British singer FKA Twigs filed a lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf on Friday for physical and psychological violence during their one-year relationship, between 2018 and 2019. Information revealed by the New York Times.
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In this lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the singer, real name Tahliah Barnett, says her ex-boyfriend "
has engaged in a continuous flow of verbal and mental abuse against her
," demeaning her. and berating her after the slightest "
perceived insult."
In February 2019, the actor allegedly pushed her against a car and tried to strangle her.
She also accuses him of knowingly transmitting a sexually transmitted disease to her.
"I have no excuse for my alcoholism or my aggressiveness"
Shia LaBeouf at the New York Times
Tahliah Barnett's lawyer said in a statement that his client initially wanted to resolve the case in private on the condition that the actor agrees to receive "
meaningful and consistent psychological treatment
."
"
Since he was unwilling to agree to obtain appropriate assistance, Ms Barnett brought an action to prevent others from unknowingly suffering similar abuses on her part,
" added Freedman.
Representatives for Shia LaBeouf, 34, declined to comment.
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Several detoxification cures
The two stars met in 2018 on the set of
Honey Boy,
which tells the story of the dysfunctional first years of a young actor.
A semi-autobiographical feature film for Shia Labeouf who plays the main character.
He rose to prominence in the 2000s on Disney Channel in
The Stevens' War
before appearing years later in blockbusters like
Transformers
and
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
.
Over the past few years, he has had several conflicts with the law for disorderly conduct, drunk driving on public roads or contempt of an officer.
The actor followed several detoxification cures to fight his alcoholism in 2014 and 2017.
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