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Shia LaBeouf and the history of gay and trans panic defense
Shia LaBeouf's arrest during Mardi Gras highlights the ongoing use of gay and trans panic defenses in Louisiana, where such tactics remain legally permitted in violent crime cases.
- On February 17, actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested outside the Royal Street Inn & R Bar in New Orleans' French Quarter and booked on two misdemeanor simple battery charges after police took him to a hospital.
- People v. Rodriguez in 1967 marked the first legal recognition of the gay and trans panic defense, which spread to about 35 states, according to the LGBTQ+ Bar Association.
- Witnesses and videos show LaBeouf shoving and striking patrons, with two alleged victims accusing him of assault and homophobic slurs, while online videos reveal a man’s dislocated nose and LaBeouf mouthing slurs.
- On February 26, Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Simone Levine ordered LaBeouf to post a $100,000 bond and undergo treatment, and police obtained a February 27 warrant for assault and homophobic slurs.
- The defense remains legal in Louisiana and in federal criminal courts, while California banned it in 2014 and last year twenty states plus the District of Columbia enacted bans.
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Shia LaBeouf and the history of gay and trans panic defense
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The actor faces serious legal consequences after a violent altercation in Mardi Gras, where he assaulted two men and threw homophobic insults.
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