The Los Angeles Fire Department safely rescued TV personality Steve-O on Thursday after he duct-taped himself to a billboard as part of a publicity stunt.
According to the Associated Press, Steve-O duct-taped himself to a billboard as a stunt for his new multimedia special "Gnarly."
The fire department was dispatched to “an apparent single patient behavior emergency,” at about 9:35 a.m. PT, according to the agency's Twitter account.
#AgencyAssist; INC#0430; 9:35AM; 1747 N Cahuenga Bl; https://t.co/bR4ql06ZOE; #Hollywood; PRELIM: LAFD assisting law enforcement at an apparent single patient behavioral emergency, one person secured (themselves?) to a ... https://t.co/g9dketn7IV
— LAFD (@LAFD) August 13, 2020
A video on CBS Los Angeles showed the prankster being removed from the sign.
Variety reported that Steve-O was not hospitalized.
According to KTLA, the "Jackass" star was not arrested.