Trigger warning: sexual abuse, mental abuse, domestic violence
Celebrations forShia LaBeouf’sgrand return to the red carpet for the first time in four years left a bitter taste in many women’s mouths amid singerFKA twigs’pending sexual battery trial against him, highlighting Hollywood’sunwavering forgiveness toward male perpetratorsofabuse.
HighlightsShia LaBeouf’s Cannes appearance amid FKA Twigs' abuse trial ignited outrage.Public backlash highlighted Hollywood’s pattern of forgiving male abusers.FKA Twigs accused Shia of ‘relentless physical, emotional, and mental abuse’.
Shia made a rare public appearance at the 2024Cannes Film Festival, where he has been rolling out his upcoming film,Megalopolis,Peoplereported on May 16.
The 37-year-old actor was at the 77th edition of the annual event in the South of France along with his costarsAdam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Laurence Fishburne, Grace VanderWaal, and Giancarlo Esposito.
Access Hollywoodtook to its official X page (formerly known as Twitter) last Friday (May 17) to share clips of Shia looking dapper on the red carpet wearing a tuxedo and sporting bleached blond hair.
Shia LaBeouf’s return to the red carpet at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival amid FKA twigs’ pending sexual battery trial against him sparked outrage
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Nevertheless, the post, which amassed nearly 27 million views, has been receiving growing backlash, especially from women expressing their disappointment over the apparent glorification of yet another male actorevading societal consequences for sex crime accusations.
An X user wrote: “Remember when Shia LaBeouf victim blamed Mia Goth saying that she pushes him to violence and her behavior is what makes him abusive?
“That if he stayed near her any longerhe would’ve killed her?
“Let a group of local men also yell in her face during their argument?”
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Mia Goth is Shia’s wife and the mother to their two-year-old daughter. In 2015, one year before getting married, theTransformersstar and the 30-year-old actress were filmed in an altercation in Germany.
The California native was filmed walking away before meeting a group of German men, who offered to drive him to the airport.
Many believed his appearance highlighted Hollywood’s tendency to forgive male abusers
Upon getting into their car, Mia was filmed returning and taking Shia’s backpack, begging him not to go.
“I don’t wanna touch you. I don’t wanna be aggressive. This is the kind of s**t that makes a person abusive,” the actor could be heard telling thePearlstar after he stepped out of the car, getting visibly upset.
Shia was then heard pleading with Mia, now wearing his backpack, to return it to him, repeatedly saying to her, “Can I have my bag please,” “I just want my bag,” and “Please just give me my bag.”
The German men were subsequently seen ordering Mia to give back his backpack, too.
At one point during their confrontation, Shia was seen putting his hands up as Mia approachedhim.
Sometime later, with his backpack back in his possession, the actor made a chilling statement en route to the airport: “If I’d have stayed there, I would have killed her,” before adding: “It’s hard bro — really f**ked up — in your heart.”
Shia is to appear in a trial in October 2024 after FKA twigs filed a lawsuit in 2020, accusing him of relentless physical, emotional, and mental abuse
The lawsuit also detailed allegations that he abused another ex-girlfriend, stylist Karolyn Pho.
“He nearly killed FKA Twigs multiple times, he assaulted (his wife and mother of their daughter) Mia Goth on camera, and is that Jon f*****g Voight holding his hand?!? tell me again how women’s rights have gone too far,” a viewer commented.
Among other controversies, including his conservative political stance, the 85-year-old actor has publicly criticized Angelina, describing her as having “mental problems,” as perFactinate.
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“Shia LeBeouf beat, held hostage & tormented FKA Twigs with a gun, but, go offAccess Hollywood,” an additional commentator noted.
A woman added: “He beat and held a woman hostage you freaks. He is an abuser.”
“Access Hollywood promoting an abuser or what?” a person asked.
A separate individual chimed in: “Friendly reminder that Shia LaBeouf will be on trial this year for strangling & raping FKA Twigs.”
FKA twigs toldThe New York Timesin 2021: “What I went through with Shia was the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life.”
“What I went through at the hands of Shia was the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life. It’s a miracle I came out alive.”
“I thought to myself, ‘If he shoots me, they will put the puzzle together. I need to leave clues.”
– FKA twigshttps://t.co/BB8XjcFwYl
— Gina (@ginamartinuk)May 20, 2024
In December 2020, FKA twigs filed a lawsuit against Shia, accusing him of relentless physical, emotional, andmental abuse, including an incident where he drove recklessly and assaulted her, as well as knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease.
Shia LeBeouf beat, held hostage & tormented FKA Twigs with a gun, but, go off Access Hollywood.https://t.co/PypFabdWe4pic.twitter.com/NHKJAuRiMf
— Cassia Jones (@AwkwardGirlLA)May 20, 2024
Moreover, the lawsuit centers on an incident where Shia allegedly choked the British artist during a trip and later assaulted her at a gas station after she pleaded to be let out of the car.
Karolyn Pho, a stylist who is another of Shia’s former girlfriends, described similarly tumultuous experiences toThe Times, some of which were also outlined in the lawsuit.
Once, the suit said, he drunkenly pinned her to a bed and head-butted her hard enough that she bled.
In 2015, Shia was filmed saying, “I would have killed her,” during a fight with Mia Goth
remember when shia labeouf victim blamed mia goth saying that she pushes him to violence and her behavior is what makes him abusive? that if he stayed near her any longer he wouldve killed her? let a group of local men also yell in her face during their argument?https://t.co/Y1JZZM6ybKpic.twitter.com/wuvqj4blgQ
— jade ♱ (@c6twoman)May 20, 2024
“What I went through with Shia was the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life,” the 36-year-old musician toldThe Timesat the time.
The lawsuit will be played out on October 14, 2024, in a trial with Shia, who has since denied all allegations,Vulturereported in September 2023.
Shia’s ex, Margaret Qualley, publicly supported FKA twigs
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After FKA twigs detailed her abuse story toElle magazineback in February 2021, citing: “It’s a miracle I came out alive,” Margaret Qualley, who dated Shia in 2020, posted theEllecover on her Instagram account with the caption “Thank you.”
The 29-year-old actress later toldHarper’s Bazaarin September 2021: “It was important to me for her to know that I believe her—and it’s as simple as that.”
“He’s proof cancel culture doesn’t exist,” a reader commented
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