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Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to simple battery for punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
LaBeouf received a suspended sentence and probation after prosecutors said he struck two men and a staff member during the altercation.
- On Wednesday, actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery in New Orleans court, stemming from a February 17 altercation outside a bar during Mardi Gras festivities.
- Police arrested the 39-year-old actor shortly after midnight on February 17 after witnesses observed him shoving patrons and striking individuals outside R Bar in the French Quarter.
- Video evidence captured LaBeouf punching victims, "causing his nose to possibly dislocate," while police reports noted he repeatedly directed homophobic slurs at those involved during the night.
- Judge Juana Marine-Lombard imposed a six-month suspended sentence and two years of probation, ordering alcohol treatment and anger management while prosecutors declined hate-crime charges citing insufficient evidence.
- LaBeouf, who has a history of legal difficulties including past arrests for public intoxication, stated he is now "looking forward to focusing on family, work, and new creative projects.
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Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty to punching three people outside a bar in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday — an "F-word" laced-fight caught on cellphone video that's since gone viral — and was sentenced to probation on Wednesday, according to media reports. Despite that video and the request of one victim that prosecutors pursue hate crime charges against the Transformers actor, the judge accepted a plea deal made by prosecutors and LaBeouf's lawyer and d…
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