Shia LaBeouf Arrested After Alleged Fight in New Orleans During Mardi Gras

The actor had been on an extended weekend bar crawl since Thursday. Shia LaBeouf Earl Gibson III/Deadline/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Shia LaBeouf‘s Mardi Gras bar crawl has come to an unfortunate end. The actor was arrested shortly after midnight Tuesday in New Orleans after he allegedly fought with two men, who told police he assaulted them. According to the New Orleans Police Department, LaBeouf was allegedly causing a disturbance and becoming increasingly aggressive at a business, which TMZ reported was a bar, on Royal Street. A staff member attempted to eject LaBeouf from the business but after he was removed from the building, LaBeouf allegedly hit one man several times with closed fists. Related Stories Movies 'Megadoc' Review: Francis Ford Coppola and Shia LaBeouf Steal the Show in Mike Figgis' Juicy 'Megalopolis' Production Exposé News Shia LaBeouf Settles Sexual Battery, Abuse Lawsuit From FKA Twigs He then, according to the police report, left but came back, allegedly acting more aggressive. After multiple people attempted to hold him down, LaBeouf was let up, the police report states, “in hopes that he would leave,” but he then allegedly resumed hitting the same man who he allegedly punched earlier. He then allegedly punched another person in the nose and was held down until the police arrived. LaBeouf was taken to a hospital for unknown injuries and then arrested and charged with two counts of simple battery. The arrest comes after LaBeouf, who had claimed to be sober and blamed past abusive behavior on alcoholism, went on an extended-weekend bar crawl during Mardi Gras in New Orleans’ Uptown neighborhood, according to employees of various drinking establishments. More to come. Read More About: Shia LaBeouf THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up More from The Hollywood Reporter Obituraries Jesse Jackson, U.S. Civil Rights Leader Who Ran for President as a Democrat, Dies at 84