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Steve-O: I Could Have Reached Higher Than Jackass Pranks

Alissa R — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:30:30 -0400

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Former Jackass star Steve-O has a mixed reaction when reflecting on his career as a prankster.

"I'm proud of what I've done in the past to distract people from the fact that the world can be a bad place," he told TMZ.com.

On the other hand, he added, "I think I could have reached for better sorts of things to be looked up for than to be an alcoholic drug addict that hurts himself for a living."

On March 13, Steve-O was involuntarily hospitalized in the psych ward of L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, around the time he was charged with felony possession of cocaine. The 33-year-old checked into rehab on March 16.

"I was a mess," he told TMZ outside of a L.A. court appearance today where he plead not guilty for the drug charge. "I didn't have my act together."

Steve-O claims he doesn't remember the night of his arrest. "I'm not even trying to spin it," he said. "I really genuinely don't remember. I was in such bad shape."

After a stint in rehab – during which he revealed he was fed alcohol as an infant and blogged about his use of marijuana, LSD, amphetamines and nitrous oxide – the former MTV star insists he's on the mend.

"What I know from being clean for 44 days is if I go back to using alcohol and drugs, I'm going to go right back to being that bad," he said. "There is nowhere in between."

Steve-O is required to attend a preliminary hearing on May 13.

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Bam Margera: Steve-O Is in "High Spirits"

Mandi Illuzzi — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:59:34 -0400

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"He is making jokes like, 'I officially made it to the loony bin!'" Margera tells <b>Us</b>

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Before Steve-O was hospitalized earlier this month, his Jackass co-star Bam Margera had begun a countdown: When will he die?

"I was like, 'I give him a month, and he'll be dead, guaranteed,'" Margera told Usmagazine.com at Element Eden Presents "Live Learn Grow" in L.A. on Thursday. "He was out of his mind.

"He was doing every G-----n drug you can possibly do as soon as he'd wake up," he added. (The National Enquirer published new photos of Steve-O snorting what appears to be cocaine off a woman's leg.)

Margera said Steve-O's avid drug use "was funny at first," but then "it just got to a point where it was sad."

He said Johnny Knoxville "had to sit him down" and force him to seek help.

Steve-O, 33, was involuntarily hospitalized in the psych ward of L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on March 13, around the time he was charged with felony possession of cocaine. He checked into rehab on March 16.

"He's actually in high spirits from what I hear," Margera told Us. "He's happy in there and is making jokes about himself like, 'I officially made it to the loony bin!' He's a character.

"He’s doing really good, which everybody is real glad about," Margera said. "He was really bonkers."

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Steve-O: My Mom Fed Me Alcohol As a Baby

Henry Seltzer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:17:50 -0400

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The prankster details his drug use and says he's entered rehab

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In a new MySpace post titled "You Should All Know I Am In Rehab," Steve-O says he was fed alcohol as an infant and details his use of marijuana, LSD, amphetamines and nitrous oxide.

The Jackass star, who was involuntarily committed to L.A's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suicidal behavior last week, declares, "I'm not ready to die. I'm ready to live. I'm ready to breathe (properly, even). I'm ready to fall in love. I'm ready to become ready to start a family. I'm ready to be happy, fulfilled and meaningful."

The prankster writes that he has entered a rehab facility.

"It is not my intention to glorify my history as a drug abuser with elaborate stories about having sex in lavatories on airplanes after snorting amphetamines off the toilet at the tender age of seventeen," he writes.

"Mom was very alcoholic, and I feel that is a gross understatement," he says. "I know I was always powerless over alcoholism, because it had such a grip on Mom’s adulthood and my childhood, and I never chose to fight it. Until now."

"We were frequently on airplanes and, before Mom and Dad would find themselves in the embarrassing position of being caught by other passengers with a crying baby, I was fed alcohol," he writes.

Read his full blog post below.

For more on what led to Steve-O's tragic decline, check out the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.

You Should All Know I Am In Rehab

A) HOW I GOT INTO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

1) Mom was very alcoholic, and I feel that is a gross
understatement. I’d love to say that I first took to
alcohol out of affection for my mother (there was
never any shortage of that for me) but I think the
truth is that I was always powerless over it. I know I
was always powerless over alcoholism, because it had
such a grip on Mom’s adulthood and my childhood, and I
never chose to fight it. Until now. Dad was a
corporate executive whose job required the family to
travel the world fairly extensively and both Mom and
Dad were quite self conscious of how they were
perceived by others. We were frequently on airplanes
and, before Mom and Dad would find themselves in the
embarrassing position of being caught by other
passengers with a crying baby, I was fed alcohol.
Obviously I don’t have recollections from the time
when I was a baby, so this account is pieced together
from vague memories of being told stories that are
similar or exactly the same. Mom’s alcoholism truly
reared its ugly head when I was eight and nine years
old, it was in 1983 that she lied to the family about
having lymph node cancer so that she would have an
explanation for staying in bed drunk at all hours. I
forgave my Mom very easily for her act of dishonesty,
my love for her was unconditional. At this point in my
life I find myself hoping that I will be able to
forgive myself for similarly selfish acts that my own
addiction led me to commit. I can’t believe I just
called out my own dead Mom for what’s surely the worst
lie she ever told. I also can’t believe I ever picked
up my first drink on my own after the way alcohol
ruined her life. God, I miss my Mom. I think I was
eight years old when I was introduced to the family
tradition of children partaking in an alcoholic
beverage of their choice, just one, only on New Year’s
Eve, each year. I think it was right away that I knew
I wasn’t interested in beer, rather that I wanted
scotch whiskey. I can’t really remember, after all,
what alcoholic remembers the first drink they picked
up. The first time I vomited from truly drinking "too
much" alcohol, I was twelve years old, that I’m quite
sure of. I’m also quite sure that everything I
remember taking interest in from childhood, and
onwards, I poured myself into with an unhealthy
"excessive/compulsive’ attitude about it. Baseball.
Heavy metal music. Skateboarding. Drinking. Drugs. Oh
yeah, and the video camera...

2) I didn’t first try marijuana (it was actually hash
the first time) because I randomly bumped into it. I
tried it because I had made a decision to find it. I
tried it again the day after that, as I recall, and, I
believe the next day as well. Overnight, when I had
just turned sixteen years old, I became a
"stoner/druggie." Shortly thereafter, I was taking LSD
on a regular basis. It was my prerogative to try just
about any drug I could get my hands on. It is not my
intention to glorify my history as a drug abuser with
elaborate stories about having sex in lavatories on
airplanes after snorting amphetamines off the toilet
at the tender age of seventeen. I will simply say that
when I was interviewed about it all upon checking into
this rehab facility, it became frighteningly clear to
me how lucky I am to still have any chance whatsoever
at leading a happy, fulfilling, and meaningful life. I
am so lucky, there is no doubt in my mind that I have
a Higher Power that is incredibly interested in me
succeeding.

B) ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL MY ALCOHOL/DRUG USE

1) The first time I made an effort to stop drinking,
because I was an alcoholic, I was eighteen years old.
I recall looking up Alcoholics Anonymous, but not
making it to any meetings, and after, perhaps (I can’t
remember exactly), nineteen days of not drinking, back
to back, doing the same number of vodka shots back to
back. Mom forced me into a rehab facility when I was
twenty years old (she was sober at the time, I was in
jail, and going to rehab was my only chance to see
sunlight before court). Sobriety lasted for two and a
half months after the sun’s rays met my face, and it
ended as brutally as it had when I was eighteen.

2) Although I mentioned amphetamines, and can’t say
that I’ve not accepted them on numerous occasions
(especially in pill form), I’ve never purchased them
(correction-bought the pills once) or sought them out
when I wasn’t aware of their immediate presence. I’ve
never smoked crack before (despise the fictitious rap
song I wrote about smoking crack), but, powder cocaine
is an entirely different story. I have been aware of
significant problems that snorting powder cocaine has
caused in my life for many years now, and, on numerous
occasions, made efforts to give up the habit, with
varied success. The longest I was able to abstain was
one year and six days, the second longest was roughly
six months, and, you get the idea.

C) ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR

1) The abusive behavior that I feel will haunt me for
the rest of my life can be summed up by the words
"verbal and emotional attacks on my loved ones." As
I’ve expressed before for this behavior, and only this
behavior, I fear punishment by my Higher Power.

2) I have done a great deal to damage my mind and
body. Like I said, I am beyond fortunate to have this
chance at salvaging a happy, fulfilling, and
meaningful life. My luck will not last with continued
use of alcohol and drugs that are not prescribed to me
by doctors that are aware of my addictions.

D) SPIRITUAL ISSUES

1) I believe that I was chosen by my Higher
Power/Guardian Angels, and led to the spiritual path
which I am currently on. I try not to ask of God,
rather, to work for what it is I want, and communicate
with God only in "Thank You’s." For my Higher Power I
am more grateful than I could possibly express.

2) I used to consider myself agnostic, as recently as
September of 2006. I now consider myself, well,
"spiritual," actually, let me say, "Thankful..."

E) EFFECTS ON FAMILY, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, FRIENDS

1) I’ve already covered the communication problems
with family members and expressed that I fear
punishment for such problems.

2) I’ve communicated to you all before that I , fairly
recently got on both knees and proposed marriage to a
girlfriend, in front of her Grandma. I also
communicated that she later expressed that she
completely changed her mind about getting married. Now
I am in recovery and do not have a significant other.
My friends are still my friends, but also understand
that my health requires that I not be around drugs and
alcohol.

F) EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS

1) I do not have poor self esteem or anxiety issues.

2) While I do have guilt issues related to past
behavior, I am too excited about my future behavior
and the prospect of becoming a healthy parent to let
them remain an obstacle.

G) WORK PROBLEMS

1) I’ve never had problems making it to work or
getting paid--the nature of my work almost embraced my
addictions.

2) There were jobs that I showed up to in absolutely
horrible shape, and some of them ended prematurely due
to that fact.

H) FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

1) I have no financial problems.

2) I have no second financial example.

I) CONSEQUENCES OF BEHAVIOR

1) While under the influence of drugs and alcohol, my
behavior is so impossible to predict, it is
unbelievable. I don’t know where to begin, anyone who
has known me for so much as a couple of months, shit,
even the police offices who arrested me this month can
tell you that I’ve got to be the craziest mutherfukker
they’ve ever laid eyes on.

2) Really, I’m not trying to "toot my own horn," it’s
time for me to "hang up my hat," to "throw in the
towel," it’s time for me to "call it quits."

J) PREOCCUPATION WITH CHEMICALS

1) I haven’t mentioned nitrous oxide, the drug I
"fiend" for, by far, the most. I used to inhale this
gas by the cartridge, specifically, by the case (a
case containing 600 cartridges). I would call a taxi
to come bring me, to pick up a case, and be searching
under my mattress for cartridges while awaiting its
arrival. When it did arrive, I would bring my
cartridge dispenser in the taxi and be dispensing the
gas into my lungs for the entire ride home from the
pick-up. When I say that I feel I was chosen by
Guardian Angels, I say that quite literally. I had a
number of not-at-all-subtle experiences that indicated
to me that I had to give up the nitrous oxide, and
did, six months ago.

2) Another drug that I haven’t mentioned is ketamine.
It is also a drug that I had not-at-all-subtle
experiences on. Enough said.

A GOODBYE LETTER TO MY DRUGS OF CHOICE

At this point,
All you fucking things are good for is dying. I’m not
ready to die. I’m ready to live. I’m ready to breathe
(properly, even). I’m ready to fall in love. I’m ready
to become ready to start a family. I’m ready to be
happy, fulfilled and meaningful. Maybe I’ll see you
fukkers if and/or when I’m ready to die.

Steve-O

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Steve-O: "I Am in the Looney Bin"

Mandi Illuzzi — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:13:57 -0400

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"It's gotten so bad there's nothing left of me," he blogs

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In a new blog post, Steve-O confirms a report that he is being hospitalized in a psych ward.

Under the title "You should all know I am in the looney bin," the Jackass star, 30, writes:

"They call it 'code 5150,' that means 'psycho,' legally, f----n bat-s--t, certifiably.

"I'm outta my mind, believe-you-me. How'd I get this way? How can this be? It's gotten so bad there's nothing left of me."

He adds that pals, including Johnny Knoxville, "came to my home" and physically "forced me into the hospital."

Steve-O appears under the influence in a new new YouTube video. It was posted days after TMZ.com reported that he is being hospitalized at a mental health unit of L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

News broke yesterday that Steve-O — who once dated Nicole Richie — has been charged with felony possession of cocaine.

The charge stems from a March 3 arrest for investigation of vandalism and possession of a controlled substance at his Hollywood home.

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Steve-O Video: "Who Cares When You Die?"

Alissa R — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:55:02 -0400

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Bizarre new footage of the <i>Jackass</i> star appears on YouTube days after he's hospitalized

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Jackass star Steve-O appears under the influence in a new YouTube video posted days after he was hospitalized in a psych ward and charged with cocaine possession.

"You'd think all the time in prison would've taught me something," he tells the camera before erupting into a hysterical laughter. "I'm dead sober, you see!"

He then starts to juggle fruit for the camera before going off on the war in the Middle East. "Everybody's thinking about themselves!" he says.

Later, he cryptically asks, "Who cares when you die?"

The video prompted blogger Perez Hilton to write: "Notice the mysterious white powder in his nose. It's honestly INSANE."

News broke yesterday that Steve-O, 33 — who once dated Nicole Richie — has been charged with felony possession of cocaine.

The charge stems from a March 3 arrest for investigation of vandalism and possession of a controlled substance at his Hollywood home.

TMZ.com also reported that Steve-O was hospitalized at a mental health unit of L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last Sunday.

A rep for Steve-O had no comment yesterday when contacted by Usmagazine.com.

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Jackass' Steve-O Hospitalized

Henry Seltzer — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:45:46 -0400

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Jackass star Steve-O has been hospitalized at a mental health unit of L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and charged with a felony possession of cocaine by the L.A. County District Attorney, TMZ.com reports.

It is the same unit that treated Owen Wilson last year following the actor's suicide attempt, TMZ says.

Steve-O's rep had no comment when reached by Usmagazine.com.

The drug charge is the result of his arrest earlier this month when he was allegedly found vandalizing his neighbor's property, TMZ reports.

Steve-O dated Nicole Richie in 2006.

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Jackass Star Steve-O In Jail

Lindsay Powers — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:48:23 -0500

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Steve-O is cooling his heels in jail.

The Jackass actor was arrested on drug charges, an LAPD spokesperson confirms to Usmagazine.com.

Officers were first called the scene at 5 a.m. this morning after hearing Steve-O was vandalizing the walls of his apartment.

“It appears there were holes in the common wall adjacent to a neighbor,” the spokesperson tells Us.

Drugs were found on the MTV star after police arrived at the scene.

TMZ.com, which first reported the arrest, says Steve-O was held in a citizen’s arrest. The LAPD spokesperson can’t confirm.

The LAPD spokesperson says Steve-O (real name: Stephen Glover) is still at LAPD’s Hollywood station and that bail has not yet been set.

In May 2003, the daredevil actor was jailed for five days in Sweden after joking about smuggling drugs in the country. Two months later, Steve-O was charged with disorderly conduct at a Lollapalooza concert in Pennsylvania.

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Hot Stuff: Sharon Stone's Girlie Pillows Fail to Make Hollywood Comeback

jhwang — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:59:23 -0500

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· Sharon Stone's ta-tas are not making a big impression, but at least they got some sort of an award.

· Pam Anderson writes an angry letter to the Post Master General protesting KFC's request to put Colonel Sanders on a stamp. (Insert inevitable rooster/cock joke here.)

· Isaiah Washington should have cooled it with the anti-gay stuff. Now his career could take a worse beating than he tried to give Patrick Dempsey.

· Steve-O now inflicting more pain on us than himself. See him in lingerie if your eyes can take it.

· Ikea, meet your new poster boy: Kanye West

· Hilary Duff's stalker sentenced to jail for 4 months? Who do you suppose he will be thinking about with all that free time?

· Leonardo DiCaprio almost gave up acting because he was being objectified for his looks. Thankfully, being constantly surrounded by super-models helped him pull through.

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Steve-O, How Low Can You Go?

Henry Seltzer — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:28:29 -0400

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First he blabs about **Nicole Richie** on the Howard Stern Show, then he proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he's fully hydrated. Sure, "Jackass" star, Steve-O has been known to do some pretty nasty stunts, but at last night's premiere of "Jackass: Number 2," he proved to be a real pisser -- literally.

In true idiot fashion, the former MTV "Wild Boyz" star dropped his drawers and proceeded to pee all over the red carpet, thus ensuring himself a future endorsement deal with Depends undergarments. Live the dream Steve-O, live the dream.

You tell Us: Has this Jackass gone too far?

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Jessica and Nicole Regret Ever Hanging Out with These Jackasses

Henry Seltzer — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:25:40 -0400

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Jackass 2 stars, Bam Margera and Steve-O made numerous confessions on the Howard Stern Show yesterday, including more scoop on Bam and **Jessica Simspon**'s rumored hookup and Steve-O's short-lived romance with **Nicole Richie**.

Bam wouldn't confirm that he did the nasty with Jessica, but did say that they "wound up at her parents house drinking margaritas, and it went from there." He went on to say that "yeah, she looked good I can't deny that," and that he "left at 8 in the morning."

Meanwhile, Steve-O insists that his relationship with Nicole Richie was just a publicity stunt, and that she was the one who planned it because she wanted, "some media coverage that wasn't about her being f---ing skinny."

Obviously we're really torn over who's telling the truth here. Is it Jessica and Nicole, or two guys that enjoy alligator nipple clamps and sticking toy cars up other people's butts?

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