Shia LaBeouf ordered to take anger management classes

Star pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge

Shia LaBeouf has been ordered to undergo anger-management counselling as part of a plea deal related to an arrest earlier this year.

The 31-year-old actor was arrested in the lobby of a hotel in Savannah, Georgia in the early hours of July 8. Savannah police said the Transformers star became “disorderly” after he asked a stranger for a cigarette and the stranger said no. LaBeouf was also accused of making racial comments while being arrested.

According to reports, LaBeouf pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge and prosecutors dropped the charge of public drunkenness. The actor has been given a year’s probation, ordered to take anger management classes and must complete a drug and alcohol evaluation. LaBeouf has also been told to pay $2,680 (£2,037) in fines.

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LaBeouf previously apologised for his actions following his arrest, admitting that he was “struggling with addiction” and writing in a statement shared on Twitter: “I am deeply ashamed of my behavior and make no excuse for it. I don’t know if these statements are too frequent, or not shared often enough, but I am certain that my actions warrant a very sincere apology to the arresting officers, and I am grateful for their restraint. The severity of my behavior is not lost on me.”

He continued: “My outright disrespect for authority is problematic to say the least, and completely destructive to say the worst. It is a new low. A low I hope is a bottom. I have been struggling with addiction publicly for too long, and I am actively taking steps toward securing my sobriety and hope I can be forgiven for my mistakes.”

Shia LaBeouf being arrested
Shia LaBeouf being arrested

LaBeouf was also arrested in January after he allegedly assaulted a man at his anti-Trump art installation in New York City. The actor and his collaborators Luke Turner and Nastja Säde Rönkkö installed a live-stream camera at the Museum of the Moving Image, and urged members of the public to utter the words “he will not divide us” as they walked by.

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After LaBeouf said he felt “abandoned” by the New York museum, his controversial installation was later moved to a museum in Liverpool. It is currently be held in Nantes, France.

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