Johnny Knoxville Pulls the Plug on Marriage

Posted Jul 3rd 2007 5:20PM by TMZ Staff

"Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville is officially 86'ing his marriage.

TMZ has obtained documents, filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, in which Knoxville (real name P.J. Clapp) cited "irreconcilable differences" in his nearly twelve-year marriage to wife Melanie.

We're told there is no prenup and Knoxville will pay spousal support. He's asking for joint custody of the couple's only child, 11-year-old daughter Madison.

Interestingly, Knoxville's lawyer, disso-queen Laura Wasser, signed the divorce petition last January but it wasn't filed until today.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Break-Ups

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1. Melanie is a wonderful woman and I wish her all the best.

Posted at 5:46PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Hotin Thecity

2. As long as he pays spousal support, he can do what and who he wants...

Posted at 5:47PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Speedmonkey.net

3. I love Johnny Knoxville!!

Posted at 5:48PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Mas

4. Does this really qualify as "newsworthy"??? Geez, let these people have a private life. Morons.

Posted at 5:48PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Yikes-A-Hooty

5. Who's taking bets that Jessica Simpson finds her way back to his door . . . .

Posted at 5:58PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by JOD

6. who is this person.?

Posted at 6:00PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Nance

7. his last name is clap??lmao

Posted at 6:07PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by liliana

8. #6 - I'll take some of that. Jessica Simpson has screwed everything in California with a p*nis!!! She'll get to Johnny eventually, just give her a day or two.

Posted at 6:13PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Yikes-A-Hooty

9. He's trippin' on hisself... whatever... who needs it ?

Melanie, take the spousal support you deserve and enjoy that you are single again.

Posted at 6:28PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by dw

10. I feel sorry for their daughter. Her whole world just got torn apart.

Posted at 6:36PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by CA Girl

11. WoW! Shocker. Another divorce................NEXT.....................

Posted at 6:39PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by are you new?

12. He can stand to have his private parts shot at with paintball guns... but a marriage is just too
hard and painful?!?!

Posted at 6:58PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Tamie

13. She should have selected "incurably insane" instead of "irreconcilable differences" given his on-screen and off-screen stunts. No court would disagre with her.

Posted at 7:04PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Snarksnarksnark

14. I wouldn't want to be married to that "jackass" anyway!!!

Posted at 7:13PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by anyway

15. JOD @ 5:58 PM and Yikes-A-Hooty @ 6:13 PM: Shouldn't that be include an "again" since Simpson was rumored to have been "good friends" with him on the Dukes set?

Posted at 7:21PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Snarksnarksnark

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