Shia LaBeouf Charged with Misdemeanor Battery in New Orleans Shia LaBeouf has been a fixture of Hollywood since his early days on the Disney Channel's Even Stevens.
Over the years, he has built a reputation as a talented but troubled actor, marked by a string of controversies and run ins with the law that have marred his career.
LaBeouf was involved in a physical altercation outside a bar in New Orleans' French Quarter on May 10th. According to eyewitness accounts, the actor allegedly struck a local man.