I now pay the local homeless around my town to do the same things in bumfights. Cookie Notice McPherson felt he should chronicle such activity. The dean of the medical hospital said the two had visited the medical museum, but that surveillance footage didnt show them taking anything away. Then he censored the man by forcefully removing him, leaving plenty of time for Dr. Phil to say everything he wanted. A film of bums Addeddate 2021-08-02 08:53:10 Identifier bumfights-2_202108 Scanner . Privacy Policy. Regardless, it was the first of many acts performed by homeless people that McPherson taped most prolifically with Hannah, memorialized in his films as Rufus the Stunt Bum.. Then, proceedings for the civil lawsuit against McPherson, filed in 2002, finally began in 2006. To this day, McPherson and Brennan say they were never the closest of friends, more like amiable acquaintances. Do I feel remorseful? But when I do I'll drop a link to one of their segments. As the films popularity grew, advocacy groups lashed out against it. Beeson and Leticia released the three follow videos, volumes 2 - 4, including footage that was provided as part of their purchase of the business. He's married to an "old flame," with whom he'd already had two children, and he's eight years sober. McPherson says he told the cops what had happened, that he and Tanner were trying to get Hannah to stop his assault. There was one count of felonious battery with serious injury connected to the Taco Bell incident, as well as a misdemeanor charge of illegal fight promoting for Indeclines alleged offering of compensation to Brennan and Hannah for their pugilistic contest that day. The creator of the show defended himself, saying that he was actually helping people. You must be at least 18 years old and you must agree that you are not offended by mature content to view this group. I can't take credit for that tagline. It was staged by 2 men who do the same thing to disadvantaged people more replies Loading. He says today he lives off disability payments from the Army and that hes now sober, having recently been discharged from a rehab facility. the second instalment in the Bumfights series, and it's just a bad as the first one - if not worse; viewing caution is strong advised! Bumfights is a series of popular DVDs in which homeless people perform degrading stunts for which they are paid a few dollars and a lot of alcohol. That event, featured on the DVD, along with another in which Brennan got BUMFIGHT tattooed across his forehead, became centerpieces in a 2002 criminal lawsuit filed by the Superior Court of California against the Indecline crew. They decided to combine their risqu footage into an hourlong DVD compilation, inspired by Jackass but with added shock value. But their first project was notorious. The episode never aired but according to legend, it was meant to air on December 12th, 2006.