Shia LaBeouf
Arrested After Alleged Brawl at Mardi Gras
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Shia LaBeouf had a rough time during Mardi Gras overnight in New Orleans, getting into a fight that brought paramedics to the scene which ended with the Hollywood actor being arrested … TMZ has learned.
TMZ obtained video of the aftermath of the alleged physical altercation, which occurred just after midnight Tuesday outside a bar in the French Quarter.
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Check it out … Shia is seen from behind shirtless with his back tattoo on full display outside the saloon as he faces off against a bunch of people. Shia was also filmed leaning into a man while trying to talk to him on the street.
An eyewitness tells TMZ … Shia was escorted out of the bar by staff for some reason before getting into a brawl. Afterward, Shia walked down the block, but then looped back around to the front of the bar, where responding paramedics treated Shia, according to the witness.
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Our footage shows Shia receiving medical aid — without looking too banged up — while jabbering with the Emergency Medical Service workers. Another photog spotted Shia after he was loaded inside a parked ambulance with its lights flashing.
It’s unclear if police were called … but we reached out to the New Orleans PD for info … so far, no word back.
The 39-year-old actor has had a history of addiction and mental health struggles. He entered court-mandated rehab after a 2017 arrest in Savannah, Georgia, for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Since then, he’s been off and on with sobriety, but has sought long-term sobriety support, including therapy and structured recovery programs.
In the past, Shia linked his substance abuse to untreated trauma and PTSD from childhood.