Bam Margera initially gained attention as a skateboarder and through his brother Jesse Margera’s band, CKY, by creating amateur prank and stunt videos. His journey to fame skyrocketed when he teamed up with Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, and the rest on MTV’s “Jackass.” Despite occasional disagreements, particularly with Knoxville, Margera was a staple in the show, its first three movies, and numerous other “Jackass” projects.

However, tensions rose during the making of “Jackass Forever,” culminating in a very public split between Margera and the “Jackass” team. The subsequent fallout included a legal battle with “Jackass” and Paramount, coupled with serious health issues from COVID-19, leaving Margera’s personal and professional life in turmoil for several years.

Recently, Margera has been experiencing a happier, healthier phase and has returned to skateboarding. Naturally, this has led to questions about a potential “Jackass” reunion. However, Margera is clear in his stance: he won’t work with “Jackass” or anyone from it ever again.

According to Bam Margera, he was mistreated by the main decision-makers of “Jackass” during the preparation for “Jackass Forever” in 2020. He describes feeling tormented on set during rehab, being compelled to sign a dubious “wellness agreement,” and having his health issues exploited against him, which he felt set him up for termination. Consequently, he was cut from the film, and his work was not included in the final cut.

On the other hand, Johnny Knoxville and “Jackass” director and co-creator Jeff Tremaine dispute Margera’s narrative. They assert that they genuinely cared for Margera’s well-being and made every attempt to include him while upholding the same rules for all. In a 2021 interview with GQ, Knoxville briefly addressed the situation, stating, “I don’t want to get into public back-and-forth with Bam. I just want him to get better.”

Regardless of the differing accounts, Margera is firm in his resolve to stay away from “Jackass.” In a July 2025 interview with DBLTAP, Margera stated about a “Jackass” reunion, “The damage has been done with that,” and added, “It’s not the same anymore, and you couldn’t offer me enough money to be a part of that again.”

One of the untold truths of “Viva La Bam,” Bam Margera’s own mid-2000s MTV series, was that the show actually lasted longer than “Jackass.” It also featured a seemingly deliberate separation from a lot of the key figures behind “Jackass,” demonstrating Margera’s ability to lead a successful property without leaning on his “Jackass” pals. Without all that “Jackass”-related baggage, would Margera consider reviving his popular reality prank show?

In an interview with CinemaBlend, Margera shot down that idea almost as definitively as he did a “Jackass” reunion, saying, “If we did a ‘Viva la Bam’ [reboot], I would have to move back in with my parents and re-mess with ’em after giving them a 15-year break. It would just be weird.” 

Margera isn’t opposed to participating in revivals of some of his other previous projects, though. In July 2025, the video game “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4” was released, a combined remake of the previously separate “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3” and “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4.” Margera, a playable character in the original games, had his current likeness scanned so that he could be included in the remake at the insistence of Tony Hawk himself.