Jackass star Bam Margera was handcuffed and put in a cell at an airport after officials accused him of trying to board a plane while drunk.

The TV prankster was photographed being escorted through Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on Sunday after he was refused permission to fly.

It's alleged he smelled of booze and was loud and obnoxious as he waited to board a plane, prompting authorities to put him in a holding cell for several hours before allowing him to continue his journey, according to TMZ.com.

Margera tells the website he was not drunk at the time of the incident but had been boozing the night before.