Bam Margera continued to receive support from Lamar Odom as he entered rehab following his very public spiral.
Margera, 43, entered a rehabilitation center run by Odom, 43, following his recent release from his 5150 confinement and shared photos of his treatment on Instagram on Thursday.
In the photos, Lamar was seen at Margera’s bedside as he began cleaning himself with medical help.
“I’m starting rehab,” Margera captioned the photos.
Margera was lying in bed, wires tangled all over his chest, when he gestured towards the camera.
Signs of Support: Bam Margera continued to receive support from Lamar Odom as he entered rehab following his very public spiral
Getting Clean: Margera was lying in bed with wires tangled all over her chest
Bam went straight to a rehab center owned by the former Lakers player after his release from a mental hospital on Wednesday.
Sources told TMZ that the TV personality was personally greeted by Odom as he was discharged from the hospital and on his way to detox at one of the Odom Wellness treatment centers run by the NBA grad.
The Viva La Bam star is currently detoxing at one of Odom’s facilities and upon completion of that process will head to another location owned by Odom.
Odom on Tuesday visited the former Jackass employee at the medical facility where he was being held to make him an offer to stay at one of his facilities during difficult times.
Odom was “serious” about his offer of help for Margera, insiders told TMZ, adding that the former MTV star is “open to a rehab visit” and “banged out” Odom at the meeting.
Odom has opened three treatment facilities statewide, two of them in Southern California, the outlet reported. These include Project West in San Diego, Wavelengths in Huntington Beach, California, and Gold Bridge Addiction Center in Louisburg, Kansas.
It wasn’t immediately clear to which facility Margera was transferred upon his discharge from the hospital.
Advance: Odom was spotted visiting Margera in the hospital on Tuesday
Exit: Odom was spotted with his manager Gina Rodriguez
Help out: Odom was “serious” about his offer to help Margera, insiders told TMZ, adding that the former MTV star is “open to a rehab visit” and Odom “bumped out” at the meeting
The latest: Margera, 43, was released from a psychiatric hospital on Wednesday and went straight to a rehabilitation center run by Odom, 43
Insiders told the outlet that Margera is focused on rehab for the sake of his five-year-old son, Phoenix, who he shares with estranged wife Nicole Boyd, 39.
Margera was located by authorities at a Trejo’s Tacos location in Los Angeles on Sunday and taken to a 5150 psychiatric facility after threatening on social media that he would end his life if he couldn’t get back together with his son .
Margera had claimed on social media on Thursday that if he couldn’t see his son, he would “smoke crack” until he died in a clip he later deleted.
“I haven’t seen Phoenix in two damn months,” Margera said. “I have to wake up every day knowing that I probably won’t be able to talk to him or see him.”
In the clip, Margera criticized Boyd for not letting him speak to her son as well as his parents April and Phil Margera, saying they goaded him into drinking.
“I’m gonna smoke crack with the bums down the frigging boardwalk until I’m dead unless you fuck me Phoenix,” he said in the clip. ‘Get to work Nikki or anyone who wants to help.’ I want Phoenix.’
Odom on Tuesday visited the former Jackass employee at the medical facility where he was being held to make him an offer to stay at one of his facilities during difficult times
Insiders told the outlet that Margera is focused on rehab for the sake of his five-year-old son, Phoenix, who he shares with estranged wife Nicole Boyd, 39
Margera’s attorney, Peter W. Thompson, told TMZ on Wednesday last week that Boyd has taken steps over the past two months to cut Margera off of Phoenix as part of her ongoing legal battle.
Boyd did not allow Margera to communicate with his child over the phone or FaceTime, Thompson said, adding that the Viva La Bam star was last in touch with his child on March 29 during a personal visit to California.
That interaction didn’t go well, as Margera was seen in a clip on the site arguing with Boyd at a restaurant in Burbank, California, about the time she spent with the child. The Jackass graduate was seen in the clip arguing with Boyd, telling her, ‘Phoenix has a mind of his own.’ Let him have a mind of his own!’
He was subsequently arrested in connection with public drunkenness following the incident.
This was the last time Margera communicated with his son, Thompson told the outlet.
Boyd and Margera separated in 2021 and in September of that year Boyd went to court to seek sole custody of their son.
Boyd filed for a legal separation from Margera in Los Angeles last February. The reason for this was irreconcilable differences. She asked the court to grant spousal support and custody of their child.
Thompson told the outlet that Margera and Boyd had tried unsuccessfully to set up a routine where he would FaceTime his son, but had never been successful.
Margera’s camp said they found it “completely unreasonable” for Boyd not to take the FaceTime or phone calls he made because it posed no danger to the child, the outlet reported.
Margera, Boyd and their son were pictured in a photo previously posted to Instagram
Margera has made headlines in recent months over a slew of legal issues, including a row with his brother, who has accused him of drug use. He had denied the allegations
Margera has complained about the issue in court, and Boyd responded that she was fine with him making visits with the child, provided they were in California, where she lives, and he was sober.
Sources told the outlet that Margera will continue to pay for Boyd’s home and car expenses and that he remains willing to negotiate an agreement with Boyd and her attorneys for any level of communication.
Boyd’s attorney, David Glass, referenced Margera’s behavior in his response to the media outlet.
“From Nikki’s point of view, it’s Bam’s ongoing instability that makes it difficult to connect him and Phoenix,” Glass said. “But Nikki remains open to regular FaceTime communications as long as Bam is not interfered with during calls and as long as Bam does not slur Nikki during calls.”
Margera has made headlines in recent months over a slew of legal issues, including a row with his brother, who has accused him of drug use. Margera had denied the allegations.