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Shia LaBeouf<\/a> broke his silence Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after he was arrested on simple battery charges in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

“Free me,” LaBeouf wrote on social media just after 2 a.m. Earlier in the day, the “Transformers” actor was spotted celebrating Mardi Gras and dancing on Bourbon Street with his release papers in his mouth, WGNO<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Prior to his arrest, LaBeouf showed off an arsenal of colorful Mardi Gras-themed baubles in a selfie shared on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

LaBeouf’s whirlwind day began with an early-morning bar fight in the Faubourg Marigny district of the city. Authorities responded to a simple battery on the 1400 block of Royal Street at approximately 12:45 a.m. Tuesday where two male victims reported being assaulted, according to the New Orleans Police Department<\/u><\/a> (NOPD).<\/p>\n

SHIA LABEOUF ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS FOLLOWING VIOLENT MARDI GRAS ALTERCATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

LaBeouf was reportedly “causing a disturbance and becoming increasing aggressive at a Royal Street business.” When a staff member attempted to eject the actor from the establishment, LaBeouf allegedly used “his closed fists on the victim several times,” police said.<\/p>\n

SHIA LABEOUF CLAIMS FKA TWIGS \u2018SAVED MY LIFE,\u2019 HAS \u2018627 DAYS OF SOBRIETY FOLLOWING EX\u2019S ABUSE ALLEGATIONS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“The victims reported that LaBeouf left, but then came back, acting even more aggressive.”<\/p>\n

Multiple people allegedly attempted to hold LaBeouf down outside the business in Faubourg, and he was eventually let up in hopes that he would leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The “Even Stevens” actor reportedly struck the same victim again with “closed fists to the victim\u2019s upper body” before allegedly assaulting another person by punching them in the nose.<\/p>\n

“LaBeouf was again held down until police arrived,” police said. “He was taken to a hospital for treatment of unknown injuries.\u00a0Upon release, he was arrested and charged with two counts of simple battery.”<\/p>\n

LaBeouf’s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n

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The “Salvable” star was previously arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanor battery and one count of misdemeanor theft from a theft and battery incident that took place in June 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

LaBeouf narrowly avoided jail time<\/u><\/a> and was ordered to attend private therapy to work on his anger management at least once a week, continue monitoring his alcohol by wearing a Soberlink device and undergo random alcohol testing.<\/p>\n

His ex-girlfriend, FKA Twigs, accused him of sexual battery, assault and the infliction of emotional distress in a 2020 lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Twigs, a British singer whose full name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett<\/u><\/a>, met Shia while working on their 2018 film “Honey Boy,” and they dated for eight months before ending things in 2019.<\/p>\n

In her lawsuit<\/u><\/a>, she accused LaBeouf of “knowingly” giving her a sexually transmitted disease, and described the abuse throughout their relationship as “relentless.” She also alleged he would “squeeze or grab her to the point of bruising.”<\/p>\n

He denied many of the allegations at the time, and stated he was working toward betterment as he had not yet been cured of his “PTSD and alcoholism<\/u><\/a>.” In July 2025, Twigs settled the lawsuit against LaBeouf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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