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After learning the tragic news on Monday morning that Ryan Dunn had died in a car crash, fans and close friends flocked to Twitter to pour their hearts out and share intimate memories of the dynamic "Jackass" star. Ryan had a true family in his castmates, so we decided to depart from our usual MTV Twitter Roundup formula this week and highlight some of the messages these torn-up folks have posted. Read their sentiments below, and if you're curious about the tattoo Wee-Man got in honor of his buddy, we included his video below.

Photo courtesy of Jason Wee-Man Acuna

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This past Tuesday night, Travis Pastrana got the shock of his life when Ryan Sheckler, his Nitro Circus peeps and some cutthroat comedians surprised him with a tribute-slash-roast (Red Bull Gets Toasted with Travis Pastrana) that was two-parts naughty, one-part nice lewd, crude, hilarious -- and mostly unairable.

And while we don't have the whole thing on video (fyi, there'd be more bleeps than you could count), we do have pix and video of all the slightly-more-PG pre-show action. So checkout Jolene Van Vugt's gnarly arm cast, hear Travis' boys explain why dude's a total psycho, and kick yourself for missing the chance to see Verne "Mini Me" Troyer and Steve-O in the same room.

+ Bonus: More pix from Travis' Toast, after the jump!
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It's no secret that Steve-O's a recovering everything-a-holic. And in addition to documenting his struggle with sobriety (dude says it reminds him of "what an ****" he'd become), Steve-O's found another way to keep his mind off the booze/drugs. His new plan? Covering every square inch of flesh with I'm-(still)-not-drinking tats. Or, so says the New York Post, whose spies spotted him at an L.A. tattoo parlor last week.

"He was talking a lot about sobriety and passing another landmark,” a source told NYP's Page Six. "He seemed like he was getting the tattoo on the back of his shoulder to mark a new sober period. He was in really good spirits."

No pun intended, we assume. All joking aside though, we continue to root for Steve-O and admire his commitment to staying clean. From what he's said (and what we've seen) of his life pre-intervention, Jackass doesn't even begin to cover it.

+ Want more info on Steve-O's road to recovery? Watch Steve-O: Demise And Rise for a shockingly sobering account of the funnyman's ups, downs and out-of-control behavior.

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Yesterday we showed you a video clip from MTV News' interview with ex-Jackass and recovering addict/alcoholic, Steve-O. His struggle to get/stay clean and sober was documented on camera (Steve-O: Demise and Rise premieres Sunday at 10pm), but he's not putting the story out there to be some sort of celebrity inspiration -- it's more like a preemptive strike against reverting back to the a-hole he used to be.

Read Steve's note below for some insight on where he once was, and where he's at now...

Hello Everyone,

Lasting for six weeks on Dancing With The Stars was hysterical, thanks so much for the tremendous amount of support that made that possible! I really learned a whole lot from that experience, and I can't thank you all enough. Instead, I'm going to plop some extremely disturbing footage right here.

This documentary shows me in really bad shape. I watched it one time, when they first put it together, and had a very bad reaction to it. You'd think that seeing myself like that would really help me stay sober, but watching footage of me doing drugs just triggered insane urges to get loaded. I can't watch it anymore, but everyone else in America can Sunday, May 3rd, at 10:00pm on MTV.
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"Anyone who's not supportive of me staying sober obviously has to go," Steve-O of Jackass fame recently told MTV News. "But on the other hand, there's not really a lot of people who don't want me to stay sober. I mean, I was a nightmare."

Ask anyone who knew him over one year ago and they'll agree: Steve-O was on a downward spiral laced with drugs and alcohol. It took an intervention from his friends to help him come up for air and slowly get his life back together, and the bulk of the process was caught on camera.

What started out as a personal project to film his own crazy lifestyle eventually morphed into a serious documentary about Steve's struggle to get sober -- and stay sober. Steve-O: Demise and Rise premieres this Sunday, May 3, at 10pm, but until then you can check out the show trailer at jackassworld.com and watch his MTV News interview about life on the other side. Here's a taste:

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Steve-O may not be the best mover-and-shaker on Dancing with the Stars, but he's definitely got the best fans. And thanks to you guys (and his hot/supremely talented partner, Lacey Schwimmer), dude managed to survive yet another elimination. After the jump, watch Steve-O's reaction to being spared, plus head over to jackassworld.com to hear Johnny Knoxville weigh in on Steve-O's reprieve-O.
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Earlier today, we made a list of the Best Beatdowns in MTV History, and one fight that immediately came to mind was a wrestling match between Johnny Knoxville and a grizzly bear by the name of Bam-Bam. And since talking about it made us nostalgic, we hit up Jackassworld.com and found the clip buried somewhere between Chris Pontius' bare bottom and Steve-O's Amazing Stapler Trick.

Check out this Nitro edition of Man vs. Beast, and watch as an over-cocky Knoxville comes thisclose to getting his neck snapped by Yogi's long lost brother.

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As always, watching the scenes from this week's Nitro has us wanting more -- and knowing even less. Fortunately, Sunday's ep has all the markings of greatness. Steve-O with fear in his eyes? Check. Some idiot jumping the Cage of Death in a motorcycle? Check. An extremely well-preserved (and cowboy-hat-wearing) Gary Coleman? Double check.

Oh, and did we mention Johnny Knoxville's back? Because he is. And he's bringing that amazing high-pitched witch cackle with him.

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The rise and fall of Steve-O has been well-documented ever since he became a dysfunctional household name. Known as the guy willing to risk his limbs -- and sometimes his life -- for a good joke, his addiction to drugs and alcohol were no laughing matter. That's why last Monday marked a very important anniversary for him. As of March 9, Steve-O has been clean and sober for one year, one day at a time. Congrats man, what you've done is a huge accomplishment and we wish you the strength and courage to ride on that wagon into the sunset.

Check out the pic of Steve dapperly celebrating his big day and head on over to jackassworld.com to read Johnny Knoxville's blog post about his friend's true victory.

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Without fail, Steve-O always manages to make even the most innocent of activities hazardous to his health. Take, for instance, his new gig on Dancing with the Stars. Up until this season of the popular competition show, no celebrity has ever attempted to staple their chest with voting propaganda.

Oh Steve-O, what will we ever do with you? I guess all we can do is wipe up the blood. Check out video of his dance rehearsal with Lacey skin-breaking stunt and head over to jackassworld.com to read Mr. Capital-I-Idiot's blog.

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