Bam Margera Put on Ventilator After Being Hospitalized With Pneumonia (Report)

Bam Margera was hospitalized successful San Diego earlier this week, reports TMZ. Bam, 43, is dealing with “a precise superior lawsuit of pneumonia, analyzable by COVID-19,” according to the publication, which besides reports that the Jackass alum tested affirmative for the coronavirus portion successful the aesculapian facilities. Doctors reportedly decided to enactment Bam connected a ventilator portion being treated successful ICU. However, TMZ reports that Bam’s “condition is stable.”

Bam has endured immoderate wellness issues this year. In June, Bam was reported missing by a Florida rehab center. Apparently, Bam departed the halfway successful Delray Beach” aft helium was unhappy with the facility’s services and “restrictions.” A fewer days aft the archetypal report, TMZ reported that Bam was recovered “shacked up astatine a hotel.” The authorities escorted him backmost to the attraction halfway since helium was expected to be rehab nether a tribunal order.

(P&P / MEGA)

In April, Bam’s mother, April Margera, shared a message connected Instagram (also posted to Bam’s account.) “It’s nary concealed that Bam has struggled with intelligence wellness and addiction. You’ve watched Bam turn up and supported him done his ups and downs. Our household has fto you into the chaos that is our home, and we privation thing much than to proceed this travel together.” However, April noted that “ “the ‘Free Bam’ question has caused disorder and a menace to Bam and our families. Although we emotion sharing our lives with you, immoderate things request to beryllium handled privately, and attraction is 1 of them. Recovery is hard and ever much truthful nether nationalist scrutiny.”

(Paul A Hebert/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

“Despite rumors, Bam has ne'er [in a] conservatorship, but alternatively a impermanent healthcare guardianship for reasons not shared with the public,” the connection read. “If Bam chooses to talk to this, helium volition erstwhile helium is ready. The ‘Free Bam’ theorists person encouraged his exit from treatment, contempt their lacking cognition of the details, his health, and his well-being. We kindly inquire you to respect the process and our family. As our extended family, we inquire for you to enactment Bam successful his recovery, to enactment connected track, and privation him good with his sobriety.”

As of this hospitalization report, Bam’s astir caller Instagram post was 1 published connected Dec. 4. Bam posed adjacent to his person and chap utmost sports legend, Bucky Lasek. The station celebrated Bucky’s birthday. “Love you, Bam,” wrote Bucky successful the comments. “Looking guardant to hanging retired more. PMA baby!!”

Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter to get the hottest celeb news.