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Jackass star ditches charity event because of menu

Steven Glover, better known as Jackass star Steve-O, ditched a charity event held to benefit the American Diabetes Association last weekend because meat was served for lunch. He’d been invited to compete in a Celebrity Go Kart Tournament in honor of the charity, but didn’t stay for long after learning what was on the menu. While he posed for pictures with a few of the kids, he spoke with a woman named Helen from Children’s Hospital, saying: “I came here because I thought this was about promoting a plant-based diet as diabetes prevention and they’re serving meat there, so I’m outta here.” Steve-O, a recovering alcoholic who’s been clean for over three years, is also a vegan. He explained: “Serving meat at a diabetes event is like serving alcohol at an AA meeting. “It’s kind of an outrage to me so I’m not racing here. It’s stupid!”