Shia LaBeouf

MARGARET QUALLEY CREDITS FKA TWIGS FOR HER COURAGE

In December we advised Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star Margaret Qualley, 26, to reconsider her romance with Shia LaBeouf after his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual battery, assault, and verbal abuse. We can imagine Shia attempting to rationalize the situation to Margaret, assuring her that Twigs was just a disgruntled ex. But not long after that, Sia stepped up with HER allegations against Shia and others followed. Margaret finally managed to split from Shia in January (No doubt to the great relief of her mother Andie MacDowell) Margaret had not spoken about her Shia relationship until she posted on Instagram a photo of Twigs on the cover of Elle magazine, and simply captioned it: “Thank you.” ( We’re guessing she started noticing negative things about Shia’s behavior, and got out before anything bad happened… life lesson learned.

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MARGARET QUALLEY FINALLY WISED UP AND SPLIT WITH SHIA LABEOUF (WE HOPE)

The new year is looking a lot brighter for Andie MacDowell since it appears her daughter Margaret Qualley came to her senses. Margaret has been dating Shia LaBeouf for the past few months and they’ve been photographed together looking quite affectionate. Naturally Andie was alarmed when Shia was publicly charged with abusive behavior by past girlfriends. In defending himself he blamed his mistreatment of women on his alcoholism. Margaret felt a lot of negative backlash for dating a guy like that. Next thing we knew, SOMEONE tattled to People magazine that Shia and Margaret split and that she “wants to concentrate on her career.” Good choice- Margaret’s career is hot now and she hopes to keep it that way.

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OLIVIA WILDE AND HARRY STYLES HAVE SHIA LABEOUF TO THANK FOR THEIR BUDDING ROMANCE

Thanks to Shia LaBeouf, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles are enjoying the beginning of a new romance (and we love it!) Shia is inadvertently responsible because he was cast as the male lead in Olivia’s new thriller Don’t Worry Darling (she’s directing and costarring) but he got into some trouble with past girlfriends charging him with awful behavior. Olivia has no time for THAT kind of guy, and she promptly fired Shia and offered the role to Harry. She was DELIGHTED when he said yes. She felt Harry was perfect for the stylized role (film takes place in the 1950’s) and has declared him “a modern confident male who is devoid of any traces of toxic masculinity.” Sounds like the exact opposite of Shia LaBeouf. Anyway, the newly single Olivia got her leading man AND a new boyfriend, so 2021 is looking mighty fine!

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Olivia and Harry on the set in November- note his 1950’s haircut

FKA TWIGS DIDN’T WANT TO RUIN SHIA LABEOUF’S CAREER!

Wow – it turns out Shia LaBeouf could have avoided all this career damage created by FKA Twigs’ sexual battery lawsuit. Before anything became public, Twigs attempted to settle the lawsuit quietly because she DIDN’T WANT TO RUIN HIS CAREER. All she asked of Shia was that he make a donation to a domestic violence victims charity, and seek psychological treatment so he wouldn’t harm any more women. He did NOT agree, so the suit was revealed and he lost his coveted role in Olivia Wilde’s new thriller Don’t Worry Darling. Shia had already clashed with the cast and crew, and Olivia promptly replaced him with Harry Styles. Career prospects are now dim. Shia’s new lawyer worked for OJ Simpson and she is playing up Shia’s “honesty” in admitting to abuse and alcoholism. But of course, alcoholism is no excuse for violence.

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MARGARET QUALLEY: CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!

Certainly Andie MacDowell was more than a little worried when her youngest daughter Margaret Qualley was dating Pete Davidson. Pete had a problematic reputation with women but he didn’t seem dangerous. Since she appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Margaret has been a hot commodity in Hollywood- she’s made 14 films in the last 7 years. Fast forward to Margaret’s latest boyfriend: of all people, Shia LaBeouf. Shia and Margaret met while filming a music video with her sister a few months ago. Suddenly their romance is noteworthy because Shia is being sued by his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs and charged with sexual battery, assault and relentless abuse. To make it worse, another Shia ex, singer Sia, came forward and said she had a similar relationship with the volatile actor, who admits he’s an alcoholic who mistreats women. Little chance of Andie having a peaceful Christmas…

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WE ADMIRE FKA TWIGS FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING

UK singer FKA Twigs showed remarkable courage when she filed her lawsuit accusing her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf of sexual battery and assault. She documented in detail numerous violent and controlling situations he inflicted upon her when they were together. Keep in mind, HE is the more famous and powerful person in this relationship. Another of his ex-girlfriends joined Twigs in the lawsuit with similar charges. FKA Twigs stated that she wants other women to understand that this can happen to anyone, and she wants to raise awareness about the tactics that abusers use to control their victims. When confronted with the charges, LaBeouf admitted almost everything “I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression,” he said “I abused myself and everyone around me, and I’m ashamed and sorry about those I hurt.” And this guy has had a long string of girlfriends! We celebrate FKA Twigs for her bravery – she has little to gain from this purposeful but embarrassing lawsuit, and will probably be taunted online by LaBeouf’s fans.

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NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH SHIA LA BEOUF

We got interested in Shia LaBeouf years ago when we learned that Megan Fox had a giant crush on her Transformers costar. What was the appeal? Shia turned out to be QUITE a character. Besides being a fascinating actor, his off-camera antics have always been noteworthy. (During a Broadway performance of Cabaret, Shia impulsively jumped onstage right into a bar scene and patted Alan Cumming on the butt) He’s been arrested a few times for disorderly conduct and very honestly discussed his problems with alcohol on talk shows. His intense movie Honey Boy told the story of his youth as a child actor with an abusive father. (He got his father to sign off on the film by telling him his favorite actor Mel Gibson would be playing him.) Shia ended up playing his own awful father with gusto. Above, Shia, 33, is staying in shape for his next project…whatever that might be.

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SHIA LABEOUF IS ALSO A PLAGIARIST!

Shia LaBeouf was looking around suspiciously as he returned to his LA home after a walk. We were surprised to learn that Shia has been the one under suspicion for plagiarism. It started a seven years ago when Shia released a short film and someone pointed out that he had lifted the story word for word from a comic book by a writer named Dan Clowes. He DID apologize, but that apology was plagiarized also from another source! Shia later released some graphic novels that also were copied from work by Dan Clowes. Shia shrugged it off with “I was inspired – copyright laws are too restrictive!” Finally, Clowes’ attorney sent a cease and desist letter. It makes you wonder about all of Shia’s work – other than acting. He IS good at that.

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SHIA LABEOUF IS REBUFFED BY COPS!

Shia LaBeouf became irate when he noticed a photographer in the street in front of his house. He confronted him and threatened to call the police if he did not leave immediately. The paparazzo insisted he wasn’t breaking any laws and refused to cooperate. So Shia planted himself in front of the guy’s car so he COULDN’T leave, while he called the cops. Surprisingly, police DID arrive, and calmly evaluated the situation. And came up with a sensible solution. They suggested that Shia go back into his house!

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SHIA LABEOUF CONTINUES TO FASCINATE WOMEN

He may have a history of behavioral problems with police in alcohol–fueled situations, but Shia LaBeouf , 32, remains a smooth operator where women are concerned. He turned up at Kanye West’s Sunday gospel “service” in Calabasas with another attractive female. Shia has been seeing Rob Pattinson’s ex-girlfriend, singer FKA Twigs, since they finished filming Honey Boy together last year. Shia wrote the script for Honey Boy as a form of therapy – it’s about his own chaotic childhood, and he plays a rather unpleasant version of his own father in the movie, which is now available on Amazon.

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