Jackass star Steve-O has announced he will be getting breast implants for a new series of pranks.
The stunt performer revealed his plans during a recent appearance on the X5 Podcast.
“I came up with the idea a few years ago to get a boob job and just film a bunch of legitimately funny hidden camera pranks with me in disguise, in various disguises, and then revealing who I actually am, and just funny endurance stunts and whatever,” he explained.
Steve-O said he has already spoken to a doctor, who he described as “the consensus absolute best in the world at giving men gorgeous boobs,” and has “confirmed” a date for the procedure. He intends to get “D cup” implants and will keep them for “max two months.”
The proposed surgery will also serve as promotion for Steve-O’s ongoing Gone Too Far stand-up tour, which runs until August 18.
While the stuntman’s plans have been encouraged by some, many fans have accused Steve-O of disrespecting breast cancer survivors who legitimately need breast augmentation or mastectomies.
“As a breast cancer survivor I find this disgusting,” commented one person on Instagram. “Not everyone gets a boob job to simply change their appearance, and none of it is funny.
“Also under the muscle is an out of date method that unnecessarily cuts through your muscle when in reality boobs are always tissue that lie on top of your pecks. It may lead to perkier boobs over time but less natural looking and more unnecessary trauma to vital muscle groups.
Another wrote: “I can’t emphasise enough how tone deaf it is to get a procedure that is utilised by survivors as a means of reconstructing their body after surviving a deadly disease. It makes light of what they are forced to go through, and it’s not fucking funny.”
One person suggested that Steve-O should instead donate the procedure fee to breast cancer research, while another added: “Terrible idea. Not only is it disrespectful to my people but it’s also disrespectful to women who legitimately need breast augmentation or mastectomies.”
Steve-O’s announcements comes a few weeks after the Jackass star recruited Post Malone to tattoo a penis on his face. You can watch a video of the moment here.
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