Shia LaBeouf faces charges after New Orleans bar brawl

Shia LaBeouf was arrested and charged with simple battery during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. The actor reportedly became aggressive at a bar in the French Quarter, leading to an altercation where he allegedly struck two individuals. One victim stated that LaBeouf hurled homophobic slurs and attacked him, believing his appearance prompted the assault. Surveillance videos captured LaBeouf, shirtless, shoving a person to the ground and striking another, whose nose may have been dislocated. Further footage reportedly showed LaBeouf mouthing a homophobic slur while being detained by police, who stated he repeated the slur during his arrest. Following his arrest and treatment for unknown injuries, LaBeouf was released and later seen dancing on a New Orleans street, with apparent arrest papers in his mouth. Concerns about LaBeouf's erratic behavior had previously surfaced during filming last fall.