After being blacklisted from Hollywood, Shia LaBeouf slipped back into the industry with ease and film fans are not having it. Access Hollywood tweeted, “Shia LaBeouf has returned to the red carpet after 4 YEARS!” and one user on X, formerly known as Twitter, replied, “[LaBeouf] BRUTALIZED FKA Twigs for YEARS. He made her fear for her life & was physically/mentally/verbally/sexually abusive. It’s SICK that @accesshollywood doesn’t give a damn about Black women that are terrorized by these monstrous, abusive men!” Another posted, “Last year it was Johnny Depp, this year it’s James Franco and Shia Labeouf. Why is Cannes so obsessed with redeeming men accused of abuse and sexual assault?”
In a 2021 interview with Elle, FKA Twigs opened up about LaBeouf’s alleged abuse. “If you put a frog in a boiling pot of water, that frog is going to jump out straightaway. Whereas if you put a frog in cool water and heat it up slowly, that frog is going to boil to death. That was my experience being with [LaBeouf],” she shared. The “Two Weeks” singer added, “What I went through with my abuser is, hands down, the worst thing [I’ve experienced] in the whole of my life. Recovering has been the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do..” As for LaBeouf, he alluded to his ex-girlfriend when he stated on the “Real Ones with Jon Bernthal” podcast, “I hurt that woman and in the process of doing that, I hurt many other people.”
If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN’s National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
