After pleading no contest to trespassing and using fireworks, he was sentenced to 30 days in county jail and also ordered to serve three years’ probation and to stay away from the Hollywood Entertainment District. More than 10,000 COVID cases were also confirmed in Los Angeles County alone, with 670 new cases being recorded in just one day as well. The stunt drew dozens of firefighters, police and a rescue helicopter. April 14: Los Angeles County is confirmed to have recorded 40 deaths in a period of just one day, setting a single day record. He shot fireworks off the crane before voluntarily climbing down. The following year, Steve-O again took aim at SeaWorld, this time scaling a construction crane in Hollywood with an inflatable orca and wearing a “ Blackfish” T-shirt, which references the 2013 documentary critical of keeping orcas in captivity and using them in shows. He was arrested and ultimately cited with a traffic infraction. In 2014, Steve-O climbed onto a sign above the 5 Freeway in San Diego, defacing the sign by adding “sucks” after the word “SeaWorld.” The stunt was meant to support critics of SeaWorld who assert that the park mistreats its orcas. The “Jackass” star also has a long list of Southern California publicity stunts. He later sarcastically said, “I did a good deed today by proving it’s not safe to jump off the bridge” at the San Antonio River Walk, citing the shallow water at the popular tourist site. In 2014, he also performed a back flip into the San Antonio River. He said he had jumped off the same bridge two decades earlier in another stunt. Steve-O, whose real name is Stephen Glover, was born in London and spent his first six months there. “I just don’t want to create the impression that I’m making light of suicide,” Steve-O said, “and I’d even like to take that one step further and encourage anyone who’s in emotional or mental distress to reach out and get support.” A recent inquest found that the boy had been viewing and posting content about suicide while at home during a pandemic lockdown. The most recent death along the same bridge was that of Zaheid Ali, a 13-year-old boy who jumped into the Thames and died in 2021. It was unclear which suicide incident police were referring to in their conversation with Steve-O.

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