Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested for disorderly conduct at Cabaret performance

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last updated 8 January 2015

The drama took place offstage Thursday night when actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested and charged with harassment, disorderly conduct, and criminal trespass following an incident at New York's Studio 54 theater.

LaBeouf allegedly went around the theater during a performance of Cabaret and hit people in the back of the head while smoking, Page Six reports. Once police officers came up to him, he became "very agitated," and tried to walk away but fell on his face. He was handcuffed and taken to the Midtown-North station, where he allegedly demanded the cuffs come off. According to sources, he told officers, "I'll f—k you up!" and "I have millions and millions of dollars and attorneys, I'm going to ruin your career." He also allegedly called one officer a "f—g."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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