Bam Margera says he’s “much better off” after being sacked from ‘Jackass Forever’

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Jackass Forever in a new interview.The stunt performer was fired from Jackass Forever after a positive drug test earlier this year.Speaking on Steve-O’s podcast, which was released last week but recorded some weeks earlier, Margera opened up about leaving the show.“Everything [was] meant for a reason and I’m much better off not being in it,” Margera said to Steve-O after the latter explained how much he “campaigned” to get Margera back on Jackass Forever.“I don’t want to do that anymore,” Margera said, “I don’t want to be a part of it.

I’m much happier without it.”Following his exit from Jackass Forever, the stunt performer filed a lawsuit in August against the film’s producers claiming a violation of his civil rights.

He claimed producers made him sign a “Wellness Agreement” and fired him after a positive drug test, which broke his contract.In April this year, Margera reached a settlement over the lawsuit against Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Jeffrey Tremaine, Paramount Pictures and others.

In court documents obtained by TMZ at the time, Margera asked for the lawsuit to be dismissed.On the podcast with Steve-O, Margera said he was upset by the clause claiming that Jackass producers had previously encouraged his drug and alcohol abuse.“I got a high five for good press,” he said of his 2014 arrest at Los Angeles International Airport. “Now I wind up sipping on a beer out in front of a hotel on TMZ, and I get kicked out for being a liability.