{"id":2335925,"date":"2026-03-19T00:49:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2335925"},"modified":"2026-03-19T00:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:49:27","slug":"shia-labeouf-causes-disturbance-in-hotel-lobby-while-wearing-only-his-underwear-after-new-orleans-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/shia-labeouf-causes-disturbance-in-hotel-lobby-while-wearing-only-his-underwear-after-new-orleans-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Shia LaBeouf causes disturbance in hotel lobby while wearing only his underwear after New Orleans arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/shia-labeouf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shia LaBeouf;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Shia LaBeouf&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Shia LaBeouf<\/a> is roaming around Rome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/17\/shia-labeouf-seen-in-hotel-hallway-in-rome-italy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:In a video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;In a video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">In a video<\/a> obtained by TMZ and published Tuesday, the <em>Transformers<\/em> star is seen wearing nothing but underwear in a hotel lobby in Italy&#8217;s capital. In the footage, he asks hotel personnel for a light as a cigarette dangles out of his mouth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Come on, bro. Give me a f&#8212;ing match,&#8221; LaBeouf says in the footage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Representatives for LaBeouf did not immediately respond to <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>&#8216;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TMZ reported that LaBeouf was in Rome to attend his father&#8217;s baptism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LaBeouf was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shia-labeouf-arrested-on-charges-of-battery-after-mardi-gras-bar-crawl-11907919\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:arrested in New Orleans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;arrested in New Orleans&quot;}\" class=\"link \">arrested in New Orleans<\/a> on Feb. 17 when he was accused of attacking two men after being ejected from a bar around midnight during a Mardi Gras celebration. He was charged with two counts of simple battery after being treated at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Shia LaBeouf in 2024<br \/>Credit: Mike Marsland\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The next day, LaBeouf <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shia-labeouf-breaks-silence-after-new-orleans-arrest-battery-charges-11908658\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted &quot;Free me&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;posted &amp;quot&quot;}\" class=\"link \">posted &#8220;Free me&#8221;<\/a> on X after news of his arrest broke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Later that month, a judge <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shia-labeouf-ordered-to-rehab-after-arrest-new-orleans-mardi-gras-11915783\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ordered that LaBeouf enroll;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ordered that LaBeouf enroll&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ordered that LaBeouf enroll<\/a> in rehab treatment for substance abuse, undergo drug tests, and post a bond of $100,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Holes<\/em> actor was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shia-labeouf-arrested-for-second-time-in-new-orleans-11916854\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:arrested again;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;arrested again&quot;}\" class=\"link \">arrested again<\/a> on March 1 and charged with one additional misdemeanor count of simple battery. At the time, LaBeouf&#8217;s attorney, Sarah Chervinsky, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/shia-lebeouf-arrest-new-orleans-d235179ef6572526c98f37f248b2410c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told the Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told the Associated Press&quot;}\" class=\"link \">told the Associated Press<\/a> that the second arrest was related to the same incident as the first, and that the actor voluntarily turned himself in once another warrant was issued for his arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;No regular person would be required to post over $100,000 in bonds and be jailed two separate times for one misdemeanor incident,&#8221; Chervinsky said at the time. &#8220;Just as he does not deserve preferential treatment, Mr. LaBeouf also does not deserve to be treated more harshly by the police and courts just because he is a public figure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LaBeouf spoke about the incident in an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4K9RDZg4y7o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Channel 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Channel 5&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Channel 5<\/a>&#8216;s Andrew Callaghan, in which he insisted that he did not need to go to rehab.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My behavior\u2026 I gotta deal with that. Does that mean I gotta go to rehab again? I&#8217;m just not into it, bro,&#8221; the <em>Honey Boy<\/em> actor said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think my answers are there. I don&#8217;t. I really, genuinely, don&#8217;t. If I genuinely did, I&#8217;d go. I don&#8217;t think I have a drinking problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Even Stevens<\/em> star also reflected on his perspective on the altercation. &#8220;I&#8217;ll be honest with you: Big gay people are scary to me,&#8221; he said. &#8220;When I&#8217;m, like, standing by myself and three gay dudes are next to me, touching my leg, I get scared. I&#8217;m sorry. If that&#8217;s homophobic, then I&#8217;m that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added, &#8220;I am wrong for touching anyone ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shia-labeouf-hotel-lobby-wearing-only-underwear-11929225\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shia LaBeouf is roaming around Rome. In a video obtained by TMZ and published Tuesday, the Transformers star is seen wearing nothing but underwear in a hotel lobby in Italy&#8217;s capital. In the footage, he asks hotel personnel for a light as a cigarette dangles out of his mouth. &#8220;Come on, bro. Give me a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2335926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[452481,345729],"class_list":["post-2335925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-sarah-chervinsky","tag-shia-labeouf"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shia-LaBeouf-causes-disturbance-in-hotel-lobby-while-wearing-only.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2335927,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335925\/revisions\/2335927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}