Johnny Knoxville detained for inert grenade at airport

[catlover79]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/...hnny_knoxville

LOS ANGELES – Authorities detained Johnny Knoxville on Thursday for allegedly bringing an inert grenade into Los Angeles International Airport. After security screeners spotted the grenade in the "Jackass" star's carry-on luggage, a bomb squad determined it lacked a firing pin or explosive. Police say Knoxville was later released and allowed to board an American Airlines flight to Miami.

Prosecutors will decide whether to charge the 38-year-old with bringing a prohibited item into a secure area of the airport, a misdemeanor. An e-mail to Knoxville's publicist was not immediately returned.

Knoxville, whose real name is Philip John Clapp, told officers the grenade was a prop he forgot to remove from his bag, Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said.

[Zoneboy]

[Lee]

Sounds to me like he just made a mistake, pure and simple

[Hollow]

yeah, sounds like forgetfulness. i've had at least three pocket knives taken from me in airports because i always forget to take them off my keychain.

[comedyfreak]

They better give the poor guy a break. If Madoff is allowed to be free then Knoxville shouldn't be prosecuted.

[TMC]

http://www.looper.com/26012/real-rea...&utm_content=3

Johnny Knoxville burst onto the showbiz scene in 2000 as the de facto host of MTV's Jackass, a strange, hysterically funny reality show. The series followed Knoxville and his cohorts as they performed random pranks on unsuspecting bystanders (or bizarre, self-deprecating pranks on themselves). For example, Knoxville once allowed himself to get sprayed multiple times by a skunk. Another time, he dove into a swimming pool filled with elephant dung. It was that kind of show.

Jackass was a surprise hit, catapulting Knoxville to unexpected fame. He continued his success by journeying to the big screen in Jackass: The Movie, which revolted critics but became a major hit, spawning two sequels. Knoxville also tried his hand as an actor, appearing in films like A Dirty Shame and Big Trouble. Then, after years in the spotlight, Knoxville…pretty much up and vanished.

So what became of him, and just where did he disappear to in the first place? As it turns out, he hasn't gone far, though a lot has changed for the man over the last 15 years.

[Race's Girl]

Originally Posted by comedyfreak

They better give the poor guy a break.

You said it

[Walter White]

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