Shia LaBeouf has been formally charged in connection with an alleged altercation that took place during Mardi Gras in New Orleans in February.
According to WWL Louisiana, Thursday court records show that the Orleans Parish District Attorneyâs Office charged the âEven Stevensâ alum, 39, with three counts of simple battery.
The misdemeanor charges come months after NOPD officers were called to New Orleans party spot R Bar, a little before 1 a.m. on Feb. 17.
Staff claimed that the âTransformersâ actor had become combative as the night went on.
LaBeouf â who had reportedly been partying in the Big Easy all weekend â allegedly refused to leave and became increasingly aggressive when the bar manager tried to remove him.
According to investigators, several people physically restrained the movie star until officers arrived on the scene.
Footage from the altercation showed the âFuryâ actor using gay slurs before head-butting one of the men involved.
Per the police report, one patron suffered a potentially dislocated nose during the fight, despite telling LaBeouf that he didnât want to fight him.
A bartender from another establishment, who remained anonymous, told the outlet that the Disney Channel alum was âterrorizing the city.â
TMZ later obtained footage of LaBeouf, shirtless, and receiving treatment from paramedics after the alleged altercation.
The âHolesâ star appeared in court on Feb. 26 and was released on $100,000 bond.
He was also seen mocking his own arrest by putting the jail paperwork into his mouth and dancing around.
After being released, LaBeouf was seen in photos obtained by Page Six attempting to go into a church and jogging.
The âPeanut Butter Falconâ star then sat down for an interview with Andrew Callaghanâs Channel 5 to explain what happened.
âIâll be honest with you, big gay people are scary to me,â he expressed during the discussion.
âWhen Iâm like standing by myself and three gays are next to me, touching my leg, I get scared. Iâm sorry. If thatâs homophobic, then Iâm that. Yeah.â
LaBeouf admitted that he was âwrong for touching anyone. Ever. And thatâs the end of my statement on this whole sât.â
He did add, âI was drunk and itâs Mardi Gras. So, everything Iâm saying is nonsense.â
LaBeouf, meanwhile, quietly split from wife Mia Goth â with whom he shares 3-year-old daughter Isabel â over a year ago.
A rep for the actor did not immediately respond to Page Sixâs request for comment.
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