Shia LaBeouf Posts Concerning Statement After Mardi Gras Arrest
Shia LaBeouf posted a concerning statement following his arrest during a Mardi Gras event in New Orleans.
What did Shia LaBeouf say after Mardi Gras arrest?
Early Wednesday morning, LaBeouf posted “Free me” on his X account. The statement comes nearly a day after LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans following an alleged brawl.
LaBeouf got into an altercation in the French Quarter shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The shirtless LaBeouf needed medical attention from paramedics following the brawl. LaBeouf was later charged with two counts of simple battery.
On Tuesday, TMZ later spotted LaBeouf at a bar less than an hour after his 3 p.m. court appearance. The outlet also reported LaBeouf and his partner, actress Mia Goth, secretly separated a year ago. The couple has one child together.
LaBeouf is no stranger to legal issues. In 2014, LaBeouf was arrested for disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, and harassment at New York City’s Studio 54. LaBeouf later sought alcoholism treatment.
In 2017, LaBeouf was arrested in Georgia for public intoxication. The actor was sentenced to probation for one year and ordered to seek help for anger management and substance abuse.
In 2020, LaBeouf’s former girlfriend, FKA Twigs, sued him for assault and sexual battery. LaBeouf and FKA Twigs settled the lawsuit in September 2025.
LaBeouf started his career as a child star, breaking out on Disney Channel’s Even Stevens and in the movie Holes. LaBeouf transitioned into Hollywood stardom as the star of the Transformers franchise and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
LaBeouf’s recent roles include Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis and David Mamet’s Henry Johnson. In 2025, LaBeouf starred in Slauson Rec, a documentary about his acting collective that he formed in 2018. The footage includes multiple outbursts of physical and verbal abuse from LaBeouf.
Source: Comingsoon.net