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Shia LaBeouf is speaking out candidly about his recent New Orleans arrest following a bar brawl during Mardi Gras.
On Saturday the troubled former child star, 39, appeared in a Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan interview, where he made various shocking statements.
Among them was a claim that he felt 'scared' when approached by three gay men on Fat Tuesday.
'Big gay people are scary to me,' LeBeouf said plainly during one part of the hour-long conversation with Callaghan. 'When I'm standing by myself and three gay dudes are next to me, touching my leg, I get scared. I'm sorry. If that's homophobic then I'm that.'
He also explained about the altercation, 'I was drunk and then I felt infringed upon in terms of my proximity. But I wasn't in my right mind, and so it's on me.'
And he took accountability for reportedly using a gay slur, admitting, 'I said words not ok to say. I don't want to hurt nobody's feelings... I'm wrong for what I did.'
Shia LaBeouf is speaking out candidly about his recent New Orleans arrest following a bar brawl during Mardi Gras
On Saturday the troubled former child star, 39, appeared in a Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan interview, where he made various shocking statements
The Channel 5 interview was conducted on February 24, one week after Fat Tuesday, but published days later on February 28.
On Friday LaBeouf was issued a new warrant related to his February 17 arrest.
Sources told WWL Louisiana that the warrant involves an additional victim from the same fight.
Eyewitnesses previously alleged LaBeouf became increasingly aggressive at a business and was escorted out by staff, at which point he allegedly struck one man multiple times with closed fists.
Authorities said the situation escalated when LaBeouf returned to the scene and allegedly assaulted the same victim again before punching a second man in the nose.
He posted a $100,000 bond on Thursday after making a court appearance.
The actor is now required to check into rehab and undergo regular drug and alcohol testing.
LeBeouf told Callaghan he relocated to New Orleans, where he has deep family roots, following the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025.
On Friday LaBeouf was issued a new warrant related to his February 17 arrest
Eyewitnesses previously alleged LaBeouf became increasingly aggressive at a business and was escorted out by staff, at which point he allegedly struck one man multiple times with closed fists on Fat Tuesday
In the wide-ranging interview, the movie star briefly discussed the demise of his marriage to actress Mia Goth (pictured in 2014), saying, 'I failed my marriage,' and 'That's why I moved out here [to New Orleans]'
LaBeouf detailed some family history elsewhere in the thorough interview.
He explained that his paternal grandmother was a lesbian who married a man who served as her 'beard,' a partner meant to publicly disguise someone's homosexuality.
His last name was originally spelled LeBoeuf but the spelling was changed by his grandmother in an effort to distance herself from her family, who had disowned her.
Speaking on the subject of homosexuality, he clarified: 'I'm good with gay. Be gay over there though. Don't be gay in my lap.'
In the wide-ranging interview, the movie star briefly discussed the demise of his marriage to actress Mia Goth. The exes share daughter Isabel, who will turn four in March.
'It's not new heartbreak. I don't want to talk too much about it. It's not my story alone to tell, but my side is I failed my marriage, so I had to own up to that. So that's why I moved out here,' he said.
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