FKA Twigs stuns with racy performance at Coachella after reigniting legal battle with ex Shia LaBeouf

FKA Twigs put on a racy performance for fans at the 2026 Coachella Music Festival on Sunday. 

The 38-year-old songstress - who won her first ever Grammy just two months earlier - took to the Mojave stage during weekend one of the annual festival to belt out hit tracks for the audience. 

It comes just weeks after it was revealed the British-born star has reignited her legal battle with ex Shia LaBeouf, accusing the actor of trying to bully her into silence and shake her down financially. 

Twigs donned a white tank top as well as a pair of skimpy white bottoms and nude-colored, lace boots.

Her reddish locks were done in an intricate style and she also opted for dramatic eyeliner and shadow around her eyes. 

A nude-colored tint was worn on her lips and bordered by a darker lipliner for a final touch.

Twigs later had an outfit change and wore a pair of black micro shorts that were secured with studded belts. 

She donned a plain top underneath and layered the look with a tan jacket that had sparkling and studded embellishments for an edgy flare. 

A silver hood was pulled up over her head as she sang lyrics into a microphone while bright stage lights shone down on her. 

Twigs also showed off her dance skills as she additionally performed choreography on stage with other backup dancers. 

Her Coachella stop for weekend one and two is also part of her current Body High Tour which is in support of her Eusexua and Eusexua Afterglow albums that dropped in 2025. 

Twigs had been part of the lineup at Coachella last year - but pulled out of the festival last-minute while also cancelling the remainder of her North American tour at the time. 

The star had shared her 'devastation' over the situation which she explained was due to 'ongoing visa issues.' 

Back in February, the songstress won her first Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Eusexua. 

'I didn't expect to come up here. I was just so happy to be nominated, and in such an incredible category,' Twigs said as she accepted the award during the ceremony. 

She also gave a sweet shout out to her boyfriend Jordan Hemingway before reflecting on 'the most incredible journey.' 

'And I know that to a lot of people I may be new, but I've actually been doing this a really long time.'

Twigs continued, 'So to any artist, don't give up, follow your vision, do you, because that's what's going make the world fall in love with your art. Thank you so much.'

Her latest appearance at Coachella comes shortly after she filed a new lawsuit in Los Angeles in March as she accused her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf of trying to bully her into silence. 

She officially settled her sexual battery lawsuit against actor LaBeouf in July 2025, following a protracted five-year court battle.

The lawsuit, filed in 2020, sought $10 million in damages and alleged sexual battery, assault, and emotional distress during the couple's relationship. LaBeouf denied these claims.

The two began dating after meeting on the set of LaBeouf's 2019 semi-autobiographical film Honey Boy, in which Twigs was cast. 

Twigs, who is represented by Mathew Rosengart, claims LaBeouf had taken on the same aggressive stance in litigation that he displayed during their toxic relationship.

'Shia LaBeouf has tried to control Tahliah Barnett for the better part of a decade,' lawyers for FKA Twigs, using her real name, said in legal docs obtained and reviewed by the Daily Mail.

Twigs said that she was responding with litigation against LaBeouf after he made a secret arbitration demand last year trying to get an 'exorbitant' sum of money as punishment over what he called a breach of a past arrangement.

LaBeouf in December demanded money after he said Twigs breached a settlement they reached five years earlier following an interview she gave to The Hollywood Reporter last fall.

The Daily Mail reached out to attorneys for both parties for further comment on the story.

Twigs said in legal docs she is suing 'to right a wrong, and also on behalf of other women who are the victims of sexual and domestic violence who do not have the resources to speak out and defend themselves from predators.'

Twigs said that 'in so doing, she seeks to ensure that survivors of sexual misconduct are not themselves bullied or silenced like she was by agreements that violate California law and public policy.'

The remarks LaBeouf complained about came after the publication asked Twigs if she felt safe in the wake of past abuses she suffered.

'I wouldn't say I feel safe,' she said. 'I feel really passionate about being involved with organizations such as Sistah Space and No More, to help survivors in any way that I can.

'I think it's less about me at this point and more about looking forward. Just, you know, moving on with my life.'

Rosengart told the Daily Mail in a statement that the legal 'action was taken in response to Mr. LaBeouf's attempt to bully and intimidate FKA Twigs through a frivolous and unlawful secret arbitration he filed against her in December in which he sought to extract money from her.

'We are pleased to have obtained the dismissal of that case earlier this month, and to her great credit and on behalf of other survivors as well, twigs refuses to be bullied anymore.'

Rosengart concluded that it's 'unusual' that the case that is not about money but about upholding and enforcing California law and policy designed to protect survivors by nullifying illegal NDAs.'

Lawyers for Twigs said in the legal filing that the Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act in California protects her from claims as such from the Transformers actor. 

Twigs initially accused the actor of subjecting her to a 'continuous stream of verbal and mental abuse' during their time dating from 2018 until early-2019 in her initial 2020 lawsuit.

After Twigs filed her legal complaint in 2020, LaBeouf acknowledged to The New York Times 'a history of hurting the people closest to' him.

Meanwhile LaBeouf is embroiled in further legal turmoil. He was arrested in New Orleans on February 17 on two counts of misdemeanor battery after allegedly getting into a bar fight.

He was then arrested later in February on a misdemeanor simple battery charge, which was reportedly related to the same incident.

The Transformers star's arrests could have potentially scuttled his plans earlier this month to travel to Rome - where his father Jeffrey was being baptized - but LaBeouf was granted permission to travel to Italy by a judge.