Hollywood
actor, Shia Labeouf has been left red-faced after a video of him
racially abusing a black police officer last week surfaced online.
Actor Shia Labeouf
Actor Shia LaBeouf has tendered an unreserved apology after a video
emerged of him using racially charged language at black police officer
when he was arrested for being drunk in public over the weekend.
The Guardian UK reported that the Transformers star said that he was “deeply ashamed” of his behaviour and that he has been “struggling with addiction publicly for far too long”, after the arrest that took place in Savannah, Georgia, on Saturday.
“You’re going to hell, straight to hell, bro,” LaBeouf said towards a black officer after his arrest for drunkenness, disorderly conduct and obstruction, before adding that he “arrest[ed him] for being white”.
The star claimed he was arrested for asking for a cigarette, but
the police account said he was using offensive language in front of
children and being disorderly.
“He was told to leave the area and refused, becoming aggressive toward the officer,” said the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department in a statement.
LaBeouf’s statement put the behaviour – which took place in the
police station he was taken to – down to issues with addiction, with the
actor adding that he is “taking steps toward securing my sobriety and hope [he] can be forgiven for my mistakes”.
The actor was arrested in January over a dispute connected to his
art project #HeWillNotDivideUs. LaBeouf was involved with an altercation
with a man with divergent political opinions at the project, which
closed the following month after it became a “flashpoint for violence”.
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