Bam Margera has misplaced all contact together with his son as his authorized battle with estranged spouse Nikki Boyd heats up!
On Wednesday, the Jackass star’s legal professional, Peter W. Thompson, advised TMZ that Nikki will not be permitting the TV persona to speak to his son Phoenix in any way! She has reportedly refused to reply calls or FaceTimes from Bam, that means he’s utterly reduce off from his little one!
In accordance with the lawyer, the daddy and son haven’t communicated in over two months. Their final interplay was on March 29 when Bam visited California and was noticed screaming at his child momma in a Burbank restaurant whereas the 5-year-old was having lunch. Bam was truly arrested when it was decided he was too drunk “to deal with himself.”
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TMZ obtained a video of the incident (HERE), and it seems that Bam was yelling at Nikki whereas she cradled their son in her arms, attempting to defend him from the outburst. Guess that was her final straw…
Nikki is so decided to not let the boys work together, she can also be refusing the skateboarder’s request to provide his son Christmas items, that are 5 months late. Nikki is not going to settle for them, not even when another person drops them off. Wow!
As we’ve been following, the couple hit a tough patch amid Bam’s struggles with sobriety. In February, Nikki filed for authorized separation, citing irreconcilable variations as the rationale for the break up. Just lately, although, Bam has tried to assert they have been by no means legally married, although Boyd’s group denied these claims. The submitting got here after an alleged non-sober go to during which Bam came around Phoenix whereas beneath the affect (he insists he was sober on the time). Now, Nikki is asking for little one and spousal help to get her by means of this difficult time. In court docket docs additionally obtained by the outlet on Wednesday, Nikki is searching for $15,000 a month in little one help, which might cowl the price of her month-to-month bills.
On prime of this, she desires the stunt performer (whom she claims is price round $55 million) to pay her attorneys’ charges of at the very least $50,000. She’d additionally like no matter quantity of spousal help she’s owed primarily based on their relationship however didn’t present a selected quantity. She claims she solely earns lower than $4k a month between household help and public help, which is why she wants assist financially. Equally, within the paperwork, she famous she discovered a home however wants Bam’s assist to make it work and she or he believes he’s able to doing so, although she did specific fears that he’s hiding belongings and being reckless with cash.
Nikki additionally desires sole bodily and authorized custody however can be open to supervised visitation for her ex — provided that he completes drug and alcohol rehab packages first! Everyone knows Bam’s struggled to do that previously…
In accordance with Bam’s legal professional, the previous couple tried to ascertain a schedule the place the daddy may FaceTime his son each different day, nevertheless it by no means materialized. The Viva La Bam alum’s group thinks it could be secure for Bam to talk with Phoenix over the telephone and that it’s “utterly unreasonable” for Nikki to keep away from his calls. We will perceive why that may be so disappointing for Bam!
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However additionally they appeared to recommend he’s keen to do what it takes to make amends. The lawyer insisted Bam’s supporting Nikki financially, similar to by paying for the automotive she is driving and footing the invoice for her residence. In the meantime, Nikki’s legal professional David Glass advised the outlet:
“From Nikki’s perspective, Bam’s continued instability is what makes connecting him and Phoenix troublesome. However, Nikki stays open to common FaceTime communication, as long as Bam will not be impaired throughout the calls, and as long as Bam doesn’t denigrate Nikki throughout the calls.”
We sincerely hope Bam and Nikki can work out a decision as a result of it could be a disgrace for the daddy and son to lose contact. That stated, we perceive why Phoenix’s well-being have to be protected in any respect prices. Ideas? Tell us (under).
[Image via Bam Margera/Instagram]