Shia LaBeouf was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday following an alleged physical altercation during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, US media report. The incident occurred shortly after midnight outside a bar in the French Quarter, where the actor received medical attention from paramedics.
According to court records, LaBeouf faces two charges of simple battery. A witness told TMZ that the actor had been escorted out of a nearby bar for unknown reasons before the alleged fight broke out.
The arrest adds to a history of legal troubles for LaBeouf. In July last year, he settled a lawsuit filed by singer FKA Twigs alleging sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress. In 2017, he was arrested in Georgia for public intoxication and disorderly conduct and was subsequently ordered by a court to attend rehab.
LaBeouf’s behaviour was also documented in the 2025 film “Slauson Rec,” directed by Leo Lewis O’Neil. The documentary, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival, shows him berating actors and crew, instigating a fistfight and engaging in other aggressive conduct. Variety’s chief film critic Owen Gleiberman described the film as “an endless dispiriting diary-like ramble” that leaves viewers questioning the actor’s state of mind.
