Johnny Knoxville sued by repairman who was 'badly shaken and traumatized' by prank gone wrong

At this moment, a man reportedly told him his vehicle contained cocaine and will get in trouble if he tried calling the cops. A bag with white powder was pulled out, which further added to his anxiety and the alleged victim was ‘horrified’ because of this. “At this point, Plaintiff was in a panic,” the lawsuit claim. “In the span of just minutes, he had been threatened with being beaten up, told he botched the repair job, accused of murdering a pony, had his car taken without his permission, and was now being told that he would be arrested for possession of illicit narcotics.”

Khan alleges that it was Knoxville who finally revealed that it was just a prank and offered him money for his participation, reports TMZ. “But Plaintiff was not amused, and remains unamused,” the suit mentions. “He has been badly shaken and traumatized by this episode.” As per documents, he also claims that the owner of the house threatened to beat him up if didn’t do his job properly, and said, “I know jiu-jitsu,” reports Complex.

It is believed that the prank was likely filmed for 'The Prank Patrol', which will be aired on ABC series, featuring Knoxville, Eric Andre, and Gabourey Sidibe. The response from Knoxville’s team is still awaited on the lawsuit. Knoxville gave his career a fresh start with Hulu’s ‘Reboot’. He will be seen as Clay Barber, the actor and hilarious stand-up comedian who played, ‘Jake’, the ex-husband in ‘Step Right Up’, and is now fighting a lifetime of drug abuse, alcoholism, and several arrests for minor crimes.