The “Transformers” star has been released.
Shia LaBeouf has been ordered to enter a rehabilitation program following his February arrest during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The actor posted a $100,000 bond as the case moves forward, adding another chapter to his complex public journey
Judge Simone Levine mandated that he enroll in treatment for substance abuse, undergo drug tests, and post a bond of $100,000 in order to be released, per PEOPLE.
The Transformers star was arrested on two counts of misdemeanor battery, following an alleged altercation at Royal Street Inn & R Bar.
Officers told EW at the time that they had been called about midnight, after LaBeouf had been thrown out of the bar for allegedly causing a disturbance with aggressive behavior. A man told them that LaBeouf struck him with closed fists several times outside of the bar. Another alleged the actor had punched him in the nose.
LaBeouf was held down by onlookers until officers arrived, police said. He was taken to a hospital and later arrested.
LaBeouf was initially released on his own recognizance, but when he faced Levine for the Feb. 26 hearing, the judge said that the official court record had only noted after he had been freed that he also allegedly used homophobic slurs, according to The Guardian. That’s when the new conditions were added, and LaBeouf posted bond to secure his release.
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to LaBeouf’s publicists and lawyer.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported Thursday that the Even Stevens alum had hired local defense attorney Sarah Chervinsky to represent him in the case. Chervinsky was described as a former public defender who now works in private practice, and a former member of the legal team of Cardell Hayes, who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of New Orleans Saints star Will Smith.
LaBeouf has faced legal trouble before, including arrests and a sexual battery lawsuit his former girlfriend FKA Twigs filed in 2020. They settled out of court in July.
