Jackass alum Bam Margera holds hands with fitness model Dannii Marie as he heads to court hearing in Pennsylvania stemming from row with brother
Jackass alum Bam Margera appeared to be in good spirits as he made a court appearance in Philadelphia at the Chester County Justice Center flanked by family and friends, including a woman who appeared to be his new love interest.
The MTV alum, 43, smiled as he was pictured holding hands with fitness model Dannii Marie as he was seen with his attorneys ahead of the hearing, in which he answered to charges over an altercation with his brother in April.
The Viva La Bam star on Thursday was clad in a dusty gray blazer over an untucked button-down light blue shirt. He rounded out his court attire with black pants and black and gray sneakers.
The West Chester, Pennsylvania-born reality star wore black sunglasses and sported stubble during the court appearance.
Margera - who recently called out his Jackass costars in a rap song - held hands with Dannii Marie who appeared to be his new love interest, after he was linked with a woman named Jessica Dietzler last month.
The latest: Jackass alum Bam Margera, 43, appeared to be in good spirits as he made a court appearance in Philadelphia at the Chester County Justice Center, flanked by family and friends, including fitness model Dannii Marie, who he held hands with
Dannii Marie has more than 11,600 Instagram followers on her account.
Her bio reads, 'Miss Golden Beach Fitness 2021' and says she is based out of five U.S. cities: Los Angeles; Miami; Palm Beach, Florida; New York City; and Charleston, South Carolina.
According to her Model Mayhem bio, Dannii Marie stands at 5-feet-11, as her 'modeling career has spanned nearly twenty years and has evolved into the fitness world.'
She said in the bio, 'I love fitness, fashion and the runway!! I have repeatedly represented major brands, fashion designers, and automobile companies such as Ferrari and Lamborghini over the years.'
She said she has walked at New York Fashion Week and Miami Swim Week.
Dannii Marie was clad in a lacey magenta sleeveless top with black slacks and black shoes. She accessorized with sunglasses and dangling earrings with her brown locks down on the summer day in the City of Brotherly Love.
Others who were seen near the courthouse Thursday included Margera's parents April and Phil Margera, and his attorney Michael van der Veen.
A judge ruled Thursday that Margera must stand trial on charges that he punched his brother during an April altercation at their home near Philadelphia, while ordering him to get a drug and alcohol screening to remain free on bail.
Margera has pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges, which include simple assault and making terroristic threats. He has been free on $50,000 bail and said Thursday that he has been in drug and alcohol treatment this year and living with former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom.
The MTV alum smiled as he was pictured holding hands with Dannii Marie as he was seen with his attorneys ahead of the hearing
The Viva La Bam star on Thursday was clad in a dusty gray blazer over an untucked button-down light blue shirt, rounding out his court attire with black pants and sneakers
Margera held hands with Dannii Marie, after he was linked with a woman named Jessica Dietzler last month
Dannii Marie was clad in a lacey magenta sleeveless top with black slacks and black shoes. She accessorized with sunglasses and dangling earrings with her brown locks down
Margera, who has been plagued by multiple legal and personal problems this year, appeared cool and calm as he headed into the courthouse
Margera's parents April and Phil Margera were present at the hearing on Thursday
'I´m not trying to get him in trouble here. I just want him to get the help because I feel like this is our last chance,' Margera's brother, Jess Margera, said in testifying about what he called two decades of troubling behavior by his brother.
Jess said the troubling conduct escalated during a 'frightening and unpredictable' two-week visit home in April.
He said that Bam - upset on a Sunday morning after seeing a text that suggested he needed mental health treatment - struck him in the nose and ear and ruptured his eardrum.
Jess Margera's girlfriend called police after Bam kicked in her bedroom door, he said.
'I don't know what we´re doing here,' lawyer Michael van der Veen said. 'This is a disagreement between two brothers on a Sunday morning over coffee.'
He argued that the brothers often perform such antics for the cameras. The Chester County magistrate rejected the argument, noting that no cameras were rolling at the time.
Prosecutors agreed to drop two of four counts of terroristic threats stemming from allegations that Bam Margera threatened to shoot various family members and left his brother a threatening note. Neither the brother nor prosecutors suggested that he had access to a gun.
By the end of the hearing - which was delayed for several hours by Bam Margera's delayed flight from California - both sides seemed most interested in ensuring that he remains in treatment.
'We want to make sure you're safe, secure and alive,' said Judge Albert Iacocca, who asked what had motivated him to go to treatment this year.
'To see my son Phoenix, who's five,' Bam Margera said.
A judge ruled Thursday that Margera must stand trial on charges that he punched his brother during an altercation at their home near Philadelphia, while ordering him to get a drug and alcohol screening to remain free on bail
Margera told the judge in the case that he was motivated to stay sober for his five-year-old son
Margera's lawyer Michael van der Veen (pictured) told the court that 'this is a disagreement between two brothers on a Sunday morning over coffee'
It's been a challenging summer for Margera, who has also had frayed relations with his estranged wife Nicole Boyd, 39, over their son Phoenix, five
Margera wrote on social media after his arrest that the allegations 'are not true,' and the brothers threatened to sue each other over the conflict.
'I don't care about the money,' Jess Barbera said. 'My brother´s a good dude when he's not messed up. I don't think he would hurt a fly. It's just when he's been up for days, it's scary.'
It's been a challenging summer for Margera, who has also had frayed relations with his estranged wife Nicole Boyd, 39, over their son Phoenix, five.
Margera told TMZ last month outside of court in downtown Los Angeles that Boyd had continued to obstruct him from having contact with Phoenix, aside from a few FaceTime calls.
Boyd told the outlet that his behavior had been 'extremely scary,' and that he needed to change his ways before visits with their son would resume.
The last time Margera had in-person contact with his child was on March 29 during an in-person visit in California.
That interaction did not go well, as Margera was seen in a clip on the site arguing with Boyd inside a Burbank, California restaurant over time spent with the child. The Jackass alum was seen arguing with Boyd in the clip, telling her, 'Phoenix has his own mind. Let him have his own mind!'
He was subsequently arrested in connection with public intoxication in the wake of the incident.
Dannii Marie has more than 11,600 Instagram followers on her account. Her bio reads, 'Miss Golden Beach Fitness 2021' and says she is based out of five U.S. cities: Los Angeles; Miami; Palm Beach, Florida; New York City; and Charleston, South Carolina
Margera, Nicole Boyd and their son Phoenix were pictured in a previously-posted Instagram photo
Margera recently called out his Jackass costars in Feel Like Bam, a rap song with Cult Shotta and Tanboymiguel
Margera last month was released from a psychiatric hospital after he was taken in on a 5150 psychiatric hold, and went directly into a rehab center to detox at one of the Odom Wellness Treatment Centers ran by NBA alum Lamar Odom, sources told TMZ. He ultimately left the facility in June.
Margera on June 4 was located by authorities at a Trejo's Tacos location in Los Angeles and taken in for a 5150 psychiatric hold after he took to social media threatening to end his life if he could not reunite with his son.
Margera had taken to social media May 30 in a clip he later deleted, claiming he would 'smoke crack' until he died unless he was able to see his son, saying, 'I haven't seen Phoenix in two f***ing months - I have to wake up every day, knowing that I probably won't get to talk to him or see him.'
In the clip, Margera was critical of Boyd for not letting him speak to their son, as well as his parents April and Phil Margera, saying they spurred him to drink.
'I'm going to smoke crack with the bums down at the f***ing boardwalk until I'm dead unless you deliver me f***ing Phoenix,' he said in the clip. 'Get to work Nikki, or anyone that wants to help. I want Phoenix.'
Boyd and Margera split up in 2021, and in September of that year, Boyd went to court to request full custody of their son.
Boyd filed in Los Angeles to legally separate from Margera this past February, saying the cause was irreconcilable differences, and requested the court award her spousal support, as well as legal and physical custody of their child.
Source: Daily Mail
