THE star of Jackass has angrily denied links between his stunt and prank-filled films and a DVD of an alleged sexual assault produced by schoolchildren.

Johnny Knoxville said he was a big fan of watching "stupid videos" on internet site YouTube, but said his film segments — which include taking a penny-farthing bicycle over a jump, having an anti-riot mine explode in front of him and standing blindfolded in a rodeo ring — were not at the root of the Werribee film.

"I'm sorry, but we didn't invent cameras or doing something stupid. People have been doing that since the beginning of time," he said. "Those little bastards are evil, what they did to some girl … how the f--- do you put that on us?"