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Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested, charged with simple battery
LaBeouf was charged with two counts of simple battery after allegedly assaulting two men during Mardi Gras celebrations following an extended bar crawl, police said.
- On Feb. 17, Shia LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans during Mardi Gras and faces two counts of simple battery with a magistrate court appearance Tuesday afternoon.
- According to reports, LaBeouf had been in town since Thursday for Mardi Gras on a nearly week-long bar crawl, appearing shirtless, `inebriated` and trying to act as a `celebrity bartender` at French Quarter bars.
- Police were called around 12:45 a.m. after a staff member tried to eject LaBeouf from a Royal Street business; he allegedly struck one victim several times, returned aggressively, hit another in the nose, and was held until police arrived, while paramedics treated him before hospital transfer.
- Louisiana law allows penalties of up to $1,000 or six months for simple battery, and the arrest adds to LaBeouf's long public history of legal troubles after hospital treatment, police said.
- LaBeouf has previously spoken about his sobriety and recovery, revealing 627 days abstinent as of December 2025, and his representatives have not responded to comment requests.
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