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LaBeouf, 31, pleaded no contest to a charge of
disorderly conduct and not guilty to public drunkenness,
according to Savannah court records. He was ordered to complete
100 hours of community service, anger management, drug and
alcohol evaluation and was fined $2,000.
Representatives for LaBeouf did not respond to Reuters' request
for comment.
The actor, best known for playing Sam Witwicky in the
"Transformers" franchise, was arrested in the lobby of his hotel
in downtown Savannah in July after he became unruly.
Videos released by police from bodycam footage showed the actor
hurling expletive-filled barbs at officers as he questioned the
reason for his arrest. He was booked into the Chatham County
Jail and released a few hours later.
LaBeouf at the time put out a statement on Twitter saying he was
"deeply ashamed" of his behavior and that his actions "warrant a
very sincere apology to the arresting officers, and I am
grateful for their restraint."
"My outright disrespect for authority is problematic to say the
least, and completely destructive to say the worst. It is a new
low. A low I hope is a bottom. I have been struggling with
addiction publicly for far too long, and I am actively taking
steps toward securing my sobriety and hope I can be forgiven for
my mistakes," he said on Twitter.
The actor, who broke out as a child star on the Disney Channel,
has had numerous brushes with the law in recent years. In
January, he was arrested after a scuffle outside a New York
museum where he was chanting: "He will not divide us,” during a
live-streamed protest against President Donald Trump.
In 2014, he was arrested in New York after disturbing a
performance of the musical "Cabaret" on Broadway, which led to
him pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct violation and
receiving outpatient care for addiction.
LaBeouf most recently appeared at the Toronto Film Festival to
promote his latest film "Borg vs McEnroe," in which he plays
tempestuous tennis star John McEnroe.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy, editing by G Crosse)
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