Shia LaBeouf, 39, unleashes a public outburst in Rome, yelling ‘F*** off!’ at a woman seated nearby, just weeks after facing battery charges from a Mardi Gras brawl.
Rome Restaurant Confrontation
New video footage captures the Transformers actor at an outdoor restaurant table, facing a woman at the adjacent table. He speaks toward her before shouting ‘F*** off!’ and staring intensely. The woman remains seated, appearing unaffected. LaBeouf then sips from a bottle and continues yelling on a nearby sidewalk, pacing a street corner as bystanders pass. He bends to pick up an object from the ground before walking away. It remains unclear if he directed the outburst at the woman or someone else, and her identity is unknown.
Hotel Lobby Disturbance
Days earlier, LaBeouf sparks another scene in a Rome hotel lobby, clad only in black boxer briefs with an unlit cigarette in his mouth. Shirtless and frustrated, he asks strangers, ‘Come on bro, give me a f***ing match. You got a match?’ A concierge watches as one person walks away amid the commotion.
Battery Arrests in New Orleans
LaBeouf faces two misdemeanor battery charges from a February 17 altercation outside a French Quarter bar during Mardi Gras. Officers respond to reports of an aggressive white male striking multiple people inside the bar. He allegedly yells, ‘These f****ts put me in jail. I’m a Catholic.’ Authorities release him initially on his own recognizance, but a judge sets a $100,000 bond after citing homophobic slurs against a marginalized community. A second arrest follows on a simple battery charge with a $5,000 bond.
Travel Permission for Italy
Despite the charges, a judge denies LaBeouf’s initial request to travel to Italy from March 1-8 for his father’s baptism. A subsequent motion succeeds on March 4, allowing the trip while on bail.
Emotional Police Encounter at Home
Recent video shows police speaking with LaBeouf on his porch in a tense exchange. He declares, ‘I’m a target. I’m an easy target.’ The situation escalates as he lifts his shirt, sobs, and cries, ‘I have a f**king three-year-old!’ He laments potential jail time, shouting, ‘I don’t trust you at all!’ before moving to the street, yelling, ‘It’s why I never call you!’
LaBeouf’s Statements on the Brawl
In his first interview post-incident, LaBeouf admits fault, stating he was drunk and felt his space infringed upon. He acknowledges using unacceptable words: ‘I said words not ok to say. I don’t want to hurt nobody’s feelings… I’m wrong for what I did.’ He also claims feeling ‘scared’ when approached by three gay men, adding, ‘Big gay people are scary to me.’ Jeffrey Damnit, involved in the altercation, deems the release ‘ridiculous’ and calls for hate crime charges.
