Johnny Knoxville51 years previous, is an American stuntman, actor, author and producer, greatest recognized for his work in “Donkey” franchise.
The 51-year-old from Knoxville, Tennessee is now going through a lawsuit over a prank gone flawed.
Knoxville sued over ‘terrifying ordeal’
Khalil Khan is suing Johnny Knoxville and Dickhouse Leisure, Inc over an alleged “terrifying proof that the defendants offered to Mr. Khan on October 22, 2022” for a “Jackass” prank.
In line with a lawsuit, obtained by The Blast, Mr Khan claims he was “fraudulently tricked” by an worker of Johnny Knoxville and Dickhouse Leisure into performing what he thought was routine restore work through “TaskRabbit” at a house in Lengthy Seashore, California.
Nonetheless, when Khan confirmed up for work on the California house, the house owner informed him the final one that got here in to do the job was thrown out, so he’d must “get it proper or he’d get crushed.” .”
Khan says the person stated “I do know jiu-jitsu” ominously, and so Mr. Khan started to worry for his security. Nonetheless, he did not go away as a result of he simply needed to get the job completed after which go away.
It was solely later that Khan realized that the proprietor of the home, together with everybody concerned on this situation, had been actors.
Khan accused of killing the woman’s pony
Khan stated the lamp within the room went out moments after he entered the home, adopted by slightly woman, who was about 10-12 years previous, who bumped into the room crying.
“You killed my pony!” the woman began yelling at Khan, who then began denying he had any half in any of this, nevertheless each the woman and the ‘proprietor’ insisted that he was the one who lower the electrical energy, which shut down even the life assist machine that was maintaining the little woman’s pony alive.
Khan was then led right into a bed room inside the home, the place he noticed what he believed was an actual pony, connected to a machine that regarded like a life assist machine.
As he was attempting to soak up all the pieces and course of the occasions occurring round him, Khan then observed somebody outdoors his home who began towing his automotive, with out his permission.
Khan pulled out his telephone and began calling the police however stopped when one of many “tow truck males” got here in and informed him that they had discovered cocaine in his automotive and proceeded to elevate what regarded like a bag of white powder. Khan was horrified and shocked and denied realizing something about it.
“By this level, the plaintiff (Khan) was in a panic. Inside minutes, he’d been threatened with a beating, informed he’d botched the restore job, accused of killing a pony, had his automotive taken with out permission, and now being informed he’d be arrested. for possession of illicit medicine. .”
Johnny Knoxville reveals up
That is when Johnny Knoxville confirmed up on the scene and informed Khan that the entire thing was a joke. In line with the lawsuit, Knoxville anticipated Khan to search out the joke amusing and rapidly leap on the few hundred {dollars} in money Knoxville’s affiliate had supplied him, nevertheless, Khan “was not amused and doesn’t stay amused.” He was “very shocked and traumatized by this episode”.
The lawsuit claims that he has been experiencing nervousness and fear, lack of sleep and misery for the reason that accident. “Khan is worried that if the episode turns into public, it’ll topic him to embarrassment and mock, and probably injury his repute and his enterprise as effectively,” the lawsuit continued.
Khan is at the moment suing each Johnny Knoxville and Dickhouse Leisure, Inc. for compensatory, particular and punitive damages and prices of the lawsuit.
