More information is set to follow, including an arraignment date.<\/p>\n
What did Shia LaBeouf allegedly do at Mardi Gras?<\/h2>\n![\"Credit:](\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-22-at-10.38.39-am-1024x731.png\")
Credit: Channel 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOn February 17, amidst Mardi Gras celebrations, police arrested Shia LaBeouf\u00a0<\/a>after he purportedly punched two men and\u00a0headbutted a third at R Bar in the Marigny, New Orleans. The incident happened just past midnight.<\/p>\nBar staff had reportedly asked the actor to leave after becoming increasingly aggressive and verbally assaulting the three men with homophobic slurs, police said in sworn court statements.<\/p>\n
Following the arrest, he was taken to the hospital for treatment and then briefly detained by police. He was released soon after on a $105,000 bond, with the judge instructing him to enrol in substance abuse treatment.<\/p>\n
Numerous videos captured the incident at the time, including one from one of Shia’s alleged victims, Jeffrey Damnit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that the district attorney\u2019s office is moving forward with this case when there is overwhelming evidence that a crime was committed should not be a surprise to anyone \u2013 because being a celebrity does not buy you special treatment in New Orleans,” Jeffrey’s lawyer said at the hearing on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Shia LaBeouf addressed the arrest<\/h2>\n
11 days after he was arrested, Shia LaBeouf sat down with Channel 5 to discuss what happened that night. In it, he argued that \u201cbig gay people are scary\u201d to him as a \u201ctraditional Catholic.” He also alleged that \u201cthree gay dudes [were] next to me, touching my leg\u201d before the incident kicked off.<\/p>\n
\u201cI [got] scared,\u201d the Transformers<\/a> star said. \u201cI\u2019m sorry \u2013 if that\u2019s homophobic, then I\u2019m that.\u201d<\/p>\nElsewhere in the interview, he described his own behaviour as “bullsh*t” and said it needs to stop.<\/p>\n
On February 17, amidst Mardi Gras celebrations, police arrested Shia LaBeouf\u00a0<\/a>after he purportedly punched two men and\u00a0headbutted a third at R Bar in the Marigny, New Orleans. The incident happened just past midnight.<\/p>\n Bar staff had reportedly asked the actor to leave after becoming increasingly aggressive and verbally assaulting the three men with homophobic slurs, police said in sworn court statements.<\/p>\n Following the arrest, he was taken to the hospital for treatment and then briefly detained by police. He was released soon after on a $105,000 bond, with the judge instructing him to enrol in substance abuse treatment.<\/p>\n Numerous videos captured the incident at the time, including one from one of Shia’s alleged victims, Jeffrey Damnit.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that the district attorney\u2019s office is moving forward with this case when there is overwhelming evidence that a crime was committed should not be a surprise to anyone \u2013 because being a celebrity does not buy you special treatment in New Orleans,” Jeffrey’s lawyer said at the hearing on Thursday.<\/p>\n 11 days after he was arrested, Shia LaBeouf sat down with Channel 5 to discuss what happened that night. In it, he argued that \u201cbig gay people are scary\u201d to him as a \u201ctraditional Catholic.” He also alleged that \u201cthree gay dudes [were] next to me, touching my leg\u201d before the incident kicked off.<\/p>\n \u201cI [got] scared,\u201d the Transformers<\/a> star said. \u201cI\u2019m sorry \u2013 if that\u2019s homophobic, then I\u2019m that.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the interview, he described his own behaviour as “bullsh*t” and said it needs to stop.<\/p>\nShia LaBeouf addressed the arrest<\/h2>\n