Bam Margera, former skateboarder, has been hospitalised in San Diego and is battling a serious case of pneumonia, complicated by COVID-19, TMZ reported citing sources close to the situation. 

The entertainment website said that Margera was hospitalised earlier this week. He then tested positive for coronavirus and doctors have put him on ventilator. He’s being treated in ICU, but his condition is stable.

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Margera, a television personality, completed a one-year treatment program for drug and alcohol abuse. He was appointed a temporary healthcare guardian. 

He was sacked from American reality comedy television series ‘Jackass’ after a positive drug test earlier this year.

“Everything [was] meant for a reason and I’m much better off not being in it.  I don’t want to do that anymore. I don’t want to be a part of it. I’m much happier without it,” the former skateboarder said on Steve-O’s podcast.

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The stunt performer filed a lawsuit against the film’s producers claiming a violation of his civil rights. He said that they made him sign a “Wellness Agreement” and fired him after a positive drug test, which broke his contract.

Margera reached a settlement this year. Court documents obtained by TMZ showed that he asked for the lawsuit to be dismissed.

When Free Bam became a campaign, with thousands of his fans alleging that his family had him under a conservatorship, the Margera family issued a statement. 

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“It’s no secret that Bam has struggled with mental health and addiction. You’ve watched Bam grow up and supported him through his ups and downs. Our family has let you into the chaos that is our home, and we want nothing more than to continue this journey together,” the family said in a social media post. 

“Despite rumours, Bam has never been in a conservatorship but rather a temporary healthcare guardianship for reasons not shared with the public,” they added.