The troubled 'Jackass' star reveals his surprising connection to the 77-year-old actress amid his own turbulent time due to his struggle with addiction issues.
- Feb 8, 2023
AceShowbiz - Priscilla Presley and Bam Margera are apparently bonding over their respective difficult times. In what may seem like an unlikely friendship, the actress and the stunt performer have grabbed lunch together.
It's Bam who revealed his shocking connection to Priscilla. On Tuesday, February 7, he made use of his Instagram page to share photos of the two hanging out together. "Lunch with prescilla Presley [sic]," he captioned the first selfie.
In the second snap, Priscilla was looking at a photo of Bam's 5-year-old son Phoenix Wolf Margera, although the photo didn't show a photograph or a screen. "Priscilla Presley watching Phoenix the wolf," the "Jackass" star wrote in the caption.
Later, Bam also posted a video of Priscilla wishing his son Phoenix a happy birthday, though the boy celebrated his birthday on December 23, 2022, more than a month ago. "We want to say happy birthday," Bam started the video message, before Priscilla joined in to say, "Happy birthday, Phoenix." Bam added, "To the Wolf," which Priscilla echoed. The father of one went on noting, "Even though its late it's the thought that counts."
It's not clear when exactly the photos and video were taken, but Priscilla's son Navarone Garcia posted on his own Instagram page on Tuesday a video of him hanging out with Bam, who appeared to wear the same hoodie he sported on his own posts. In Navarone's post, the two guys had a laugh while comparing the injuries they got.
Priscilla and Bam's outing together comes while they're dealing with their own issues. The 77-year-old actress is currently in legal war after challenging her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley's will, which replaced her and Lisa Marie's former business manager Barry Siegel with her eldest children Riley Keough and Benjamin Keough in 2016 as trustees. Priscilla questioned the "authenticity and validity" of the amendment to the trust.
Meanwhile, Bam has been struggling with addiction issues. Recently, Steve-O called him out for apparently relapsing. Commenting on Bam's post in which he shaded another "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O wrote, "Bam, last night you had your five year old son with you on stage at my show, and you were blessed with the chance to spend another day or two with him - then as soon as you left my show, you stayed up all night getting loaded enough to think it was a good idea to post more vile nonsense like this. I hope you understand how awful that is."
"You say you want to have a relationship with your son, but your actions guarantee the exact opposite will happen. I brought you on tour with me in hopes that I could get you to see what's possible for you if you choose recovery," he continued.
The 48-year-old said he's done trying to help Bam and he's prepared to hear the worst. "I've tired [sic] everything I can, but I can't force you to get honest and do the work of recovery," so he warned his friend.
"I wish you could know how much I've hated feeling braced for news of your death, but you're making it clear that I have no other choice," he said, before concluding his rant. "You're dying, brother, and it sucks that I can't do anything to save you."
