A New Orleans choose ordered actor Shia LaBeouf to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and set a $100,000 bond on Thursday after the movie star was charged with two counts of battery over an alleged assault exterior a bar throughout Mardi Gras.
LaBeouf, who waited alone within the courtroom carrying a fleece jacket and denims tucked into cowboy boots, was additionally admonished by the choose for allegedly yelling homophobic slurs whereas hitting a number of folks close to the French Quarter. The police report stated LaBeouf dislocated one sufferer’s nostril.
The choose ordered LaBeouf, 39, to undergo weekly drug assessments, together with one on the spot within the courthouse. LaBeouf agreed and his lawyer stated the take a look at didn’t present unlawful substances in his system.
Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Simone Levine referred to as the episode earlier this month a priority for “the protection of this bigger group, particularly relative to a marginalized group that has gone by means of a lot terror,” referring to the LGBTQ+ group.
“This defendant does not take his alcohol addiction seriously,” Levine stated. “This court does not believe he understands the level of seriousness when it comes to these allegations.”
LaBeouf posted bond and declined to remark to reporters. He has not but formally entered a plea to the fees.
“No, I won’t say a word,” he stated in a courtroom hallway whereas getting back from taking a drug and alcohol take a look at previous to the choose’s order. “God bless you, leave me alone.”
Jeffrey Damnit, an area entertainer who’s recognized within the police report as Jeffrey Klein, beforehand advised The Associated Press that LaBeouf repeatedly punched him and used homophobic slurs whereas threatening his life. Damnit stated he believed LaBeouf had focused him as a result of he wore make-up and eyeliner.
“This guy wants me to be dead because I wear makeup,” Damnit stated. “It’s a screwed-up thing.”
The choose stated that when she initially launched LaBeouf with out bond inside hours of his arrest on Feb. 17 she had not beforehand had entry to a police report that describes the actor allegedly utilizing homophobic slurs as he returned to a bar and hit folks with a closed fist after being requested to depart. Videos of the altercations have surfaced displaying LaBeouf placing a number of folks.
After LaBeouf was launched from custody, the actor was seen within the French Quarter dancing within the streets on Mardi Gras.
Levine ordered LaBeouf to keep away from the victims and the bar the place the episode occurred.
The choose denied a request by LaBeouf to journey to Rome in March for “religious observations, including his father’s baptism.”
Levine stated throughout the listening to that she was involved whether or not LaBeouf “could handle his alcohol.”
“Frankly,” LaBeouf’s lawyer Sarah Chervinsky advised the choose, “being drunk on Mardi Gras is not a crime.”
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