<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="6337614" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Honey-Boy">Honey Boy</keyword>" director <keyword id="3768057" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Alma-Harel">Alma Har'el</keyword> has released a statement in support of <keyword id="2504517" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="FKA-Twigs">FKA Twigs</keyword> following her allegations of domestic violence against <keyword id="31432" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Shia-Labeouf">Shia LaBeouf</keyword>.</li><li>Twigs, who met LaBeouf on the set of "Honey Boy," has accused LaBeouf of physically and emotionally abusing her.</li><li>Har'el's statement to <a href="https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/alma-harel-shia-labeouf-fka-twigs-1234864601/">Variety</a> stated that LaBeouf's own troubles and road to recovery do not "excuse, minimize, or rationalize domestic violence."</li><li>In a statement to the New York Times, LaBeouf said he would "forever be sorry to the people that I may have harmed along the way" but that "many of these allegations are not true."</li></ul><p>"Honey Boy" director Alma Har'el has released a statement in support of FKA Twigs following the actress' <a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">allegations of domestic violence against Shia LaBeouf.</a></p><p>LaBeouf wrote and starred in the autobiographical "Honey Boy," which is where he met FKA Twigs, who had a small role in the movie. Now, the director of the critically-acclaimed movie has said she stands in solidarity with Twigs and Karolyn Pho, another ex-girlfriend of LaBeouf's who also claims the actor was abusive.</p><p>In the statement shared with <a href="https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/alma-harel-shia-labeouf-fka-twigs-1234864601/">Variety</a>, Har'el said: "I have a deep respect for FKA Twigs' courage and resilience. Reading what she endured left me heartbroken and I stand with her in solidarity. I'm sending my love to her, Karolyn Pho, all victims of domestic violence, and everyone who is trying to stop cycles of abuse."</p><div type="image" title="honey boy 3 amazon" height="1600" width="2133" msid="79797690" hostid="261"></div><p>Har'el said that she is aware of her own "investment in [LaBeouf's] recovery," as she stood by him when large parts of the industry shunned him following <a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-most-controversial-moments-timeline#singer-sia-added-that-she-has-been-hurt-by-labeouf-too-calling-him-a-pathological-liar-14">years of controversial incidents</a> from the former "Transformers" star. The director developed a close relationship with LaBeouf during filming of the movie, which served as a sort of therapy to LaBeou after he wrote it in court-ordered rehab.</p><p>She said, however, that LaBeouf's road to recovery from his personal issues and trauma to not excuse his behaviour toward Twigs and Pho.</p><p>"I want to send a clear message today that none of the above should excuse, minimize, or rationalize domestic violence," Har'el said.</p><p>The director also said that she hopes "Honey Boy" continues to help people "feel less alone in their pain," and that these allegations around the movie's writer and star do not serve as a "discouraging moment in their own recovery."</p><div type="image" title="fka twigs grammys 2020" height="1502" width="2000" msid="79797694" hostid="261"></div><p>Har'el finished the statement by announcing she is donating in Twigs' and Pho's names to several charities, including the National Domestic Violence hotline.</p><p>On 11 December, <a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">it was reported by the New York Times</a> that FKA Twigs had filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf, claiming that the actor physically and emotionally abused her while they were dating from 2018 to 2019 after starring in "Honey Boy" together.</p><p>In the lawsuit, Twigs claims that LaBeouf threw her against a car, choked her, gave her bruises, and would not let her wear clothes to bed. Pho also claimed that LaBeouf head-butted her, causing her to bleed. Twigs told the New York Times: "What I went through with Shia was the worst thing I've ever been through in the whole of my life."</p><p>LaBeouf later told the Times that "many of these allegations are not true," although he did also say that his ex-girlfriends deserved "the opportunity to air their statements publicly and accept accountability for those things [he has] done."</p><p>"I am not cured of my PTSD and alcoholism," he wrote, "but I am committed to doing what I need to do to recover, and I will forever be sorry to the people that I may have harmed along the way."</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-most-controversial-moments-timeline">A complete timeline of Shia LaBeouf's most controversial moments from the past 13 years</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-sexual-assault-lawsuit-sia-calls-pathological-liar-2020-12">Sia says Shia LaBeouf is a 'pathological liar' who lied about his relationship status amidst lawsuit alleging abusive relationship</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">FKA Twigs sues ex Shia LaBeouf, claiming in a lawsuit that he choked her and grabbed her 'to the point of bruising'</a></p>

'Honey Boy' director Alma Har'el says she stands with FKA Twigs amid Shia LaBeouf allegations

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="31432" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Shia-Labeouf">Shia LaBeouf</keyword> has been removed from <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>'s <a href="https://film.netflixawards.com/pieces-of-a-woman/pieces-of-a-woman-official-trailer-netflix">awards-consideration page</a> for its movie "<keyword id="9939033" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pieces-of-a-woman">Pieces of a Woman</keyword>."</li><li>LaBeouf does not feature in stills from the movie, and his name has been removed from the description on the awards page: "Martha (<keyword id="3064678" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Vanessa-Kirby">Vanessa Kirby</keyword>) and Sean are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood." LaBeouf plays Sean in the movie.</li><li>The changes have come after <a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">FKA Twigs filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf</a>, alleging that the actor physically and emotionally abused her.</li></ul><p>Netflix has removed all mentions of Shia LaBeouf from its <a href="https://film.netflixawards.com/pieces-of-a-woman/pieces-of-a-woman-official-trailer-netflix">For Your Consideration page</a>, which lists the movies and TV shows for which it's pursuing awards this season, following FKA Twigs' lawsuit against the <a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-most-controversial-moments-timeline">troubled actor.</a></p><p>LaBeouf starred in Netflix's "Pieces of a Woman" alongside Vanessa Kirby. The two played a married couple who suffer a tragedy after a home birth ends in the loss of their child. LaBeouf's supporting role in the movie was expected to be promoted, but, as first spotted by <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/shia-labeouf-name-pulled-pieces-of-a-woman-fyc-page-1234605751/">IndieWire</a>, the actor is no longer mentioned in the film's synopsis and is not among the list of actors Netflix is putting forward for awards.</p><p>The synopsis now reads: "Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy." LaBeouf plays Sean.</p><div type="image" title="pieces of a woman netflix" height="2159" width="2879" msid="79868952" hostid="261"></div><p>LaBeouf also doesn't feature in any of the images from the film on the page, though he is unavoidably present in the movie's trailer.</p><p>Citing a source close to the movie, IndieWire reported that the film's campaign was not set to feature LaBeouf in the first place.</p><p>The company is said to be expected to continue to promote the movie in other categories, including best picture, director, actress for Kirby, and both supporting actor and supporting actress for a smattering of performers in the movie including Ellen Burstyn.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1zLKbMAZNGI" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>The film could have been part of a continued renaissance for LaBeouf, who has starred in several acclaimed movies of late including "The Peanut Butter Falcon" and the autobiographical "Honey Boy," which he wrote. FKA Twigs' accusations against the actor, however, have altered that perception drastically.</p><p>On December 11, <a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">The New York Times published a report in which FKA Twigs accused LaBeouf</a> of physically and emotionally abusing her. She said he grabbed her to the point of bruising, choked her, and forced her to sleep naked, while another ex-girlfriend of LaBeouf's, Karolyn Pho, accused the actor of headbutting her and making her bleed.</p><div type="image" title="FKA Twigs" height="1200" width="1600" msid="79868960" hostid="261"></div><p>LaBeouf told The Times that "not all of these allegations are true," though he did say his ex-girlfriends deserved the right to air their criticisms of him and their experiences with him.</p><p>After the story broke, <a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-sexual-assault-lawsuit-sia-calls-pathological-liar-2020-12">Sia tweeted that she, too, had been burned by LaBeouf</a>, alleging that he "conned" her into a relationship after lying about his relationship status.</p><p>LaBeouf received acclaim for "Honey Boy," which tells the true story of how LaBeouf suffered as a child actor with an abusive father, who LaBeouf played.</p><p>The director of that movie, <a href="https://www.insider.com/honey-boy-alma-harel-supports-fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-allegations-2020-12">Alma Har'el, recently said she stood by FKA Twigs</a>, who also starred in the movie. Har'el said LaBeouf's road to recovery did not excuse the behavior he was accused of.</p><p>While LaBeouf could still theoretically get a nomination (and even a win) without being part of a promotional campaign, it is highly unlikely.</p><p>Netflix and LaBeouf did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.</p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/honey-boy-alma-harel-supports-fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-allegations-2020-12">'Honey Boy' director Alma Har'el says she stands with FKA Twigs amid Shia LaBeouf allegations</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-most-controversial-moments-timeline">A complete timeline of Shia LaBeouf's most controversial moments from the past 13 years</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-sexual-assault-lawsuit-sia-calls-pathological-liar-2020-12">Sia says Shia LaBeouf is a 'pathological liar' who lied about his relationship status amidst lawsuit alleging abusive relationship</a></li></ul>

Netflix has removed mentions of Shia LaBeouf from its awards campaign following abuse accusations

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dc2f4da3afd374c092ddb57-1540/honey%20boy%20rich%20fury%20getty.jpg" border="0" alt="Honey Boy Rich Fury Getty" data-mce-source="Rich Fury/Getty"><p class="source"><span>Rich Fury/Getty</span></p><p class="caption">(L-R) Shia LaBeouf and Noah Jupe, who play father and son in "Honey Boy."</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Business Insider spoke with "Honey Boy" director Alma Har'el about turning Shia LaBeouf's troubled childhood into a movie where LaBeouf plays his father.</li><li>LaBeouf sent Har'el the script of the movie, which he wrote while in rehab, where he was forced to go after a public intoxication incident in July 2017.</li><li>LaBeouf had to see his father before the movie was made. The two hadn't seen each other in seven years.</li><li>Har'el had an unconventional way of shooting the movie, having everything ready on set so when LaBeouf showed up in an emotional state they could film immediately. &#xa0;</li><li>"Honey Boy" opens in theaters on Friday.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>Alma Har'el admits there were times when she could see hints of the aggressive person Shia LaBeouf was known for in the tabloids. She wouldn't think much of it, though, as that persona was far from the sensitive actor who loved her first movie, the 2011 documentary "Bombay Beach," which led to them becoming friends and collaborators.&#xa0;</p><p>But by July 2017, after she saw <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2017/07/11/shia-labeouf-arrest-bodycam-footage-savannah/">a video TMZ obtained</a> of an intoxicated LaBeouf shouting expletives at a Savannah, Georgia, police officer and charged with public intoxication (<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2017/07/12/shia-labeouf-arrest-video-black-racist/">later footage showed</a> him shouting racist remarks to a black officer at the police station), she was extremely concerned for her friend.&#xa0;</p><p>"It was like another person that comes out of him," Har'el told Business Insider by phone of LaBeouf. "It's only after he was diagnosed with PTSD that a lot of the anger and aggression that happened in his past make sense."</p><p>Sentenced to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-shialabeouf/shia-labeouf-pleads-guilty-to-obstruction-charge-in-july-arrest-idUSKBN1CP02A">community service and one year of probation</a>, LaBeouf was also court-ordered to attend a drug rehab facility. There, through counseling, he was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder stemming from his troubled childhood with his father. He recorded the sessions he was having with his counselors that forced him to look back on his childhood and transcribed them. Perhaps because he's been an actor since age 10, that transcription evolved into a script. Suddenly he was molding his painful past into a story about a child actor named Otis Lort and his relationship with his father, James.</p><p>Soon after, with no notice, Har'el received a script in the mail titled "Stamen," the word for the male fertilizing organ of a flower. It was authored by Otis Lort.&#xa0;</p><p>"And with the script were two photos of Shia with his father when he was a very young kid, which broke my heart," Har'el said. "I saw those photos and I knew I had to make this film."</p><p>Though LaBeouf had given the characters different names, the script told the story of the warts-and-all true relationship he and his father Jeffrey had when the actor was 12 years old and the star of the popular Disney Channel show, "Even Stevens."</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dc2f6127eece551ef6e9984-2210/even%20stevens%20disney.jpg" border="0" alt="Even Stevens Disney" data-mce-source="Disney"><p class="source"><span>Disney</span></p><p class="caption">Shia LaBeouf with "Even Stevens" co-star Christy Carlson Romano.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div>At the time his parents were divorced and LaBeouf was living with his father in a hotel not too far from where "Even Stevens" was shooting. LaBeouf paid his father to be his chaperone. Jeffrey would drive him to and from set every day on his motorcycle and watch over him on set.<p>But back at the hotel LaBeouf had to deal with his father's dark side. There was verbal and physical abuse. Jeffrey - a Vietnam vet and former rodeo clown - was also struggling to stay sober. Though in his eyes he was trying to toughen up his son, in reality he was severely damaging him. (LaBeouf's father has not publicly disputed his son's recollections.)</p><p>This is all laid out in "Honey Boy," in which LaBeouf plays his father, named James in the movie; Noah Jupe ("A Quiet Place") plays 12-year-old Otis; and Lucas Hedges ("Manchester by the Sea") plays 22-year-old Otis.</p><p>Thanks to LaBeouf's deeply personal script, along with Har'el's visually stunning storytelling (which marks her narrative feature debut), the movie "Honey Boy," named for what LaBeouf's dad called him as a kid, has found Oscar buzz due to its honest subject matter.</p><p>But making the movie was far from easy, as Har'el had to be part filmmaker and part therapist.</p><h2>To make the movie, LaBeouf reached out to his father for the first time in seven years</h2><p>Har'el first questioned if it was in LaBeouf's best interest to even be on a film set, as filming was to begin two months after LaBeouf left rehab.</p><p>"There was a lot of doubt both with his therapist and with him and with his mother," Har'el said. "But we all felt after having all these discussions that it was something we want to try to do together."</p><p>Then there was the matter of getting LaBeouf's father on board. There were the legal reasons to get his blessing, but Har'el also wanted LaBeouf to talk to him as part of his rehab.</p><p>"Shia hadn't spoken to him in seven years," Har'el said. "I told him, 'Go out to see him, tell him you want to make the film. Read him the script.'"</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dc2ef5f7eece545f76fc70b-2400/honey-boy-3%20amazon.jpg" border="0" alt="honey boy 3 amazon" data-mce-source="Amazon Studios"><p class="source"><span>Amazon Studios</span></p><p class="caption">Shia LaBeouf in "Honey Boy."</p></img></div><p></p></div></div>LaBeouf did just that. He traveled to Costa Rica, where his father lives, and spent a few weeks with him. She said they spent days having conversations, which were recorded and used to flesh out some parts of the story. That included the ending, which was not yet part of the script, and the role of James.<p>"The share scene in AA that Shia does as James, that was written from the recordings of his father when they were talking," Har'el said.</p><p>When LaBeouf and his father got around to reading the script and talking about a potential movie, Har'el said LaBeouf didn't initially say he was going to play the role of his father.</p><p>"He told him that Mel Gibson was going to play him, because his father really loves Mel Gibson," Har'el said. "But later he told him the truth."</p><p>Beside who would play him in the movie, LaBeouf's dad was concerned about one element being perfect: his rodeo clown routine.</p><p>In one scene, James is dressed as a rodeo clown and goes through an act where he stands on his head and a chicken is balanced on his backside. Har'el came to find out that was a routine LaBeouf's father was known for and said he was "very serious about it being authentic."</p><h2>Har'el had an unorthodox way of making the film, as no two takes were ever the same</h2><p>Coming from a documentary background, Har'el took an unorthodox approach to shooting many of the scenes. She would have everything set up for a scene so when LaBeouf was called to set, cameras would start rolling. Cinematographer Natasha Braier ("The Neon Demon") would adjust lighting so it would cover a wide range of the set, giving the actors a huge amount of freedom on each take.</p><p>Har'el did all this partly so the performances didn't feel staged, but also because she was aware of her star's mental state.</p><p>"Shia really was working himself up to very painful moments, and we weren't going to then say, 'Can you stand here and wait, we need to tweak the lights,'" Har'el said.</p><p>It's <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/honey-boy-cinematographer-natasha-braier-shia-labeouf-therapy-acting-process-1202186644/">been reported</a> that LaBeouf did most of his scenes in one take. Har'el said for very tough scenes there were two takes but that most of the time there were actually eight to 12 takes per scene.</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dc2f7803afd3751d456baa3-2400/alma%20harel%20emma%20mcintyre%20getty.jpg" border="0" alt="Alma Harel Emma McIntyre Getty" data-mce-source="Emma McIntyre/Getty"><p class="source"><span>Emma McIntyre/Getty</span></p><p class="caption">"Honey Boy" director Alma Har'el.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>"A lot of times no take would be like the other," she explained. "People on the set would ask, 'How are you going to cut that? He did something there and he did something else there. You only have one take of that.' But because of having filmed documentaries and being a cinematographer and editor myself, I have a way of cutting those things. I see the cut. Some moments in the movie are cut between six or seven takes."</p><p>Regardless how it was done, the emotion being captured was clearly evident. Har'el said for some scenes it wasn't just the actors crying, but her and other crew members behind the camera as well.</p><p>"It was so raw and so real," she said.</p><h2>LaBeouf cried while watching his father see the movie</h2><p>After wowing audiences at its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Amazon Studios quickly snatched up the rights for a <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amazon-closing-a-deal-shia-labeoufs-honey-boy-1179478">reported $5 million</a>.</p><p>Since then, the movie has become a critical darling (<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/honey_boy">96% on Rotten Tomatoes</a>) and has made LaBeouf the latest Hollywood comeback story.</p><p>But beyond all that, "Honey Boy" has reconnected LaBeouf and his father.</p><p>Har'el said before Sundance, LaBeouf sent a steaming link of the movie to his father to watch on his computer. His father watched it and set up a video chat camera so that LaBeouf on his computer could see his father's face as he watched the movie.</p><p>"Shia sent me a photo of both of them doing this," she said. "Shia was crying watching his father looking at his screen."</p><p>And what did his dad think of the movie?</p><p>"I think his dad was really happy with it," Har'el said. "It was really hard for him to see it. He felt sometimes that wasn't him, and sometimes he felt we really captured him. It wasn't smooth sailing. He was really happy it was made and sent me a lot of loving messages on Facebook afterwards."</p><p>"I'm sure it was really hard," she continued. 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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Critics, fans, and celebrities all loved <keyword id="4401344" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michaela-Coel">Michaela Coel</keyword>'s acclaimed series "<keyword id="9334970" type="AGENCY" weightage="60" keywordseo="I-May-Destroy-You">I May Destroy You</keyword>."</li><li>But the <keyword id="2392" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Golden-Globes">Golden Globes</keyword> didn't nominate the show in any category, leaving a trail of outrage.</li><li>Celebrities from Cathy Yan to Dylan O'Brien to Mark Duplass have all expressed their disappointment.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/golden-globes-tv-snubs-surprises-i-may-destroy-you-ratched-2021-2">The Golden Globes' snub</a> of Michaela Coel's critically-acclaimed TV show "I May Destroy You" is continuing to generate outrage from celebrities and fans alike, a day after the show failed to earn a single nomination.</p><p>The show follows Coel (who also created, wrote, and co-directed the series) as Arabella - a young writer who struggles to rebuild her life in the wake of being raped. Viewers and <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/michaela-coel-i-may-destroy-you.html">critics raved</a> about the show, but it show failed to land a single nod despite many calling it the best TV series of the year and lauding Coel's powerful performance.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—B E N S T O N E S  (@benjstones) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1356987224525590529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Meanwhile, fans have pointed out that if "Emily in Paris," which was widely panned by critics, managed to get a nomination, so, too, should have Coel's show - <a href="https://www.insider.com/emily-paris-writer-says-i-may-destroy-you-deserved-nominations-2021-2">including a writer on "Emily in Paris."</a> But "I May Destroy You" would have been up for best limited series/TV film, meaning it was pipped to a nomination by "Normal People," "The Queen's Gambit," "Small Axe," "The Undoing," and "Unorthodox." It's worth noting that despite the outrage, <a href="https://www.insider.com/golden-globe-nominations-predictions-the-queens-gambit-netflix-2021-2#best-miniseries-or-tv-film-21">Insider didn't actually predict "I May Destroy You" would get a nomination</a> in this category - a tough and competitive year it was.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Katie  (@katie8cake) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357282209623900161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2021</a></blockquote><p>However, <a href="https://www.insider.com/golden-globe-nominations-predictions-the-queens-gambit-netflix-2021-2#best-actress-miniseries-or-tv-film-23">Insider did predict that Coel herself would get a nomination</a> for best actress in a limited series/TV film. Instead, the Globes nominated Cate Blanchett ("Mrs. America"), Daisy Edgar-Jones ("Normal People"), Shira Haas ("Unorthodox"), Nicole Kidman ("The Undoing"), and Anya Taylor-Joy ("The Queen's Gambit").</p><p>If the snubs of Coel and "I May Destroy You" have proved anything, though, it's just how many celebrity fans the show has.</p><p>"Birds of Prey" director Cathy Yan was one of the first to tout her outrage:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Cathy Yan  (@CathyYan) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357009577347338240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>"The Undoing" actress Noma Dumezweni said she is "sad" over the snub.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Noma  (@MissDumezweni) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1356983592476430343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Mark Duplass, who stared in "The Morning Show," wrote "I May Destroy You" was "criminally unrecognized."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Mark Duplass  (@MarkDuplass) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357009086588411908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Comedian Kathy Griffin also tried to see the positives of the show's snub: "more people will discover Michaela [Coel's] masterpiece," Griffin wrote.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Kathy Griffin  (@kathygriffin) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1356992520467566592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>"Honey Boy" director Alma Har'el wrote that "no award is big enough" to truly celebrate the "goddess" that is Coel.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Alma Har'el עלמה  (@Almaharel) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357026570527891461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>"Doctor Who" actress Pearl Mackie wrote that this snub "is the wildest thing that has happened in 2021 and 2020 combined."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Pearl Mackie  (@Pearlie_mack) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357022523850907649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Model and actress Suki Waterhouse retweeted someone who called the snub an "absolute travesty." @georgegriffiths wrote that show was "the most singular TV series of the past few years driven by a brave and fearless performance from a true auteur." Waterhouse definitely agreed.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Suki Waterhouse  (@sukiwaterhouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1356966536767025153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>"Black Mirror" actress Alice Lowe wrote that the show "revolutionised a genre" and wondered if that was "too scary" for Globes voters. "True art often is," Lowe wrote.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Alice Lowe  (@alicelowe) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1356993692259729414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>"The Maze Runner" actor Dylan O'Brien didn't dilute his feelings, either, calling the Globes "laughable."</p><p>O'Brien wrote: "Not only is 'I May Destroy You' absolutely fucking brilliant, it should be required viewing. Apparently you can be TOO far ahead of humanity @MichaelaCoel we don't deserve you."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Dylan O'Brien  (@dylanobrien) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357002192163635201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>"Queen &amp; Slim" actress Jodie Turner-Smith summed up her thoughts about the snub with one simple tweet:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Jodie  (@MissJodie) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1356977881453330432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Meanwhile, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen summarized why the show is so good and why so many people love it, calling it a mixture of "a literary novel" and "slam poetry" led by the "commanding" Michaela Coel.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Viet Thanh Nguyen  (@viet_t_nguyen) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357063716131414016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Meanwhile, fans were just as outraged. One fan wrote that it was "an atrocious decision" to nominate "Emily in Paris" but not "I May Destroy You."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Chloe Amelia Turner  (@ChloeTurner79) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357285748995686401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2021</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Nimi Raja  (@NimiRaja) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357286320381526016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2021</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—feryl cole  (@skilletgshore) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357286500166156289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Another fan wrote that the show was "the best show of the year" and one of the "most important in a very long time."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—marvin sackey  (@MarvinSackey) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357287419360407555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Another fan wondered if the show's failure to get a nomination is due to its distributer, the BBC, not pushing it during the awards campaign enough - while Netflix is famous for giving it's content huge publicity pushes. In fact, <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-dominates-golden-globes-35-of-all-nominations/#:~:text=Netflix%20Totally%20Dominates%20Golden%20Globes%20With%2035%25%20of%20All%20Nominations,-Streamer%20claimed%2022&amp;text=Netflix's%20%E2%80%9CMank%E2%80%9D%20and%E2%80%9DThe,to%2035%25%20of%20all%20nominations.ons.">Netflix amassed 35% of all of this year's Golden Globe nominations</a>.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Anjali Ramachandran  (@anjali28) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1357288664414445569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2021</a></blockquote>

Celebrities are outraged that Michaela Cole's 'I May Destroy You' was snubbed at the Golden Globes

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3064678" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Vanessa-Kirby">Vanessa Kirby</keyword> told The Sunday Times that she stands "with all survivors of abuse" after her "<keyword id="9939033" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pieces-of-a-woman">Pieces of a Woman</keyword>" co-star <keyword id="31432" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Shia-Labeouf">Shia LaBeouf</keyword> was accused of <keyword id="29854" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="domestic-abuse">domestic abuse</keyword> by former partners.</li><li>"I stand with all survivors of abuse and respect the courage of anyone who speaks their truth," Kirby said, adding that she could not comment on an ongoing legal case.</li><li>The singer <keyword id="2504517" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="FKA-Twigs">FKA Twigs</keyword> filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf last month, accusing him of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress.</li><li>In "Pieces of a Woman," LaBeouf plays Kirby's abusive partner who sexually and violently assaults her.</li></ul><p>Vanessa Kirby <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vanessa-kirby-takes-acting-to-the-edge-sc9nwjlxl">told The Sunday Times</a> that she stands "with all survivors of abuse" following accusations made against her "Pieces of a Woman" co-star Shia LaBeouf.</p><p>"I stand with all survivors of abuse and respect the courage of anyone who speaks their truth. Regarding the recent news, I can't comment on an ongoing legal case," Kirby told The Times of London in a statement given after its wide-ranging interview about her critically-acclaimed role in the drama.</p><p>In early December, singer <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/lawsuit-fka-twigs-shia-la-beouf/35d97cbb8df917bf/full.pdf">FKA Twigs told The New York Times about her lawsuit</a> against LaBeouf, which accuses him of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress during the course of their relationship, which lasted just under one year.</p><div type="image" title="Alma Har'el &amp; Shia LaBeouf and FKA Twigs" height="1200" width="1600" msid="80097445" hostid="261"></div><p>LaBeouf responded with an apology of sorts, saying that "many of these allegations are not true" but he owed the women "the opportunity to air their statements publicly and accept accountability for those things I have done."</p><p>"I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations," LaBeouf said. "I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I'm ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say."</p><p>In "Pieces of a Woman," LaBeouf plays an abusive partner who tries to get Kirby's Martha to have sex with him against her will and throws a medicine ball at her face. As pointed out by The Times of London, his role will undoubtedly draw connections to the real-life accusations he faces.</p><p>Netflix <a href="https://www.insider.com/netflix-awards-campaign-removed-shia-labeouf-fka-twigs-accusations-2020-12">removed mentions of LaBeouf from its award campaign</a> over the allegations.</p><p>Last week, LaBeouf's attorney <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/shia-labeouf-career-abuse-allegations-1234874581/">told Variety</a> that their client was seeking "long-term inpatient treatment" to address his behavior.</p><p>"Shia needs help and he knows that," said Shawn Holley, a celebrity attorney who previously served on OJ Simpson's defense team.</p><p>Kirby is the latest in a string of LaBeouf's former collaborators, including "Honey Boy" director <a href="https://www.insider.com/honey-boy-alma-harel-supports-fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-allegations-2020-12">Alma Har'el</a> and the singer <a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-sexual-assault-lawsuit-sia-calls-pathological-liar-2020-12">Sia</a>, to stand with FKA Twigs over her accusations.</p><ul class="read-more-links"><li><strong>Read More:</strong></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-fired-dont-worry-darling-2020-12">Shia LaBeouf was reportedly fired from Olivia Wilde's next movie due to 'poor behavior'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/netflix-awards-campaign-removed-shia-labeouf-fka-twigs-accusations-2020-12">Netflix has removed mentions of Shia LaBeouf from its awards campaign following abuse accusations</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">FKA Twigs sues ex Shia LaBeouf, claiming in a lawsuit that he choked her and grabbed her 'to the point of bruising'</a></li></ul>

Vanessa Kirby says she 'stands with survivors of abuse' following accusations against co-star Shia LaBeouf

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1670519" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gal-Gadot">Gal Gadot</keyword> told Variety that she was interviewed by WarnerMedia as part of its investigation into abusive behavior by "<keyword id="254726" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Justice-League">Justice League</keyword>" director <keyword id="829527" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joss-Whedon">Joss Whedon</keyword> alleged by her costar on the movie, Ray Fisher.</li><li>The investigation has since been concluded with the company saying "remedial action" will be taken.</li><li>"I don't know what [remedial action] means either," Gadot told the trade. "I'm curious to know what's going to be the outcome."</li><li>However, she did tell the Los Angeles Times that she had an issue with Whedon separate from the Fisher complaint.</li><li>"I wasn't there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon — I had my own experience with [him], which wasn't the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it," she said.</li></ul><p>As Gal Gadot prepares to set off on her next superhero adventure with "Wonder Woman 1984" hitting theaters and HBO Max on Christmas Day, she's still having to address what went on during the doomed making of 2017's "Justice League."</p><p>The superhero movie that was pegged to be the biggest DC Comics movie for Warner Bros., as it brought together the titans of the IP - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg -has since been the focus of an investigation by the studio since Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg, alleged abusive behavior by director Joss Whedon, who took over for Zack Snyder at the end of production.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Ray Fisher  (@ray8fisher) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1278362556214755329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Gadot told <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/gal-gadot-warner-media-justice-league-1234865424/">Variety</a> that she was interviewed as part of the investigation by WarnerMedia, which <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/12/ray-fisher-justice-league-probe-ends-remedial-action-warnermedia-joss-whedon-1234655411/">recently wrapped</a> with no details given on what it concluded outside of "remedial action."</p><p>"I don't know what [remedial action] means either," Gadot said. "I'm curious to know what's going to be the outcome."</p><p>In an interview with the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-12-17/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-1984">Los Angeles Times</a>, Gadot revealed that she had an issue with Whedon herself, but unlike her costar Fisher, her issue was taken care of quickly, she said.</p><div type="image" title="Gal Gadot" height="2049" width="2732" msid="79799680" hostid="261"></div><p>"I'm happy for Ray to go out and speak his truth," Gadot told the paper. "I wasn't there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon - I had my own experience with [him], which wasn't the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it."</p><p>In September, Jason Momoa, who played Aquaman in the movie, took to his Instagram to say the cast was treated "s---ty" during the reshoots of "Justice League."</p><p>"Serious stuff went down," Momoa wrote on Instagram. "It needs to be investigated and people need to be held accountable."</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIevynjCfZ" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Jason Momoa (@prideofgypsies)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></p></div></blockquote><p>Following the announcement that WarnerMedia's investigation was closed, Fisher tweeted in response: "There are still conversations that need to be had and resolutions that need to be found."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Ray Fisher  (@ray8fisher) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1337569673030864897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2020</a></blockquote><p>"Justice League" was dragged through the mud by critics and fans when it was released and has motivated Snyder to come out with his own cut of the movie, which is coming to HBO Max next year, after feeling his vision was not executed after Whedon took over.</p><p>WarnerMedia declined to comment for this story.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/honey-boy-alma-harel-supports-fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-allegations-2020-12">'Honey Boy' director Alma Har'el says she stands with FKA Twigs amid Shia LaBeouf allegations</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/cameron-diaz-ran-through-mud-high-heels-the-holiday-2020-12">Cameron Diaz ran through 'mud and hills' in high heels for a week while filming 'The Holiday'</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/eminem-music-to-be-murdered-by-side-b-2020-12">Eminem surprises fans with a 2nd album to bookend the year, 'Music to Be Murdered By: Side B'</a></p>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="2504517" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="FKA-Twigs">FKA Twigs</keyword> spoke about ex <keyword id="42270" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Robert-Pattinson">Robert Pattinson</keyword>, who she dated from 2014 to 2017, in a new interview.</li><li>The singer told Louis Theroux that she faced "horrific" racist comments from his fans.</li><li>"I think they considered that he should definitely be with someone white and blonde," she said.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/fka-twigs">FKA Twigs</a> opened up about her previous relationship with <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/robert-pattinson">Robert Pattinson</a> and the racism she faced from his fans.</p><p>"It was really, really deeply horrific and I think it was at a time where I felt like I couldn't really talk about it," the 33-year-old performer, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, said during an <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p091pg54">interview</a> for BBC Radio 4's "Grounded with Louis Theroux."</p><p>"I feel like if I was going through it now, I would be able to talk about it and do some good with it," she continued. "But I don't know whether it was because of my age or because of the social climate or being Black and from Cheltenham and from a low-income family, and having to genuinely work twice as hard at everything I do to get a seat at the table."</p><p>FKA Twigs said she worked tirelessly to become successful, and once she was, "people called me the most hurtful and ignorant and horrible names on the planet."</p><p>"He was their white Prince Charming and I think they considered that he should definitely be with someone white and blonde and not me," the singer, whose mother is white and father is Black, said.</p><div type="image" title="robert pattinson fka twigs november 2015" height="1581" width="2108" msid="80471002" hostid="261"></div><p>FKA Twigs also said people would compare her to a monkey.</p><p>"Say if I was wearing a red dress, they would have a monkey in a red dress or I was on a bike, they would find a monkey on a bike," she said.</p><p>"I just remember it had this massive, dysmorphic effect on me for about six months to a year, where every time I saw my pictures, I would think, 'Gosh, I look like a monkey and people are going to say that I look like a monkey, so I need to really try and hide this monkey-ness that I have,'" she said.</p><p>"It's essentially bullying and it does affect you psychologically," she said. "It's really sad."</p><p>FKA Twigs added that since then, she's become less self-conscious.</p><p>"And just for everyone to know, I now love how I look and I'm very confident and I feel really good," she said. "But it was deeply unfair at the time that I was made to feel so self-conscious and so ugly. It was a lot. That period was a lot."</p><p>The "Cellophane" singer was <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/576225/robert-pattinson-dating-brit-singer-fka-twigs-6-things-to-know-about-the-actor-s-rumored-girlfriend">first linked</a> to the "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/twilight">Twilight</a>" actor in late 2014. </p><p>Around that time, in September 2014, FKA Twigs addressed the hateful comments seen on social media. </p><p>"I am genuinely shocked and disgusted at the amount of racism that has been infecting my account the past week," she <a href="https://twitter.com/FKAtwigs/status/516263966050234368">tweeted</a>.</p><p>In an interview with <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/11/18/fka-twigs/19198409/">USA Today</a> published months later, FKA Twigs also spoke about experiencing racism from "14-year-old kids that should be in bed."</p><p>She also said that the "vacuous attention" regarding her personal life felt "disgusting" and compared it to a hangover. </p><p>"It's weird, I know that's not really because of me or what I'm doing, [but] the positivity that I get from (my relationship) makes the more challenging aspects ... very worth it," she said.</p><div type="image" title="robert pattinson fka twigs met gala 2016" height="950" width="1267" msid="80471005" hostid="261"></div><p>During their relationship, FKA Twigs and Pattinson attended the Met Gala twice together (in 2015 and 2016) and other red carpet events. </p><p>They <a href="https://people.com/movies/robert-pattinson-fka-twigs-split/">reportedly split in 2017</a> after two years together and being "kind of engaged," <a href="https://www.howardstern.com/show/2017/07/25/robert-pattinson-nearly-being-fired-twilight-his-current-love-life-and-stealing-porn-kid/">according to Pattinson</a>.</p><p>In an interview with Howard Stern in July 2017, when they were still together, Pattinson called FKA Twigs "super talented" and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vct9CyAp4LE">spoke about the toxic side of fandoms</a> in regards to the racist comments directed at her.</p><p>"They get so addicted to just wanting to cause hurt and pain on someone," Pattinson told Stern. "It's one of the most difficult things to know how to confront. It's a faceless enemy."</p><p>FKA Twigs, who dated "Honey Boy" costar <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/shia-labeouf">Shia LaBeouf</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">accused him of abuse in late 2020</a>, also discussed how the public reacted differently to her when she began dating Pattinson. </p><p>"People thought I was quite odd-looking, until a white male validated my beauty," she told The Guardian in 2019. "That's frustrating and I still don't accept it."</p><p>The entertainer also said that despite that, she's "never felt more beautiful because I've never been more skilled. Everything else is ephemeral."</p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">FKA Twigs sues ex Shia LaBeouf, claiming in a lawsuit that he choked her and grabbed her 'to the point of bruising'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/honey-boy-alma-harel-supports-fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-allegations-2020-12">'Honey Boy' director Alma Har'el says she stands with FKA Twigs amid Shia LaBeouf allegations</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/robert-pattinson-career-life-bio-photos">How Robert Pattinson went from a 'Twilight' heartthrob to the star of 'Tenet' and 'The Batman'</a></li></ul>

FKA Twigs says she endured 'horrific' racist abuse from fans of ex-fiancé Robert Pattinson

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="31432" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Shia-Labeouf">Shia LaBeouf</keyword> is reportedly exploring options for "long-term inpatient treatment" following physical and emotional abuse allegations from his ex-girlfriend, singer-songwriter <keyword id="2504517" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="FKA-Twigs">FKA Twigs</keyword>.</li><li>LeBeouf's attorney Shawn Holley revealed the development in a statement to <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/shia-labeouf-career-abuse-allegations-1234874581/">Variety</a> on Thursday.</li><li>FKA Twigs filed a <keyword id="6377259" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Lawsuit">lawsuit</keyword> earlier this month against LaBeouf accusing him of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress during their relationship.</li><li>Karolyn Pho, a stylist and LaBeouf's former girlfriend, accused him of similar behavior in the lawsuit.</li><li>LaBeouf told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-abuse.html">The New York Times</a> that not all the allegations are true, but he has inflicted past abusive behavior on people around him. </li></ul><p>Shia LaBeouf is seeking "long-term inpatient treatment" and acknowledged that he "needs help" amid a lawsuit from his former girlfriend, FKA Twigs, according to his attorney.</p><p>Earlier this month, <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/lawsuit-fka-twigs-shia-la-beouf/35d97cbb8df917bf/full.pdf">FKA Twigs filed a bombshell lawsuit in Los Angeles County</a> against the "<keyword id="6337614" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Honey-Boy">Honey Boy</keyword>" actor that accused him of "relentless abuse."</p><p>FKA Twigs, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, accused LaBeouf of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress during the course of their relationship, which lasted just under one year.</p><p>Karolyn Pho, a stylist and former girlfriend of LaBeouf, accused him of similar behavior in the lawsuit.</p><p>In a statement to <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/shia-labeouf-career-abuse-allegations-1234874581/">Variety</a>, LaBeouf's attorney said the 34-year-old was "actively" seeking out treatment to address his behavior.</p><p>"Shia needs help and he knows that," said Shawn Holley, a <keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Celebrity">celebrity</keyword> attorney who previously served on OJ Simpson's defense team.</p><p>"We are actively seeking the kind of meaningful, intensive, long-term inpatient treatment that he desperately needs," Holley added.</p><p>Bryan Freedman, an attorney for FKA Twigs, told Variety that the lawsuit was formally filed after LaBeouf was allegedly "unwilling to agree to get appropriate help."</p><p>Freedman told the outlet that FKA Twigs and Pho attempted to resolve the matters privately beforehand.</p><p>"This isn't about Shia's career," Freedman told Variety. "This is about making sure the trauma and pain inflicted on my clients and others doesn't happen again. Shia is an admitted abuser and he needs to get meaningful help that addresses his violent behavior."</p><p>Holley, however, pushed back against Freedman's remarks in a statement to Variety.</p><p>"When these allegations first came up a year ago, Shia immediately accepted responsibility for the many things he had done wrong and expressed his willingness to do what Twigs wanted him to do, almost all of which were perfectly reasonable," Holley said.</p><p>Holley told the outlet that LaBeouf had "paid for, scheduled, rescheduled" mediation set up by the singer's lawyer, which was ultimately canceled. </p><p>"Shia's position has never changed and I have reached out to Mr. Freedman to see how things might get back on track," he said.</p><h2><strong>The fallout from the lawsuit was immediate for LaBeouf after the <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> broke on December 11. </strong></h2><div type="image" title="FKA Twigs" height="800" width="1600" msid="79969915" hostid="261"></div><p>FKA Twigs and LaBeouf first met on the set of "Honey Boy," a 2019 film that detailed the former Disney star's childhood with his father and later his struggles with addiction.</p><p>In the lawsuit, FKA Twigs said LaBeouf knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease and allegedly grabbed her so hard that her skin bruised. Other allegations included LaBeouf shooting stray dogs with a gun to get into character for his 2020 film, "The Tax Collector."</p><p>"What I went through with Shia was the worst thing I've ever been through in the whole of my life," FKA Twigs told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-abuse.html">The New York Times</a> this month.</p><p>"I don't think people would ever think that it would happen to me," she added. "But I think that's the thing. It can happen to anybody." </p><p>In a statement to the Times, LaBeouf said that "many of these allegations are not true" but he owed the women "the opportunity to air their statements publicly and accept accountability for those things I have done."</p><p>"I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations," LaBeouf said. "I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I'm ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say."</p><p>In the wake of the lawsuit, some who have previously worked with LaBeouf, including "Honey Boy" director <a href="https://www.insider.com/honey-boy-alma-harel-supports-fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-allegations-2020-12">Alma Har'el</a> and the singer <a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-sexual-assault-lawsuit-sia-calls-pathological-liar-2020-12">Sia</a>, voiced support for FKA Twigs.</p><p>Netflix <a href="https://www.insider.com/netflix-awards-campaign-removed-shia-labeouf-fka-twigs-accusations-2020-12">removed mentions of LaBeouf from its award campaign</a> over the allegations.</p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-fired-dont-worry-darling-2020-12">LaBeouf was fired</a> from Olivia Wilde's next film, "Don't Worry Darling," over "poor behavior," according to Variety. </p><ul class="read-more-links"><li><strong>Read More:</strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.insider.com/shia-labeouf-fired-dont-worry-darling-2020-12">Shia LaBeouf was reportedly fired from Olivia Wilde's next movie due to 'poor behavior'</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.insider.com/netflix-awards-campaign-removed-shia-labeouf-fka-twigs-accusations-2020-12">Netflix has removed mentions of Shia LaBeouf from its awards campaign following abuse accusations</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.insider.com/fka-twigs-sues-shia-labeouf-allegations-physical-emotional-abuse-lawsuit-2020-12">FKA Twigs sues ex Shia LaBeouf, claiming in a lawsuit that he choked her and grabbed her 'to the point of bruising'</a></strong></li></ul>

Shia LaBeouf is seeking 'long-term inpatient treatment' after FKA Twigs abuse allegations, attorney says

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55312d9e6bb3f719598b4569-1200-924/shia-labeouf-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Shia LaBeouf"><p class="source"><span>D Dipasupil/Getty</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>Shia LaBeouf gave a glimpse inside his recent nine-month stay <a href="http://www.people.com/article/shia-labeouf-treatment-alcohol-addiction-arrest">in rehab</a> for alcohol abuse while at a screening Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival.</p><p>The 28-year-old actor, who was arrested in New York City last summer while <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/shia-lebeouf-kicked-out-of-cabaret-in-handcuffs-2014-6">being disorderly</a> at a Broadway show, was attending the festival in support of a film he financed, "<a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/lovetrue-2015">Love True</a>" from director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2776774/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2">Alma Har'el</a>. </p><p>According to <a href="http://deadline.com/2015/04/shia-labeouf-tribeca-film-festival-outspoken-remarks-love-true-1201411613/">Deadline</a>, in the post-screening Q&amp;A, LaBeouf was asked to describe how Har'el directs people in her films and LaBeouf compared it to an exercise he went through in rehab:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;">"You do this kind of operatic therapy, where you go in and sit with your small little group, three or four people, and you work through your s---. Somebody will play your father, somebody will play your mother, and there's literally like an action/cut thing and you go all the way there. For me, it's like method acting. … The only way you can actually have something like that go on is when everyone agrees that that's what the reality is. You rarely get that on a large film set."</p><p>LaBeouf and Har'el previously worked together on the music video "<a href="https://vimeo.com/45185028">Fjögur píanó,</a>" by Icelandic band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigur_R%C3%B3s">Sigur Rós</a>, in which LaBeouf starred and Har'el directed.</p><p>The appearance was a rare one for the former "Transformers" star, who has stayed out of the spotlight since his arrest, though he continues to make headlines whether it be his #IAMSORRY <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2014/02/13/shia-labeouf-art-exhibit-on-the-scene">art exhibit</a> in January or his <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3042816/Shia-LaBeouf-takes-rattail-red-carpet-attends-screening-Tribeca-Film-Festival.html">current hair style</a>. </p><p>But LaBeouf is never shy, telling <a href="http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/shia-labeouf-retire-fame-celebrity-meltdown-tribeca-1201473820/">Variety</a> recently about being a celebrity:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;">"The requirements to being a star/celebrity are namely, you must become an enslaved body. Just flesh - a commodity, and renounce all autonomous qualities in order to identify with the general law of obedience to the course of things. The star is a byproduct of the machine age, a relic of modernist ideals."</p><p>LaBeouf will next be seen in the post-apocalyptic thriller "Man Down," which hits theaters in the fall.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/fast-and-furious-stars-then-and-now-vin-diesel-paul-walker-2015-4">Here's how the stars of 'Fast &amp; Furious' have changed over the years</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="B0NGlkdDqPQXp-YKz53jwpQ7xZvId2xZ" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'B0NGlkdDqPQXp-YKz53jwpQ7xZvId2xZ',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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