At least three performers remain in critical condition following a circus accident in Providence, Rhode Island.

A support frame collapsed during a hair-hanging stunt at a US circus performance, sending eight acrobats falling to the ground.

TV stuntman Steve-O has launched a one-man campaign against circus giants the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey after deciding to reveal all about the animal abuse he witnessed while training to be a clown.

A clown who goes by the name of Spanky has been arrested on child porn charges while travelling with legendary the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus in the US.