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Johnny Knoxville Blogs his Tribute to Ryan Dunn

Samantha Lui — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:19:18 +0000

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Overcome with emotion and unable to show his feelings while speaking at Ryan Dunn’s memorial service last Wednesday, Johnny Knoxville wrote a blog post to his late friend and “Jackass” co-star, who died in a car crash last week.

In the post, Knoxville spoke of Dunn’s “enormous capacity to love” his friends and family as well as his fun personality.

“I felt 34-percent funnier when I was with Ryan, but I guess everyone did. He had such a hair trigger laugh reflex,” he wrote. “He lived his life wanting to laugh and wanting you to laugh with him. He would cackle really f*cking loud, too, and it wasn’t uncommon that he would fall over from it. Sometimes I would fall with him because his spirit was very contagious.”

But while Dunn was capable of making everyone laugh with him, Knoxville also spoke out on his friend’s serious side.

“Ryan was a great listener. If you were having troubles, he was always someone you could go sit down and talk to. Granted, most of our sitting down was actually standing up playing pool together, but he was always there if you were sad about something. That’s why all this is even harder because right now I really need to talk to him but I can’t.”

You can read the full post here.

Ryan Dunn Driving 130 miles an hour

Samantha Lui — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:06:30 +0000

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More details have been revealed following the news of Ryan Dunn’s death on June 20 following a car accident early in the morning.

The Jackass star, who had a high blood alcohol level of .196 when he crashed his Porsche in rural Pennsylvania, was driving at least 130 miles an hour.

According to a toxicology report released by West Gosh Township Police Wednesday, Dunn, 34, was driving drunk when he and passenger Zachary Hartwell passed away in the crash. Dunn’s blood-alcohol level, which was one-fifth of his total blood supply, was twice the legal limit for Pennsylvania drivers.

Dunn’s Jackass pal and co-star Bam Margera, visited the crash site on Tuesday and broke into tears when he spoke to a news a crew.

“I’ve never lost anybody that I care about,” Margera, 31, said. “And it’s my best friend.”

“He was the happiest person ever,” Margera continued. “He was the smartest guy. He had so much talent. He had so many things going for him. It’s just not right.”

Ryan Dunn was always one of my favourites from the Jackass series. It’s unfortunate he had to die this way. May he rest in peace and may all of us take this as a lesson to not drink and drive in the future.

‘Jackass’ Steve-O Arrested in Calgary for Warrant

andPOP Staff — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:40:34 +0000

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“Jackass” star Steve-O is learning a valuable lesson today – make sure you take care of your warrants.

Steve-O was arrested at Calgary’s airport on Sunday for assault with a weapon, but the incident happened 8 years ago. Steve -O was stopped by Canadian custom officials when he arrived at the airport, reports TMZ.

The warrant was issued back in 2003 — for an incident in which Steve-O allegedly attacked somebody with an unknown object. So far, the identity of the victim is unclear.

The actor was placed in jail for a couple of hours, where he was later bailed out. He’s due back in court in May. Those crazy Canadians!

Jackass Star Files for Divorce

andPOP Staff — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:53:57 +0000

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JACKASS star JOHNNY KNOXVILLE has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 12 years.

The 36-year-old has cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for ending his marriage to wife Melanie, according to legal papers filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday.

Knoxville is seeking joint custody of the couple’s daughter. He will also pay spousal support, reports website TMZ.com.

Viva La Bam’s Don Vito Arrested

andPOP Staff — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:07:14 +0000

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Don Vito was arrested with suspicion of two counts of sexual assault on a child on Friday, according to MTV.

Don Vito, 50, real name Vincent Margera, was arrested for allegedly touching two 12-year-old girls inappropriately on two occasions in Colorado at a signing event at Lakewood mall, reports MTV.

Margera was in Colorado filming promotional material for the website, ManiaTV.com. Margera had finished filming for ManiaTV before he was arrested. His nephew, Jackass star Bam Margera, 26, was not with him.

Margera was held in custody without bond in Lakewood jail over the weekend. He is to appear in court on Monday.

Margera can be seen in the hit show “Viva La Bam,” where his nephew Bam and his friends pull practical jokes on him.