{"id":242051,"date":"2026-05-23T23:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/shia-labeouf-formally-charged-following-alleged-mardi-gras-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T23:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:21:23","slug":"shia-labeouf-formally-charged-following-alleged-mardi-gras-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/shia-labeouf-formally-charged-following-alleged-mardi-gras-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Shia LaBeouf Formally Charged Following Alleged Mardi Gras Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2217491\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shia LaBeouf<\/strong> is facing new legal trouble following an alleged altercation during Mardi Gras earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old actor has been formally charged with three misdemeanor counts of simple battery by the Orleans Parish District Attorney\u2019s Office, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/shia-labeouf-formally-charged-with-battery-after-alleged-mardi-gras-altercation-11982974\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">People<\/a><\/em>. The charges were filed on Thursday (May 21) and stem from a reported fight involving two men outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras festivities in February.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shia-labeouf-s-latest-charges-stem-from-an-alleged-altercation-in-new-orleans-in-february\">Shia LaBeouf\u2019s latest charges stem from an alleged altercation in New Orleans in February<\/h3>\n<p>One of the men involved in the incident alleged that <strong>Shia<\/strong> used homophobic slurs during the confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/courts\/shia-labeouf-faces-formal-battery-charges-over-mardi-gras-fight\/article_e7858d4d-eac1-4e66-843a-19449e488cb6.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">NOLA.com<\/a>, police stated in a report that <strong>Shia<\/strong> was \u201creportedly causing a disturbance and becoming increasingly aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video from the scene showed the actor removing his shirt before approaching the men, and he could reportedly be heard shouting, \u201cLet\u2019s fight, let\u2019s fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shia-labeouf-battery-charges-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shia-labeouf-battery-charges-01-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"Shia LaBeouf poses for photos at Amazon Studios film premiere\" class=\"wp-image-2217528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shia-labeouf-battery-charges-01-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shia-labeouf-battery-charges-01-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\" data-mwl-img-id=\"2217528\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shia-labeouf-was-previously-ordered-into-substance-abuse-treatment-and-drug-testing-following-his-arrest\">Shia LaBeouf was previously ordered into substance abuse treatment and drug testing following his arrest<\/h3>\n<p>Following the incident, <strong>Shia<\/strong> was arrested and later appeared in court, where his bail was set at $100,000. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/26\/shia-labeouf-to-remain-free-on-100000-bail-after-new-orleans-arrest-ordered-to-seek-drug-alcohol-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">judge also ordered<\/a> the <em>Honey Boy<\/em> actor to enroll in substance abuse treatment and participate in a drug testing program.<\/p>\n<p>Just over a week later, <strong>Shia<\/strong> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/28\/shia-labeouf-arrested-for-second-time-in-new-orleans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested again<\/a> in New Orleans after authorities issued a new warrant tied to an additional misdemeanor charge connected to the original arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The latest legal developments come months after <strong>Shia<\/strong>\u2019s ex, <strong>FKA twigs<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/25\/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-again-nda-settlement-sexual-battery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed another lawsuit<\/a> against the actor in late March related to their previous sexual battery settlement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/news\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/23\/shia-labeouf-formally-charged-following-alleged-mardi-gras-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Images Shia LaBeouf is facing new legal trouble following an alleged altercation during Mardi Gras earlier this year. The 39-year-old actor has been formally charged with three misdemeanor counts of simple battery by the Orleans Parish District Attorney\u2019s Office, according to People. The charges were filed on Thursday (May 21) and stem from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":242052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-242051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}