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Shia LaBeouf has been the talk of the town in New Orleans. Some of the talk has been good, other chatter? Not so much.
Leading up to Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Shia has been seen out and about and bartenders throughout the city are sharing stories about the actor coming into their establishments. Now it is being reported that Shia LaBeouf has been arrested
What’s Going On With Shia LaBeouf In New Orleans? Was He Arrested?
At the exact moment I was writing up this article about Shia LaBeouf’s time in New Orleans, TMZ reported that the Holes star was arrested after an alleged brawl during Mardi Gras. They shared this clip of the shirtless actor surrounded by officers following what appeared to have been a confrontation of sorts:
@tmz Exclusive 🚨Shia LaBeouf had a wild Mardi Gras night in New Orleans getting into a fight that ended with paramedics and him getting arrested! 😳🚑 TMZ obtained video of the aftermath, showing Shia shirtless outside a French Quarter bar, facing off with a group! More details at link in bio!
The incident reportedly occurred late night/early morning on Tuesday in the French Quarter where the actor has been seen out and about since late last week. The nature of the altercation is unknown. Shia LaBeouf did recently say he almost punched his ‘mentor’ Jon Voight over politics, so there’s that.
Numerous clips of Shia around the city have been seen on TikTok, all of them fairly boring in nature. But reports from bartenders in the city suggest he’s been causing a scene.
One bartender at Ms Mae’s said they asked LaBeouf to leave after he tried to become a “celebrity bartender” and start pouring drinks. One security guard said the actor showed up shirtless and without cash to an all cash bar.
A bartender at that establishment claimed there are 50 ‘cash only’ signs around the bar and Shia asked to use his credit card three time. They said “he asked me three times if he could use his credit card. Why don’t you go back and dig holes?” Another anonymous bartender said “he is terrorizing the city!” according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The actor has famously been sober since 2017 when he was court ordered into a rehab treatment program. Since then, he has led a comparatively quiet life with his wife Mia Goth. But something seems to have changed in Shia’s life recently.
More updates will be provided as details emerge about Shia LaBeouf’s alleged incident.