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Actor Shia LaBeouf was reportedly arrested overnight after getting into a fight that led to paramedics being called to the scene during the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, TMZ reports.
LaBeouf, 39, is reportedly facing two charges of simple battery, according to court records obtained by the website. TMZ shared video footage of the aftermath of the altercation, which showed a shirtless LaBeouf facing people in the French Quarter.
The actor was also seen leaning on a man while trying to talk to him on the street, as well as receiving medical aid inside an ambulance. An eyewitness told TMZ that LaBeouf was escorted out of a bar by staffers for an unknown reason before the brawl took place.
The actor reportedly walked down the block before looping back around to the front of the bar, where he received treatment from responding paramedics. LaBeouf has battled addiction and mental health struggles in the past, including entering court-mandated rehab following his 2017 arrest for public intoxication and disorderly conduct in Savannah, Georgia.
The actor has linked his substance abuse issues to untreated trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his childhood. LaBeouf began his acting career as a child star, which included iconic roles in the Disney Channel series “Even Stevens” and the comedy-drama film “Holes,” before taking on later roles in the Transformers films, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” “Honey Boy,” “Fury,” and “The Peanut Butter Falcon.”