Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans and accused of hitting two people outside of a Royal Street business amid Mardi Gras celebrations, according to police.
LaBeouf, 39, was kicked out of the business early Tuesday after he caused a disturbance at the business, the New Orleans Police Department said.
"Once removed from the building, the victim reported being struck by LaBeouf who used his closed fists on the victim several times," police said in a news release. "The victims reported that LaBeouf left, but then came back, acting even more aggressive."
Multiple people tried to hold down the "Transformers" star and former Disney child actor, but when they let him up to allow him to leave, LaBeouf is alleged to have hit the same victim with a closed fist to the upper body, police said.
"LaBeouf then reportedly assaulted another person — punching him in the nose," police said. "LaBeouf was again held down until police arrived."
LaBeouf was taken to a hospital for treatment "of unknown injuries," and he was arrested upon his release. He was charged with two counts of simple battery, according to police and online records.
It is not clear what circumstances led to the incident.
Representatives for LaBeouf did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A post to LaBeouf's X account early Wednesday morning simply said "Free me."
Videos circulating online showed him back on the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday night, seemingly partying with revelers in the city's historic French Quarter, TMZ reported.
This isn't LaBeouf's first instance of legal problems.
His ex-partner, British singer FKA Twigs, sued LaBeouf in 2020 accusing him of "relentless abuse," including choking her and knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease. The case was settled out of court last year after FKA Twigs dropped the lawsuit with prejudice.
At the time of the suit, LaBeouf said he had no excuses for his "alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations."
“I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years," he said at the time. "I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt."
In 2017, he made racist remarks to Georgia police officers who arrested him on suspicion of public drunkenness, The Associated Press reported. He pleaded guilty to obstruction and was sentenced to a year’s probation.
The public drunkenness allegation was dropped, and LaBeouf eventually apologized, citing his addiction as a struggle.
In 2014, LaBeouf was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and harassment after he disrupted a Broadway play, for which he pleaded guilty, the AP reported.
