{"id":3550,"date":"2026-02-18T12:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:50:38","slug":"shia-labeouf-speaks-out-after-being-arrested-as-video-emerges-joe-co-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3550","title":{"rendered":"Shia LaBeouf speaks out after being arrested as video emerges &#8211; JOE.co.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Shia LaBeouf speaks out after being arrested as video emerges\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2215782618-1.jpg?height=5504&amp;width=8256\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>He was arrested on Tuesday morning<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Shia LaBeouf has spoken out after being arrested in New Orleans with a video from his bar crawl emerging online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As per reports from the US that came out last night, Shia LaBeouf found himself in trouble with the law after a multiple-day long bar crawl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The 39-year-old actor has been attracting plenty of attention in recent days for a bar crawl through the city&#8217;s French Quarter which has supposedly lasted several days across Mardi Gras celebrations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Employees at a number of bars claimed to The Hollywood Reporter that the actor turned up shirtless &#8220;inebriated&#8221; and without any cash, dropping the classic &#8220;do you know who I am?&#8221; line to a few staff members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Another said that he was &#8220;somewhat belligerent&#8221; while someone else said he was &#8220;terrorising the city&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full flex flex-col items-center max-w-[659px] 970:max-w-[630px] my-5\">\n<div class=\"w-[345px] tablet:w-[618px]\"><img alt=\"Shia LaBeouf has been arrested\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"329\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full h-auto object-contain rounded-[10px]\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2215782618.jpg?height=683&amp;width=1024\"\/><img alt=\"Logo Camera in article\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"11\" height=\"9\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"absolute w-[11px] h-[9px] bottom-[11px] right-[11px] object-conatin tablet:hidden\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/static\/media\/camera.5e27b748.png\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The Hollywood Reporter claims that employees at bars allege that LaBeouf had been out on a bar crawl since Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>LaBeouf was then arrested after allegedly getting involved in a fight during these celebrations in the early hours of Tuesday 17 February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u00a0According to court records, LaBeouf is facing two charges of simple battery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Now, the actor has spoken out, taking to X to post a simple two-word message, &#8220;free me&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Meanwhile, videos of LaBeouf getting involved in a fight outside a bar have been going viral on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Police also issued an update to reveal what happened in the incident, telling Complex that\u00a0a \u201839-year-old man identified as Shia LaBeouf\u2019 had been arrested following an attack outside a bar in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He allegedly was a \u2018disturbance\u2019 and becoming \u2018increasingly aggressive\u2019 at a business on Royal Street in the famous French Quarter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Shia LaBeouf has a history of addiction and run-ins with the law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In 2014, he was arrested in New York City and charged with disorderly conduct, harassment and criminal trespass.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He sought outpatient treatment for alcoholism soon after.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The trespassing and harassment charges were dropped while he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Three years later he was arrested in Savannah, Georgia, for public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and obstruction Bodycam footage showed him making \u2018profanity-laced racial remarks\u2019 towards police officers during his arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He was found guilty of obstruction, but not guilty of public intoxication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He was sentenced to probation for one year and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine as well as seek therapy to manage his anger and substance use issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In 2020 he was also charged with misdemeanour battery and petty theft for his involvement in an altercation with a man. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He pleaded not guilty and had his charges dropped after taking part in a diversion program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Shia #LaBeouf #speaks #arrested #video #emerges #JOE.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was arrested on Tuesday morning Shia LaBeouf has spoken out after being arrested in New Orleans with a video from his bar crawl emerging online. As per reports from the US that came out last night, Shia LaBeouf found himself in trouble with the law after a multiple-day long bar crawl. 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