By Alesia Stanford For Dailymail.Com 5:40 PM February 26, 2023, updated 5:43 PM February 26, 2023
Bam Margera took to social media to fight back after his estranged wife recently filed for a formal separation papers.
The 43-year-old Jackass star, whose boyfriend Steve-O has spoken publicly about his concerns for Margera’s health and safety, shared a photo of himself, his wife Nikki Boyd, 38, and their son Phoenix, now five, on Instagram by a happier time.
“I am very disappointed in what Nikki and her attorney have said publicly about me as a father. I love my son more than anything in this world,” Margera wrote.
“I actually supported my son. Nobody knows my side of the story, which makes me sad. But one day, hopefully, they will.’
Boyd filed for a legal separation from the embattled star on February 14 after nine years of marriage.
Answer: Bam Margera, 43, has fought back testimony from his estranged wife’s attorney after she filed for legal separation. “I love my son more than anything in the world…No one knows my side of the story, which saddens me,” he wrote
She gave the date of the split as September 2021 and reportedly cited irreconcilable differences.
In a statement to People, her attorney David Glass wrote, “Nikki Margera felt compelled to seek legal separation from her husband Bam Margera and their son because of his ongoing drug and alcohol abuse, erratic behavior and failure to support her .’
“Nikki did everything she could to get Bam to stay sober and try to save her family.”
Boyd has asked for legal and physical custody of Phoenix, with Margera allowing supervised visits on condition they take place in LA County provided he pays the expenses.
She is also said to be seeking spousal support.
Margera was in and out of rehab multiple times before his estranged wife filed papers, and many of his fans, who have followed his career and his antics for years, served up a tough love on his Instagram post.
One wrote a lengthy statement that included: “Stop pointing fingers at everyone else for your own behavior. It won’t help you in the long run, bam. You have to take responsibility to become the man you can be.”
Another followed suit with the following exhortation: “Choose sobriety and choose to take the steps that will help you keep it for yourself and for your son first. (If you want to be a gift, a loving father is what you want)’
Tough Love: Magera’s fans serve tough love at his post. Comments included encouragement to take responsibility for his actions and get sober for his son Hope: Fans seemed hopeful he was getting help after the Jackass 4.5 writer posted this photo with the cryptic message: “I want to thank everyone. I’ve lost a whopping 55 pounds and I remember who I am, I’m home.
“Dude says no one knows his side,” one longtime fan commented. “Well, if you keep busting out of rehab to drink, drunk as a dog on video…you say your side.”
In a cryptic message released early Sunday morning, it appeared the Viva La Bam star had taken the news to heart.
Sharing a photo of himself at the end of a medieval journey, he wrote: “I want to thank everyone I’ve lost a whopping 55 pounds and I remember who I am I’m home❤️.”
Some hopeful fans shared their own stories, including: “Bro I’m almost three years sober. Alcohol ruined my life. Getting sober was the best thing that ever happened to me. If I can do it, so can you, buddy. Much luck.’