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The "Transformers" and "American Honey" star allegedly pulled
a 25-year-old man's scarf, scratched his face and shoved him at
about 12:30 a.m. EST outside the Museum of the Moving Image in
the borough of Queens, a police spokesman said.
The cause of the altercation was unknown. The 30-year-old actor
was chanting "He will not divide us" into a live-stream camera
mounted on a wall when the incident took place.
LaBeouf and two other artists began the protest on Jan. 20, the
day that Trump, a Republican, was inaugurated as the 45th
president of the United States. They have invited the public to
repeat the words into the camera nonstop for the next four years
in a "participatory performance," according to their website.
LaBeouf was released after being charged with misdemeanor
assault and harassment, the police spokesman said. He is
scheduled to appear in court on April 4.
Representatives for LaBeouf did immediately respond to a request
for comment.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson in Washington; Editing by Daniel
Wallis and Jeffrey Benkoe)
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