Shia LaBeouf (age 39) was taken into custody on Saturday, February 28, 2026, in New Orleans. According to court records, LaBeouf was booked on a misdemeanor charge of simple battery at approximately 1:30 PM local time. Bond was set at $5,000. It has not been definitively determined whether the charge is directly related to an earlier incident on February 17, which resulted in his prior arrest.
The booking occurred shortly after LaBeouf provided a televised interview with Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan, his first public statement since the February 17 incident. In the interview, LaBeouf made statements regarding an altercation involving three men during Fat Tuesday, indicating that he felt “scared” and acknowledging the use of inappropriate language, including a gay slur. He admitted personal responsibility for his conduct, attributing some behavior to intoxication and stating, “I wasn’t in my right mind, and so it’s on me.”
Authorities previously reported that LaBeouf allegedly struck one individual multiple times and later returned to the scene, assaulting a second person. A subsequent warrant was issued on February 28 in connection with an additional victim from the same incident. LaBeouf had posted $100,000 bond on Thursday and is currently required to participate in a rehabilitation program, including regular drug and alcohol testing.
In the Channel 5 interview, LaBeouf also discussed personal matters, including his relocation to New Orleans following the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025, family history regarding his paternal grandmother, and the dissolution of his marriage to Mia Goth. The couple shares one daughter, Isabel LaBeouf, who will turn four in March 2026.#newsafro_
