Shia LaBeouf has been arrested again in New Orleans.
According to Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office records, LaBeouf was taken into custody Saturday and charged with an additional misdemeanor charge of simple battery.
the transformers The star’s lawyer, Sarah Chervinsky, said that after learning that New Orleans police had issued a new arrest warrant on Friday, LaBeouf voluntarily surrendered himself to the Orleans Parish Jail, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. news agency.
“No ordinary person would be required to post a bond of more than $100,000 and be jailed on two separate occasions for one misdemeanor incident,” Chervinsky said. “Just as he does not deserve preferential treatment, Mr. LaBeouf also does not deserve to be treated harshly by the police and courts simply because he is a public figure.”
The legal trouble began during Mardi Gras earlier this month. LaBeouf was arrested on February 17 after an altercation at R Bar in Faubourg Marigny. He became aggressive and got into an argument with two men, both of whom told police he assaulted them, authorities said.
LaBeouf was accused of punching a waiter several times and punching another in the face. He also allegedly shouted homophobic slurs during the incident. Hollywood Reporter Details of the altercation were reported at the time.
LaBeouf was later taken to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries. After his release, he was formally charged with two counts of simple battery.
In an interview with YouTuber Andrew Callahan released Saturday morning, the 39-year-old actor addressed what he said led to his initial arrest and discussed his recent behavior.
“It’s not nice to hurt people at all. It’s ridiculous. People have been hurt. I have to deal with that. I’ll deal with it all. I’ll eat it all up,” he said. “It was on me. It’s not on them. It’s on me. I made a mistake.”
When asked if he took responsibility, LaBeouf replied: “Absolutely. Yes. 1,000 percent.”
He added: “My side is this – my behaviour, bullshit. I have to deal with that. Does this mean I have to go to rehab again? I’m not interested in that, bro. I don’t think my answers are there. If I really did, I’d go. I don’t think I have a drinking problem. I think I have a different problem, and I’ll address it.”
the anger The actor said he believes he has a “little man complex”, explaining: “I think it’s more about anger and ego than drinking. That’s where I am right now in my journey, and I’m trying to navigate it.”
When asked why he was angry, LaBeouf said: “I’ll be honest with you, big gay people are scary to me. I’m standing alone, and there’s three gay guys next to me, touching my leg, and I’m scared. I’m sorry if that’s homophobic. Then I am.”
Asked if this situation happened often, he said it only happened once. He added: “That’s why I was arrested.”
“I’m wrong to touch anyone at all. And that’s the end of my statement on this whole bullshit,” LaBeouf concluded.
