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Shia LaBeouf Returns to Mardi Gras Hours After Being Released From Jail

Shia LaBeouf was charged with two counts of simple battery after allegedly striking two men during Mardi Gras; bystanders restrained him before police arrived.

  • On Tuesday, Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested in the French Quarter, 1,400 block of Royal Street, and faces two counts of simple battery after allegedly punching two men early Mardi Gras morning.
  • Since Thursday, LaBeouf had been in New Orleans and was asked to leave Uptown bars after behaving aggressively, then returned acting even more aggressive, witnesses say.
  • TMZ footage shows LaBeouf shirtless and rolling on the ground while four men restrained him as bystanders held him down until paramedics treated him before hospital transport.
  • By Tuesday morning, LaBeouf was released from jail, posted `Free me.` on his X account, and is due in court at 3pm Tuesday with a hearing on March 19.
  • LaBeouf has publicly discussed addiction and has pursued treatment, including court-mandated rehabilitation and long-term recovery programmes, and said he quit alcohol for more than a year and a half in 2022, adding to a nearly decade-long series of legal issues including a 2020 lawsuit settled in July.
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Shia LaBeuof is free again after his Bar-Randale in New Orleans. The actor pulled it back into the party murmur. But now there are new accusations of the attacked – and pressing questions to the police.

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TMZ has released new footage of the fight in which the 39-year-old actor was involved outside a bar in New Orleans.

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