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‘Jackass’ star Brandon Novak addresses Bam Margera’s troubled life: ‘I’m praying for him’

  2024-03-20 pagesixAlix Breeden8230
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Brandon Novak sent his well wishes to former “Jackass” co-star Bam Margera amid his battle with addiction and mental hea

‘Jackass’ star Brandon Novak addresses Bam Margera’s troubled life: ‘I’m praying for him’

Brandon Novak sent his well wishes to former “Jackass” co-star Bam Margera amid his battle with addiction and mental health issues.

“I’m praying for him,” Novak exclusively told Pvnew at the Rock to Recovery concert event in Los Angeles Saturday night.

“He is a sick man as I once was, so I understand where he’s at, and I just hope he finds the willingness somewhere in his journey to buy into suggestions that can maybe make his life better.”

Novak attended the nonprofit’s sixth annual event alongside other sober actors and musicians — including MTV personality Travis Mills, Korn’s touring guitarist Wes Geer and Sevendust’s Sonny Mayo.

He was the recipient of the Service Award from Rock to Recovery, which aims to help those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction through writing, playing and performing music.

Brandon Novak
Brandon Novak spoke about his old friend Bam Margera while attending Rock to Recovery’s event in Los Angeles Saturday night. Michael Bezjian/Getty Images for Rock to Recovery
Bam Margera and Brandon Novak
The former “Jackass” star exclusively told Pvnew that he is “praying” for Margera. Tom Briglia/FilmMagic

The “Viva La Bam” alum, 44, had been best friends with Margera, 43, since childhood.

They skated together for years before Novak’s drug use got in the way of his career.

In a video posted to Instagram in 2019, he recalled being a “homeless heroin addict living on the streets of Baltimore” while Margera went on to secure sponsorships and deals.

Bam Margera and Brandon Novak
The two were close for years until Novak began using heroin. WireImage

But Novak said in the video that Margera “never gave up” on him and even opened up his home to help him get clean and sober.

The former professional skateboarder — who told Pvnew he felt “discarded as a junkie with a needle in his arm” — eventually quit using in 2015.

However, the tables have turned since he got clean eight years ago.

Brandon Novak
Now eight years sober, Novak was honored at Saturday’s event for helping others overcome addiction. Michael Bezjian/Getty Images for Rock to Recovery

Margera has been battling his own addiction for years while his friends and former co-stars have lovingly taken a step back from his life.

“We’re not speaking at the moment,” Novak told us at the Rock to Recovery event.

“He’s kind of in a different place than I am. I’m just waiting for him to become ready and willing, and we’ll be there.”

“And until then, we just kind of live two different lives at the moment,” Novak added.

Bam Margera
Margera has been battling addiction and mental health issues in the spotlight for years. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

Since getting sober, Novak has opened his own treatment center called Redemption in his home state of Delaware.

He has also founded Novak’s House, a sober living facility to help people in recovery transition back into the world after rehab.

As for Margera, the former reality star was ordered by a judge last week to wear an alcohol-detecting ankle monitor for at least 30 days.

He must also attend weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and comply with outpatient treatment recommendations.

Bam Margera with his son Phoenix Wolf and ex Nicole Boyd
The former reality star, who shares son Phoenix Wolf with ex Nicole Boyd, has been in and out of multiple rehab facilities. Instagram/@nikkib124

The new bail conditions were set Thursday after Margera was was taken into custody earlier this month when police officers responded to a call about an argument between a man and a woman in the parking lot of the Radnor Hotel.

Cops said he was in an intoxicated state — with his blood-alcohol content measuring 0.18 — and that he “admitted to kicking a car windshield so hard it cracked.”

The former skateboarder must stay in the Philadelphia area until he stands trial for an unrelated assault case stemming from a physical altercation with his brother, Jesse Margera, in April.

Bam Margera
Last week, the former professional skateboarder was ordered by a judge to wear an alcohol-detecting ankle monitor. bam__margera/Instagram

Bam told the judge that he had been in rehab in San Diego, Calif., and living with Lamar Odom, who is a recovering addict.

However, sources close to the retired NBA player insisted the “Jackass” alum “didn’t want to complete the program” and tried to flee to Las Vegas.

Meanwhile, Bam’s wife, Nicole “Nikki” Boyd, filed for legal separation in February, citing irreconcilable differences.

She is seeking sole physical and legal custody of their son, Phoenix Wolf, 5, but is open to supervised visitation if Bam cleans up his act.

(By/Alix Breeden)
 
 
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