Ever since news broke yesterday that “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn passed away after being involved in a fatal car crash with another passenger his co-stars have been writing about their sadness on their Twitter accounts. But Roger Ebert instead decided to slam him for his drink driving.
First of all a recap on the latest stories about Ryan drinking before the accident, TMZ reports that before Ryan got behind the wheel of his car he downed 3 beers and 3 shots at a bar in Philadelphia after hanging out with some friends. Although a person who was in the bar that night said he was “wasted and had a lot to drink.” The autopsy is already underway on Ryan’s body which will determine if alcohol did indeed play a factor in the Jackass stars death although there is no word on when the toxicology results will be released.
Ebert has obviously been reading the news since the crash because he immediately took to his Twitter account to say “Friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive”. It hadn’t even been a day since Ryan died. This didn’t settle too well with Ryan’s co-star Bam Margera who fired back early this morning with “I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterical for a full day and piece of shit roger ebert has the gall to put in his 2 cents About a jackass drunk driving and his is one, fuck you! Millions of people are crying right now, shut your fat fucking mouth!”
While I agree with Ebert about drink driving I think his opinion was given way to soon to the death and just comes across as douchey and insensitive. As for what the other Jackass stars have said since the death here you go:
Johnny Knoxville wrote “Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and his beloved Angie. RIP Ryan , I love you buddy.”
Jason Weeman wrote: “RYAN DUNN– a super awesome memory was at the J RODY walston & the business show!!! I MISS YOU BUD!! You were always a happy kick-ass dude!!”
Steve-O wrote: “I don’t know what to say, except I love Ryan Dunn and I’m really going to miss him.”
It’s all very sad. What’s your opinion on Roger Ebert‘s tweets – is he right or is it too soon?
“Jackass” star Ryan Dunn has passed away after he was involved in a car accident at around 3 am this morning. According to several reports his Porsche went over a guardrail in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania Bam Margera‘s mother confirmed the sad news to TMZ.
Ryan, who was just 34-years-old, was in the car with an unidentified person and they were both killed in the accident after the car went over the guardrail and then crashed into a tree before catching on fire. At first it was unclear as to who was driving the car but it has now been confirmed that the Jackass star was the driver
Police say that Ryan was identified by his tattoos and they are still trying to identify who the passenger was, they also say that speed may have been the cause of the accident. However there is the possibility that drink may have been a factor in the accident because a couple of hours earlier Ryan posted the following photo on his Twitter account that showed him and two friends drinking at a bar, it’s unclear what exactly he was drinking:
Ryan has starred in all of the Jackass movies and he became most famous for the scene that showed him shoving a toy car into his rectum in the first movie. MTV have released a statement on their Twitter account that said “We’re deeply saddened by the passing of a member of the MTV family, Ryan Dunn. Our hearts and thoughts are with his friends and family.”
May he rest in peace. I’m sure more and more info will come out over the next few days.
