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Euronews
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf agree to settle sexual battery lawsuit
Singer-songwriter FKA Twigs has agreed to a settlement with actor Shia LaBeouf over her long-running lawsuit for sexual battery, according to her lawyers. The 37-year-old English singer, whose real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett, filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday to dismiss her case against her former boyfriend with prejudice, meaning she will not be able to refile the claims in the future. 'Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court", FKA Twigs and LaBeouf said in a joint statement issued by their attorneys on Tuesday. 'We wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future.' The details of the settlement remain confidential. FKA Twigs sued LaBeouf in 2020 for sexual battery, assault and intentional affliction of emotional distress during their relationship. The pair met in 2018 when FKA Twigs starred in 'Honey Boy', an autobiographical film about LaBeouf's upbringing as a child actor. After an initial 'charm offensive', the relationship turned into 'a living nightmare', with 'a continuous stream of verbal and mental abuse', the lawsuit said. FKA Twigs said the actor isolated her from her friends and family. The suit also detailed allegations of physical violence, including an instance in 2019 in which 'LaBeouf forcibly slammed Tahliah against his car and then strangled her.' The singer also accused LaBeouf of having knowingly given her a sexually transmitted disease. 'Shia LaBeouf hurts women He uses them. He abuses them, both physically and mentally', the lawsuit read. 'I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years', LaBeouf said in an email to the New York Times shortly after the suit was filed. 'I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I'm ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt.' He later denied all accusations of wrongdoing against FKA Twigs. In 2024, LaBeouf revealed that FKA Twigs was seeking $10 million in damages, the Guardian reported. His legal team claimed the figure was excessive and argued the singer 'appears to have increased her profile in the years after her relationship with Shia and her career appears to be thriving.' "While my client was led to believe that LaBeouf was on a path of taking responsibility and working a program, it is clear he intends his pattern of continuing to abuse the victim", FKA Twigs' lawyer responded at the time, according to the Guardian. The case dragged on for several years and was originally meant to go to trial last year, before it was postponed to September 2025.
The Journal
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Journal
FKA Twigs agrees to settle lawsuit alleging abuse from Shia LaBeouf
FKA TWIGS AND Shia LaBeouf have agreed to settle her lawsuit alleging LaBeouf was physically and emotionally abusive to her during their relationship. A lawyer for FKA Twigs, whose legal name is Tahliah Barnett, filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court to dismiss her case against the 39-year-old American actor with prejudice, meaning it can't be filed again. A joint statement said: 'Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court. While the details of the settlement will remain private, we wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future.' First filed in 2020, the case had several trial dates scheduled in the years since, but those were always delayed well in advance. The two met and became a couple in 2018 after 37-year-old English singer and actor Barnett was cast in a supporting role in Honey Boy, an autobiographical film about LaBeouf's upbringing as a child actor. After an early 'charm offensive' from LaBeouf, the relationship became a 'living nightmare', her lawsuit said. Advertisement She said LaBeouf put her in a constant state of fear and humiliation, once slammed her into a car, tried to strangle her and knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease. She said he also isolated her from family and friends, demanded absolute fealty and was angrily jealous of everyone from waiters she'd been polite with to her ex-fiance Robert Pattinson. She said that her experience was part of a pattern for LaBeouf. 'Shia LaBeouf hurts women,' the suit said. 'He uses them. He abuses them, both physically and mentally. He is dangerous.' LaBeouf said in a statement just after the lawsuit was filed that he had been 'abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I'm ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt'. But he denied the accusations in the lawsuit in a 2021 filing, saying any injuries done or damages incurred by Barnett were not his doing. LaBeouf is best known for his roles in 2007′s Transformers and in 2008′s Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. He also starred in the 2019 film The Peanut Butter Falcon and in last year's Megalopolis. Known for her genre-bending musical styles, FKA Twigs worked as a backup dancer for other artists before releasing her studio debut, LP1, in 2014. She followed it with 2019's Magdalene and Eusexua from earlier this year. As an actor, she appeared in 2024's The Crow.
Straits Times
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
US actor Shia LaBeouf settles sexual battery lawsuit by ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs
Shia LaBeouf (left) and FKA Twigs were in a relationship for almost a year after she was cast in Honey Boy (2019), a mostly autobiographical movie he wrote. LOS ANGELES - American actor Shia LaBeouf settled a lawsuit with his former girlfriend, British singer FKA Twigs, that accused him of sexual battery and assault, their lawyers announced in a joint statement on July 22. In the lawsuit, which FKA Twigs filed in Los Angeles in December 2020, the 37-year-old accused LaBeouf of 'relentless abuse' in a relationship that lasted just short of a year. She said in the lawsuit that LaBeouf, 39, knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease, choked her and threatened her as she became isolated from friends and family. FKA Twigs, whose birth name is Tahliah Barnett, asked the court to dismiss the case on July 21. In a joint statement, Mr Bryan Freedman, a lawyer for FKA Twigs, and Ms Shawn Holley, a lawyer for LaBeouf, said that the deal was made in the spirit of 'forging a constructive path forward' and that their clients wished 'each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future'. The details of the settlement would remain confidential, the lawyers said. When FKA Twigs filed the lawsuit and made her claims public, the musician said in an interview with The New York Times (NYT) that she was doing so to show how even a celebrated artiste with a network of support could be caught in a cycle of abuse. FKA Twigs met LaBeouf in 2018 when she was cast in Honey Boy (2019), a mostly autobiographical movie he wrote, and started dating after filming. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Singapore's domestic recycling rate drops to all-time low of 11% Singapore HDB launches 10,209 BTO and balance flats, as priority scheme for singles kicks in Singapore Local buyers are key to recovery of prime district condo market Singapore Youth Courts will take a new approach to cases, focused on underlying issues and supporting needs Business Singapore core inflation stays unchanged in June but uncertainties to outlook remain high Life The Projector will resume daily screenings at Golden Mile Tower. Is its Cineleisure exit next? Singapore Ex-Tanjong Pagar United footballer charged with assault after Singapore Premier League match in Feb Asia Japan Prime Minister Ishiba to resign by August, Mainichi newspaper reports 'I'd like to be able to raise awareness on the tactics that abusers use to control you and take away your agency,' she said then. In an email to NYT when the suit was filed, LaBeouf said 'many of these allegations are not true'. He added: 'I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalisations. I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I'm ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt.' In the aftermath of the suit, LaBeouf parted ways with his agency, CAA, as he sought inpatient treatment. The actor is known for his work in the film Transformers (2007) and its two sequels Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011). In 2024, he appeared in American film-maker Francis Ford Coppola's critically reviled Megalopolis. FKA Twigs released her third studio album, Eusexua, to widespread acclaim in January. Her United States tour earlier in 2025 was cancelled because of what she called visa issues. NYTIMES
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf reach settlement in abuse lawsuit
British singer-songwriter FKA Twigs and Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf have reached an agreement in her 2020 abuse lawsuit. FKA Twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett, had accused her former partner of physical, mental and emotional abuse. In a joint statement, their lawyers confirmed the settlement, but said the details would "remain private". LaBeouf previously said many allegations against him are untrue but apologised for the hurt he had caused. The settlement puts an end to a case that has dragged on for five years with little progress. According legal documents seen by Us Weekly, Barnett asked the court to dismiss all claims against LaBeouf with prejudice, meaning that she cannot refile them in the future. A trial had been initially set for last year but was later postponed. On Tuesday, Barnett's lawyer Bryan Freedman and LaBeouf's lawyer Shawn Holley said both parties wished each other well. "Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court," they said in the statement. "While the details of the settlement will remain private, we wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future." The pair met on the set of the movie Honey Boy in 2018 and dated for nine months, before splitting in 2019 citing conflicting work schedules. But in legal documents filed in 2020, Barnett accused LaBeouf of "relentless abuse" including "mental and verbal harassment" that eventually turned into "physical violence". She detailed incidents of LaBeouf waking her up in the middle of the night and "strangling" her, throwing her against a car during an argument and becoming angry when she spoke to other men. In a 2021 interview with Louis Theroux on his BBC Radio 4 Grounded podcast, Barnett said she felt "scared and intimidated and controlled" by LaBeouf, and was left with ongoing mental trauma from their relationship. "I was left with PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] from that, which again is just something that I don't think we really talk about as a society just in terms of the healing when leaving, and how much work that has to be done to recover, to get back to the person that you were before," she said at the time. LaBeouf previously told The New York Times that many of Barnett's allegations are not true but said he owed her and Karolyn Pho, another woman whose claims featured in the lawsuit, "the opportunity to air their statements publicly and [for me to] accept accountability for those things I have done". "I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I'm ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say," he added in another statement. Barnett released her latest album Eusexua earlier this year and has received multiple accolades including two Brit Award nominations for best British female solo artist. LaBeouf's latest film was this year's crime drama Henry Johnson. He is known for the Transformers franchise and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. FKA Twigs 'left with PTSD' by Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf denies abuse accusations FKA twigs sues ex Shia LaBeouf over alleged abuse
BBC News
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf reach settlement in abuse lawsuit
British singer-songwriter FKA Twigs and Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf have reached an agreement in her 2020 abuse lawsuit. FKA Twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett, had accused her former partner of physical, mental and emotional a joint statement, their lawyers confirmed the settlement, but said the details would "remain private".LaBeouf previously said many allegations against him are untrue but apologised for the hurt he had caused. The settlement puts an end to a case that has dragged on for five years with little legal documents seen by Us Weekly, Barnett asked the court to dismiss all claims against LaBeouf with prejudice, meaning that she cannot refile them in the future.A trial had been initially set for last year but was later postponed. On Tuesday, Barnett's lawyer Bryan Freedman and LaBeouf's lawyer Shawn Holley said both parties wished each other well."Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court," they said in the statement."While the details of the settlement will remain private, we wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future."The pair met on the set of the movie Honey Boy in 2018 and dated for nine months, before splitting in 2019 citing conflicting work in legal documents filed in 2020, Barnett accused LaBeouf of "relentless abuse" including "mental and verbal harassment" that eventually turned into "physical violence".She detailed incidents of LaBeouf waking her up in the middle of the night and "strangling" her, throwing her against a car during an argument and becoming angry when she spoke to other men. In a 2021 interview with Louis Theroux on his BBC Radio 4 Grounded podcast, Barnett said she felt "scared and intimidated and controlled" by LaBeouf, and was left with ongoing mental trauma from their relationship."I was left with PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] from that, which again is just something that I don't think we really talk about as a society just in terms of the healing when leaving, and how much work that has to be done to recover, to get back to the person that you were before," she said at the previously told The New York Times that many of Barnett's allegations are not true but said he owed her and Karolyn Pho, another woman whose claims featured in the lawsuit, "the opportunity to air their statements publicly and [for me to] accept accountability for those things I have done"."I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I'm ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say," he added in another released her latest album Eusexua earlier this year and has received multiple accolades including two Brit Award nominations for best British female solo latest film was this year's crime drama Henry Johnson. He is known for the Transformers franchise and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
