Jackass' Steve-O has pulled many stunts in his career that led to painful injuries, but none are so painful, perhaps, as injuries to one's pride. The impish star was arrested Monday at 5 am under investigation of vandalism and possession of a controlled substance after a neighbor made a citizen's arrest. The two reportedly had a dispute over a fence. In addition, Steve-O got officially booked for a traffic warrant from a previous incident. As of posting, the prankster's rep has not commented. Is it only natural that someone who thrives on manic behavior would ricochet into an arrest? Or is it just totally unfair that Steve-O's very own neighbor would call the cops on him? — Anna DimondRelated:• Jackasses to Take Over MTV for 24 Hours• For Jackasses, No Injury Too Big (Or Small) to Overcome
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Johnny Knoxville by John Stanton/WireImage.com
For Johnny Knoxville, not even a cringe-worthy injury can keep him from working. The stunt maven (no stranger to pain), tore his urethra last week, just before the upcoming 24-hour Jackass "takeover" of MTV (Feb. 23 at noon to Feb. 24 at noon) — but he's still planning on showing up.While tearing that delicate human part might seem impossible, the injury happened as a result of a fall during a motorcycle flip in a tribute to Evel Kneivel with Mat Hoffman. Not long after being released from the hospital, Knoxville told TV Guide he was performing the stunt as part of the lineup for the weekend event, which kicks off the launch of Jackass' new online home, Jackassworld.com (note: profanity peppered throughout). The site, Knoxville said, will "expand Jackass so much... it's going to be pretty damn fun. We can try whatever we want. Literally, whatever idea we have, whether it's a prank, or a stunt... or a talk show." In the meantime, Knoxville promises that the weekend kickoff will ...
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Johnny Knoxville by John Shearer/WireImage.com
In a moment of total genius — or disaster — MTV is handing over the airwaves to the Jackass crew for 24 hours. From Feb. 23 at noon until noon the next day, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and associates will be in charge of the 'net in an unhostile "takeover."While it's pretty obvious that a sleepover with the prank-happy posse is something to avoid, watching it all go down on TV is a different story. Some of the rumored stunts and games include a wiener-eating contest and night vision dodgeball, with plenty more antics in the works. — Anna Dimond
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Could be. On Dec. 19, Paramount Digital Entertainment and MTV New Media are releasing the idiot savants' third movie, Jackass 2.5, directly to the Internet. What's more, for the first two weeks, it'll be free, thanks to host site Blockbuster. Then, in February, the nimrods' own new site will begin offering fresh content on a regular basis. Because what the world absolutely needs now is more dumb. — Ben Katner
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Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies by Scott Garfield/ABC
I now have a new favorite TV character this season, and it’s of the four-legged variety. Of course I’m talking about Digby, the stalwart and silent and absolutely gorgeous canine companion of Pushing Daisies’ life-affirming hero, Ned. This golden retriever was the first dead object (run down on a highway) to be revived by Ned as a child, and their attachment was one of the first and most persistent nitpicky complaints I fielded from the show’s naysayers. "How could Ned and Digby not have touched at least once over the years?" they wondered. A little boy and a faithful dog, how is it possible they restrained themselves from the heavy petting that comes so naturally in youth? My answer (beyond the obvious explanation that Pushing Daisies is a fantasy and we should just sit back and respect the rules we’ve been presented): Digby understands what’s going on. He knows that to be touched by Ned is to be sent to doggie heaven. He doesn’t need to be told. ...
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The Best of Chappelle's Show: Uncensored, offering the Comedy Central series' 25 most memorable moments, arrives on DVD June 5.... MTV's Jackass on Sept. 24 will incarnate itself as a next-gen video game, allowing players to interact with likenesses of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, et al.... Blade Runner, Bonnie and Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, Magnum Force and Sudden Impact have been selected for hi-def restoration, with Blade Runner set for a DVD re-release later this year, in time for its 25th anniversary.
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Bam Margera with Missy Rothstein, Bam's Unholy Union
Mixing the stunts of Jackass with the romance of Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, MTV's surprisingly endearing Bam's Unholy Union (Tuesdays at 9:30 pm/ET) follows (dare)devil-skater Bam Margera and his West Chester, Pennsylvania, hometown fiancée Missy Rothstein as they prepare to say "I do." TV Guide caught up with Bam, who in real time already wed his bride Feb. 3 and honeymooned in... Dubai?
TV Guide: So how did you land such a nice, normal girl?Bam Margera: I got lucky. I think the fact that she's the complete opposite of me is what makes it work. She barely even drinks. She'll have an olive martini at the bar and that's it. I need to have 18 of them. I've known her since sixth grade. She knows what I'm all about.
TV Guide: Was your Las Vegas bachelor party as insane as it loo
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John Waters, 'Til Death Do Us Part
The Farrelly Brothers, the Jackass boys, every contestant who's ever eaten an insect on Fear Factor... they all owe a huge debt to the schlockmeister who pioneered hard-to-stomach, in-your-face entertainment: Baltimore-based auteur/author/actor John Waters. Originally known as the director of campy, lowbrow flicks punctuated by gross-out gags (e.g., plus-size drag queen Divine eating authentic dog poop in 1972's Pink Flamingos), the 60-year-old moviemaker has enjoyed a more mellow image in recent years, thanks to a st
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The Dudesons' Jukka (top) and Jarppi
When we heard that The Dudesons, four Finnish friends with a taste for Jackass-like stunts, were going to be abusing their bodies on Spike (premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET), we just knew we had to chat with them. Two of the Dudes, Jukka and Jarppi, indulged us.
TV Guide: Is there a difference between Finnish humor and American humor?
Jukka: People around the world laugh at the same things. It's always funny to see someone get woken up by hitting him with a baseball bat. [In] Finland, we don't really have censorship on TV so we can broadcast even the craziest ideas: lighting somebody on fire, accidentally burning our house down....
TV Guide: How about Finnish humor vs. Swedish humor?
Jukka: Finnish humor is mo
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Do you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese at the Grand Ole Opry? Nashville Star judge Anastasia Brown tells Jack Myers' MediaVillage.com that she and Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino are working on a scripted drama series set in the Athens of the South. Former Jackass Johnny Knoxville will be in the pilot. The trio previously worked together on the 2005 film Daltry Calhoun (yes, that Daltry Calhoun).
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