcohol rehab for the third time.
Late Monday evening, the 39-year-old pro skateboarder and former star ofJackass— who has been open about his struggle with alcoholism — announced the news on Instagram that he was entering treatment once again.
“Off to alcohol rehab for the 3rd time,” hecaptioned a shotof himself holding his 1-year-old sonPhoenix Wolf,whom he shares with his wife, Nicole Boyd. “I am hoping the term 3rd time is a charm is true.”
Margera’s decision to enter rehab for alcoholism comes ayear after his most recent stint in treatment, which was announced following hisarrestfor allegedly driving under the influence.
“Thanks to @johnnyschillereff of element skateboards for checking me into alcohol rehab today. No phones here, see y’all soon,” he wrote in an Instagram post in January 2018.
He also shared a snapshot of his bathroom inside the facility. “Rehab privileges- having my own bathroom, i can piss and floss simultaneously, and I get to use my phone an hour a day!” he added.
Bam Margera.Picture Perfect/REX/Shutterstock
Margera was arrestedlast year in Los Angeles for “driving under the influence of alcohol.” The incident marked the first time Margera had been taken into custody for a DUI. His bail was set at $15,000, and he was released shortly after, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
His mother, April, later toldPage Sixthat her son wasfocusing on the futureand getting professional help after the incident.
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Margera previously opened up to PEOPLE aboutlearning to skateboard again after years of alcohol abuse, crediting the sport with helping him get his life back on track after hitting rock bottom.
“I just reached a point where drinking got really old,” he added. “I just looked at the big picture, like, ‘What am I doing? I’m not doing anything, just sitting in a bar in Westchester cracking jokes with the locals.’ So I stopped.”
Margera’sJackasscostar Ryan Dunn died in 2011 while driving under the influence of alcohol.
source: people.com
