Brandon Novak - Knowledge

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why me, it's like why the fuck not me? As many times as I hurt him, I took advantage of him, I lied to him, I stole from him, he always lent a hand. And now what better person to understand where he's at than me? There's nothing he could say that would offend me or make me abandon our friendship. I won't and I'll see this through with him till the very end, good, bad, or indifferent."

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that he had used his cellmate's urine to pass a drug test and mentioned the facility by name. The episode was intercepted by the staff at the correctional facility, and on February 11, 2011, the judge revoked Novak's weekend sentence and ordered him to be jailed for 10 months. Novak was released from

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Novak tours the nation sharing his story of recovery and message of hope, seeking to help suffering addicts. He has appeared on broadcasts nationally. In all media appearances he encourages anyone who is struggling to reach out to him for help directly. He even provides his personal cellphone number

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In a 2019 interview, Novak addresses the personal attacks from Margera, "You see Bam's public tirades and the fact that he focused a lot of his attention and his anger on me for a little while.. Did it hurt? Absolutely. Was I angry? Absolutely. Did I retaliate? Definitely not. The reality is why me,

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while intoxicated, claiming his best friend and "life partner" Brandon Novak promised him a new car and Margera felt betrayed by him. In further posts, alluding to the financial support he provided Novak for rehab attempts, he says, "If you fucking faggots don't think I fixed Novak then tell that to

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In March 2009, Frantz had a phone conversation with Novak about his attempted suicide and mental health issues that resulted in him being institutionalized. On March 9, 2009, Novak appeared on Radio Bam and discussed getting out of the mental institution, his drug use, and the delusions that led to

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On the December 17, 2007 episode of Radio Bam, Novak was asked to leave Margera's house again when he lied on air about not having pills and being clean. He had recently been released from a psychiatric ward he had been held in for 12 days because of suicidal tendencies and drug use. The crew found

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In 2013 and 2014, Novak traveled around the world as the opening act for rock and roll band Fuckface Unstoppable. Performing as "Pill" Collins, a spoof of Phil Collins, he would sing "In The Air Tonight" to open the shows. He would be heavily intoxicated, known for coming out naked and spraying the

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to attack Novak. In early 2021, Margera shared a series of text messages between himself and Novak with him saying to Novak, "Your not signing a book on my turf till you admit who you are. You can't just keep coming around my way. Dont you reply to your best friend?" He additionally went on

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Before achieving sobriety in 2015, Novak struggled for over 20 years with addictions to heroin, cocaine, pain pills, benzodiazepines, and alcohol. He spent his 19th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, and 35th birthdays in a jail or treatment center.

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In 2013, Margera also developed the song "Till the Wheels Fal Alf". The music video opens with Novak intoxicated on the phone and ends with a naked Novak being dragged out of a building. The song contains lyrics alluding to Novak's addiction to pills.

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and Punk Rock and Paintbrushes to sponsor an art show and also raise money for Novak's House scholarships through a VIP event. Brandon and Julie continued their support for Punk Rock and Paintbrushes artists and scholarships by sponsoring a show at

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following a humorous arrest where Novak breaks into a gas station during a blizzard, leaves with the stolen goods, then realizing he has nowhere to go, decides to return to the gas station and sleep. He awakes to the police questioning him.

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Bam Margera's band Fuckface Unstoppable produced two songs heavily featuring Novak. "Moonshine", where in the chorus Margera sings about Novak and the music video begins with a naked Novak throwing a fit outside of a gas station.

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wearing nothing except a computer keyboard. The night prior he had brought back girls to his hotel room and sometime in the night had thrown his clothes off the balcony. Having no clothes for the VMA's, he decided on a keyboard.

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abuse"; he elected to leave the team. Over the next 20 years, he went to rehab 13 times, was frequently arrested, overdosed over four times, stole from his friends and family, and prostituted himself to pay for drugs.

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Prior to achieving sobriety, Novak had a long history in and out of the legal system. Novak has been charged over 30 times with charges ranging from burglary to possession over the course of 1997–2014.

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that Novak relapsed in March 2007 and was seeking treatment in a rehabilitation clinic. It is unclear if this incident led to his relapse, or if the relapse was already occurring by this time.

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Margera announced on the April 3, 2007 episode of Radio Bam that Novak had a relapse with his addiction to heroin and was back in rehab. On the July 30, 2007 episode of Radio Bam, Margera and

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and Margera exiled Novak for a period of time as a result. On the March 3, 2008 episode of Radio Bam, Novak stated that he was 33 days clean and would appear in Bam's new MTV show.

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were discussing the topic of heroin and announced that Novak's addiction was "the worst had ever seen" and that Novak was "just killing himself now". He was kicked out of rehab in

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and successfully completed treatment. He has been clean and sober since May 25, 2015. He now serves as a Certified Intervention Professional and serves as a motivational speaker.

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Upon achieving sobriety in 2015, Novak returned to skateboarding. In 2020, he finally achieved his dream of creating a pro-deck with The Heart Supply (run by CEO and Founder of

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the jail on December 30, 2011. He was then on parole for one year and was on probation until the end of 2013, during which time he had to stay clean of illegal substances.

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while he attended rehab for addiction to pills. On February 26, 2007, Novak admitted on Radio Bam that while he had quit using heroin, he still regularly abused

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In 2017, the band Black Haze released a song titled "Dreamseller", as an ode to Novak's nickname. The music video contains videos of Novak pre-sobriety.

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On November 3, 2010, Novak was sentenced to 11–23 months. His initial sentence called for the first 30 weeks, to be spent as weekend confinement at the

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and frequently drank alcohol. While it was not mentioned on the radio show, Novak broke both ankles the day before Margera's wedding while skating with

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He starred in "Facing Addiction in America", a television special featuring celebrities who had been affected by addiction. The special was aired on

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released a short film of their journey to Barcelona titled "The Awakening" showcasing their skateboarding and journey.

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In February 2022, Novak, alongside manager Allison Rush and Julie Johnson, held the first-ever Novak's House gala in

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In 2015, the idea of a movie was again floated, but Novak claimed that to secure funding they would have to approve

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in 2020, marking the five-year anniversary of his sobriety, which chronicles more of his struggle with addiction.

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for an outstanding warrant after being admitted to the hospital for breaking several bones filming a scene for

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on February 2, 2007. He was shown holding a bottle of prescription pain killers afterwards. Margera stated on

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cut off the show. This was significant as it was the first time SIRIUS had ever censored a program before.

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began in 2019 as a result of Margera's continued substance abuse problems. Margera has routinely taken to

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to raise money for sober living scholarships. The event raised nearly $ 70,000 and was featured on

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