Johnny Knoxville May Be Filming Another ‘Jackass’ Movie, As Handyman Sues Star Over Prank He Calls A “Terrifying Ordeal”

On the press tour for “Jackass Forever” earlier this year, Johnny Knoxville insisted the fourth film in the prank stunt franchise would be the last. In fact, he did so repeatedly, and it makes sense, considering Knoxville and most of the veteran “Jackass” cast are now in their fifties. But Variety reports that Knoxville’s pranking days may not be over just yet, and someone’s not happy about it.

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Handyman Kahlil Khan filed a suit in Long Beach Superior Court against Knoxville after being the unwilling participant in a recently filmed prank. Khan alleges he signed up for a simple repair job on TaskRabbit in October that escalated into a “terrifying ordeal” involving several mischievous incidents. Here’s a play-by-play of the event.

Khan claims he entered the home on the pretense that he repair a dimmer switch. However, shortly after starting, the homeowner threatened to beat him up if he didn’t fix it correctly, saying, “I know jiu-jitsu.” A lamp went out soon afterward, and a young girl ran into the room screaming, “You killed my pony.” Khan protested, but the homeowner and the girl led him to another room in the house where a pony appeared on a life-support machine. After that, Khan looked outside and saw a truck towing away his car. He tried to call the police, but one of the men warned him that if he did, he would be arrested for cocaine possession, and brandished a bag of white powder.

At this point, Plaintiff was in a panic,” reads the lawsuit. “In the span of just minutes, he had been threatened with being beaten up, told he botched the repair job, accused of murdering a pony, had his car taken without his permission, and was now being told that he would be arrested for possession of illicit narcotics.” Knoxville soon came out of hiding and revealed to Khan that the whole incident was a prank, with all of the participants actors. Khan alleges Knoxville offered him a few hundred dollars, but it felt more like everyone wanted him to laugh the prank off.

Obviously, Khan didn’t take very well to Knoxville’s exploits. “But Plaintiff was not amused, and remains unamused,” the lawsuit read. “He has been badly shaken and traumatized by this episode.” Khan’s lawsuit claims he suffered lack of sleep, anxiety, and emotional distress from the incident. It also says he fears that he’ll be subject to “embarrassment and ridicule” if audiences ever saw footage of the prank.

No word from Knoxville yet about the incident or the lawsuit, but this certainly makes it sound like the “Jackass” crew is up to their old tricks again. Still, case aside, the whole affair feels less like a physically dangerous stunt than a carefully staged prank. So, not exactly a return to form for Johnny Knoxville and his cronies if the stunt is indeed for a future “Jackass” film.

“Jackass Forever” made $80 million at the box office, in a similar range as “Jackass: The Movie” and “Jackass Number Two.” But instead of a new film, this stunt is likely part of the new “Jackass” TV show Knoxville has set up at Paramount+, thanks to the success of “Forever.” As far as “Jackass” stunts go, this one feels a little tame but no doubt traumatizing for Mr. Kahn. One wonders if it will affect the Paramount+ show moving forward.