Bam Margera was staying at a hotel after he fled from the court-ordered rehab facility
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Authorities found Bam Margera at a hotel after he reportedly went missing from a rehab facility earlier this week.
According to the rehab facility’s manager, the Jackass alum bolted from the institution on Monday.
Here is everyone you need to know.
Jackass star Bam Margera was picked up at a hotel after he split from a rehab center
Authorities found Bam Margera at a hotel in Delray Beach, Florida. The hotel is supposedly near the rehab center where he was staying.
Sources reported to TMZ that both cops, as well as a crisis intervention team, located Margera on Wednesday. They also escorted him back to the treatment facility.
Sources claim that the 42-year-old television personality voluntarily went back to the rehab facility and did not give a fight.
The rehab facility’s manager had previously confirmed that the Viva La Bam actor was to stay at the center under strict court orders. Hence, the cops were on the lookout for him.
Sources have further mentioned that the West Chester, Pennsylvania native completely one year in a drug and alcohol treatment program.
They also insist that Margera did not relapse. However, this remains unclear since the star has been off his medication after he departed from the center.
Insiders told that Margera was frustrated with the rehab center after he noticed that he was not receiving any ‘special treatment’ from the facility’s staff. The celebrity was irked enough to bolt from the institution.
More about Bam Margera’s substance abuse issues.
Bam Margera whose full name is Brandon Cole Margera first entered the Delray Beach facility back in September.
He was escorted by the cops after authorities claimed him to be an ’emotionally distressed person.’
The actor celebrated ‘one year of treatment’ for drug and alcohol abuse just last month. He had told at the time that he was planning to join the outpatient treatment classes for the coming two months.
Margera has quite a history of substance abuse issues. He reportedly checked into a hospital in 2019 to tend to edema, which is caused due to excessive drinking. He also explained that he suffers from manic bipolar disorder.
Most recently, he was laid off from the new Jackass project as he failed to abide by the producer’s conditions referring to his addiction issues.
The creators were concerned about his addiction issues and erratic behavior however still wanted him to be included in the project.
