MTV Legend Weds Third Wife in Secret Ceremony Officiated by John Waters
Johnny Knoxville tied the knot on Sunday in a private ceremony overseen by the legendary director.

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Jackass star Johnny Knoxville has married for the third time, taking to social media to call himself “the luckiest and happiest fella in the universe” after tying the knot with longtime partner Emily Ting. “It seems I have had a lot of news lately, but there is no news bigger than this... Today Emily and I got married,” Knoxville, 54, whose original name is Philip John Clapp announced on Instagram on Sunday. Posting a picture of himself wearing a velvet-blue denim tuxedo while wife Ting, 45, wore a matching blue dress. “It was a small ceremony with family, friends, and THE best minister ever. Thank you John Waters we love you so. Ok I’m getting off Instagram now because it’s our wedding night, but I wanted everyone to know. Love to everybody, wahoooo!!!” Knoxville previously wed first wife Melanie Cates in 1995, before separating 11 years later and one child, a daughter Madison, in 2006 . The MTV star later married Naomi Nelson in 2010 and had two children together, a son Rocko and a daughter Arlo, before divorcing in 2022. Ting, an LA-based costume designer, started dating Knoxville shortly after working on his 2022 film, Jackass Forever.
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