Shia LaBeouf seeks treatment.
The actor was recently in the headlines when his ex-girlfriend, singer FKA Twigs, accused him of physical, emotional and mental abuse in a lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed by musician, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, on Dec. 11, and details several alleged incidents, including the actor “recklessly” driving a car with Barnett inside and “threatening to crash unless he professes. her love for him. ” according to the dress.
In response to the New York Times, LaBeouf said he “has no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, just rationalizations.”
Since then, she has faced further problems in the form of similar allegations by singer Sia and removing her name from the Netflix awards page.
Now it looks like the 34-year-old “Honey Boy” star is moving forward.
“Shia needs help and she knows it,” LaBeouf’s lawyer told Variety on Dec. 24. “We are actively seeking the type of meaningful, intensive, long-term hospital treatment he desperately needs.”
LaBeouf’s past is also full of conflict, as he battled drug and alcohol addiction and suffered several public breakdowns after becoming famous as a young Disney Channel star, “Even Stevens.”
Until the scandal erupted, the actor was considered an award-winning contestant for his upcoming Netflix film, “Pieces of a Woman,” alongside Vanessa Kirby, who was already the favorite for take home an actor’s trophy this season. However, sources reported to the media that the streamer and even the actor himself felt that the campaigns should focus on Kirby and Ellen Burstyn.
After filing the lawsuit, FKA Twigs directed its complaints to Twitter.
“You may be surprised to learn that he had an abusive emotional and physical relationship,” began a series of tweets. “It also cost me to process, during and after, I never thought something like this would happen to me.”
Barnett said that in introducing himself, he hoped to “help people understand that when you are under the coercive control of an abuser or in an intimate relationship with a violent partner, abandoning does not feel like a safe or achievable option.”