Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested for disorderly conduct at Cabaret performance


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."
LaBeouf has a long history of odd run-ins with the law. He was filmed head butting a man at a London bar earlier this year, punched a man in a Los Angeles bar in 2011, and was arrested for allegedly refusing to leave a Walgreens in Chicago in 2007. The photo below by Instagram user Mrknowlesitall shows a man he says is LaBeouf getting arrested outside the theatre. --Catherine Garcia
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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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