Johnny Knoxville and the rest of the cast of 'Jackass' attended West Hollywood Pride last weekend.
While talking to a reporter during the parade, Knoxville had a message for queer youth: “Live how you wanna live baby, be whoever you wanna be, we love you.”
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Johnny Knoxville and the ‘Jackass’ cast made a surprise appearance at the West Hollywood Pride Parade on Sunday (7 June) to show their support for the LGBTQ+ community.
Knoxville was spotted carrying a rainbow fan and waving a Progress Pride flag along the parade route, while Steve-O rode through the festivities in his underwear aboard a makeshift shopping cart float decked out in rainbow flags.
After the event, Knoxville described taking part in WeHo Pride as a "dream come true," thanking LGBTQ+ fans for supporting the franchise over the years. "What a beautiful event to be a part of," he wrote on social media. "I was overcome with emotion a few times along the parade route."
The appearance also marked a full-circle moment for the ‘Jackass’ crew, who were once banned from filming in West Hollywood for 10 years after a stunt during the franchise's original 1999 pilot. The stunt, called “The Convict”, had Knoxville dressed as an escaped convict entering a hardware store on Santa Monica Boulevard to try and convince someone to saw his handcuffs off. "Banned from West Hollywood no more," the group joked in a social media post celebrating their Pride appearance.
getting a little emo at all the jackass pride content actually; it means a lot rn to have mainstream straight men be proudly and unapologetically loud regarding their support and admiration for the community like.