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Published 17:45 02 Oct 2020 GMT
Shia LeBeouf has been charged with misdemeanor battery and petty theft, according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday from the Los Angeles city attorney.
Prosecutors allege that the 34-year-old actor fought with another man and took his hat, citing charges filed on September 24 for the June 12 incident.
LaBeouf, who rose to fame as a child star on the Disney Channel show Even Stevens, is best known for his roles in 2007′s Transformers, 2008's Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, and 2019's Honey Boy - a film he wrote about his relationship with his father.
This is not the first time that LeBeouf has had a run-in with the law and he was arrested twice in 2017.
The first arrest was for an altercation over his anti-Trump art installation in Queens in January of that year and the second was for public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and obstruction in Georgia, USA Today reports.
While accepting a screenwriting award for Honey Boy at the Hollywood Film Awards in November of last year, LaBeouf even thanked the officer who arrested him in Georgia.
"I want to thank the police officer who arrested me in Georgia," said LaBeouf, who continued speaking as audience members laughed, presuming it was a joke. "For changing my life."
His thanks was no joke as the 34-year-old spent his court-ordered rehab writing he script for Honey Boy. LaBeouf also thanked "my therapist and my sponsor for saving my life," as well as "my parents for giving my life."
LeBeouf is pictured below in January 2020.
News of LeBeouf's charges comes after he was accused of "laughing at" his co-star with Down's Syndrome at the Academy Awards earlier this year.
The Oscar for the 'Best Live-Action Short' was presented by Shia LaBeouf and his Peanut Butter Falcon co-star Zack Gottsagen, who has Down's Syndrome.
The moment came when Gottasgen, 34, stumbled on his lines and LaBeouf, 33, broke into a smile, causing people on social media to question if LeBeouf was becoming impatient with his co-star or if he was just trying to ease the moment.
This is the moment LaBeouf was accused of mocking Gottasgen:
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Now, in case you've yet to see the movie, Peanut Butter Falcon centers around a man with Down's Syndrome, played by Gottasgen, who, with the help of a friend (LaBeouf), attempts to pursue his dream of being a wrestler.
One person who thought LaBeouf was being malicious wrote: "shia LeBoeuf literally laughed at kid with special needs.. wtf."
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Another simply wrote: "Ok Shia LeBoeuf is canceled."
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A third wrote: "Did Shia Leboeuf just laugh at the Down syndrome man on stage ... on live television??????????"
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However, some people did jump to LaBeouf's defense, arguing that the alleged mocking was nothing more than a reflection of the two men's friendship, the intricacies of which are not known.
In all previous interviews, the two men have praised each other profusely, having struck up a strong bond on the set of Peanut Putter Falcon, with LaBeouf telling one interviewer that his co-star "changed his life".
