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Jackass star Johnny Knoxville sued over emotional distress from a PRANK where victim was accused of killing a pony
- The 51-year-old Jackass star is at the center of a lawsuit over an elaborate prank which may have gone too far
- Knoxville – real name Philip John Clapp – is being sued by Khalil Khan for a home prank which he alleges caused him emotional distress according to documents
- Khan claims that he was hired via TaskRabbit to do a routine repair job but ended up being accused of killing a pony in a practical joke
- The prank victim – who claims the owner of the house was an actor in on the prank – was set to fix an electric dimmer switch.
- A lamp went out and a girl – who is alleged to be around 10-years-old and an actor – had accused him of killing her pony as it was on life support
- Khan said that Johnny eventually let him in on the gag while expressing that it was good-natured
- And though he was offered compensation financially for participating, Khan maintained that he did not find the prank amusing
Johnny Knoxville is being sued for emotional distressed caused by a prank.
The 51-year-old Jackass star – whose former castmate Bam Margera is reportedly battling pneumonia – is at the center of a lawsuit over an elaborate prank which may have gone too far.
Knoxville – real name Philip John Clapp – is being sued by Khalil Khan for a home prank which he alleges caused him emotional distress according to legal documents obtained by TMZ on Friday.
Uh oh: Johnny Knoxville is being sued for emotional distressed caused by a prank as a man named Khalil Khan has filed a lawsuit over a home prank which he alleges caused him emotional distress according to legal documents obtained by TMZ on Friday. Khan claims that he was hired via TaskRabbit to do a routine repair job but ended up being accused of killing a pony in a practical joke
Khan claims that he was hired via TaskRabbit to do a routine repair job but ended up being accused of killing a pony in a practical joke.
The prank victim – who claims the owner of the house was an actor in on the prank – was set to fix an electric dimmer switch.
However soon after starting his work, a lamp went out and a girl – who is alleged to be around 10-years-old and apparently an actor – had accused him of killing her pony as it was on life support and died when the electricity went out.
Khan claimed that he was later led into a room where there was an actual pony.
As if dealing with the apparent death of an animal wasn’t enough, Khan alleges that he then saw his car getting towed.
Things got even more ridiculous as Khan claimed that when he started to call the police, one of the men who was trying to take his automobile said that he would get in trouble for having cocaine in it.
Khan said that Johnny (seen in September) eventually let him in on the gag while expressing that it was good-natured and though he was offered compensation financially for participating, Khan maintained that he did not find the prank amusing.
The prank victim even alleges that the person even pulled out a bag of white powder leaving him horrified.
Khan said that Johnny eventually let him in on the gag while expressing that it was good-natured.
And though he was offered compensation financially for participating, Khan maintained that he did not find the prank amusing.
Johnny is known for playing pranks and doing stunts on reality television show Jackass which aired over three seasons from 2000 to 2001
The prank victim claims that the practical joke had caused him ’emotional distress, worry, anxiety, and possible harm to his business reputation’ according to TMZ so he is suing for damages.
Johnny is known for playing pranks and doing stunts on reality television show Jackass which aired over three seasons from 2000 to 2001.
It ultimately spun off into four feature films and he also played pranks in 2013 flick Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.
It ultimately spun off into four feature films and he also played pranks in 2013 flick Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (pictured)
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