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Wearing a dark suit and white shirt, the short-haired,
clean-shaven 28-year-old, who appeared in the "Transformer"
films and with Brad Pitt in the World War Two drama "Fury,"
nodded when the judge asked if he was receiving treatment.
LaBeouf's lawyer, G. Robert Gage, produced a letter from the
facility where the actor is being treated. If LaBeouf meets all
the conditions of the plea, he can withdraw it after six months
and the case will be cleared.
His next court appearance was set for March 20.
"Shia has done a terrific job in complying with the program and
we appreciate the court's recognition of that," Gage told
reporters outside the Manhattan courthouse.
The California-born actor made no comment as he was surrounded
by camera crews and photographers when he left the court and
then whisked away in a waiting car.
LaBeouf was arrested in June after he disturbed a performance
and used obscene language during the musical "Cabaret" at Studio
54 in New York.
He was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct, one count
of trespass, one count of criminal trespass and harassment in
the second degree during his arraignment. All the charges are
misdemeanors or violations.
Following his arrest in June, LaBeouf's publicist said the actor
was receiving outpatient care for addiction and that he realized
his strange behavior was a symptom of a bigger problem.
The "Cabaret" incident was the latest in a series of events in
which the actor behaved oddly in public. Earlier this year he
walked out of a news conference during the 64th Berlin
International Film Festival and during a red carpet premiere he
wore a brown paper bag on his head that read "I Am Not Famous
Anymore."
He also greeted visitors to an art installation that he had
organized in Los Angeles wearing a brown paper bag. LaBeouf
apologized to a graphic artist whose work he was accused of
plagiarizing his short film "Howard Cantour.com."
(Editing by Eric Kelsey and Alan Crosby)
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