Jackass star Bam Margera 'is battling pneumonia and on a ventilator' trends now
Jackass star Bam Margera is reportedly battling pneumonia and on a ventilator in hospital.
TMZ reports that the former professional skateboarder, 43, was admitted to hospital in San Diego earlier this week and then tested positive for Covid-19 while at the facility.
The publication claims that since testing positive doctors decided to put him on a ventilator in the ICU.
Tough times: Jackass star Bam Margera is reportedly battling pneumonia and on a ventilator in hospital
He is reportedly in a stable condition and being looked after by health care professionals.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Bam for more information.
It comes after a difficult year for Bam who has been treating drug and alcohol abuse issues in rehab on and off.
Health: TMZ reports that the former professional skateboarder, 43, was admitted to hospital in San Diego earlier this week and then tested positive for Covid-19 while at the facility
According to TMZ, a Judge restructured Bam’s treatment to no longer require him to reside at an in-patient facility, as he has been doing this past year.
However, he will reportedly still have to see a psychiatrist regularly, and he will be required to remain sober and continue taking classes.
In May, the skateboarder celebrated 'one year of treatment' for drug and alcohol abuse at a Boca Raton facility and planned on attending outpatient treatment classes for the next two months.
Illness: The publication claims that since testing positive doctors decided to put him on a ventilator in the ICU
Just weeks later, he was reported missing by his rehab facility on June 13 after he fled the facility for the second time.
Sheriff's deputies and a crisis intervention team found the troubled TV star days later at a hotel in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and took him back to a different rehab
