As we’ve mentioned earlier, Mikey eventually reached his breaking point. Before the final season of American Chopper kicked off, Mikey decided to leave and let his father and brother deal with their own issues.
He had enough of the drama and ended up cutting ties with the show. We can only imagine the frustration he had to go through!
Entitlement Problems
It pretty understood by all that Paul Jr. and Paul Sr. had their own set of personal issues.
Paul Sr. even mentioned once in an interview that these issues were due to their “conflicting sense of entitlement”. Like father and son, they say!
Mikey, The Middleman
Although it was particularly difficult, Mikey ended up becoming the peacemaker between his father and brother.
He even admitted in an interview that he felt guilty for not being able to successfully help his family reach an agreement and that he had “failed in his mission.”
Regrets
Although Mikey was totally over all the drama and family issues, he couldn’t let go of all the money. He even humorously remarked that he should have just put up with the family drama for a little while more so he could still earn all that dough.
Would it really be worth it though?
Producers Fanned The Flames
Though it was a problem for Mikey, the producers absolutely loved and condoned just how much Paul Jr. and Paul Sr. fought. It obviously brought them more views and good ratings at the end of the day!
Unfortunately, this led them to encourage the fights and not putting an end to them. Paul Sr. even claims that the producers would cut some scenes just to portray him as the worst person ever.