FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf dated for almost a year. It clearly didn’t end well because she filed a lawsuit against him. According to the paperwork she put in at Los Angeles Superior Court, she accused him of abusing her mentally, physically, and emotionally. He even gave her an STD.

The two met when Twigs was in Shia’s movie, “Honey Boy” and started dating when the film wrapped. In the early days, she said his over the top displays of affection earned her trust. But that changed later. In one of many acts of violence, Twigs – who’s real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett – accused Shia of driving recklessly during a Valentine’s Day trip in 2019. He allegedly demanded that she profess her love and threatened to crash the car if she refused. At one point, she woke up to find him choking her. She asked him to let her out of the car and he pulled over at a gas station. When she got out, he followed her and slammed her against the car while screaming in her face.

Twigs explained herself in a series of tweets. She said that she never thought it would happen to her, which is why she wanted to open up about it. “When you are under the coercive control of an abuser or in an intimate partner violent relationship, leaving doesn’t feel like a safe or achievable option,” she said. “I hope that by sharing my experience I can truly help others feel like they are not alone and shed some light on how those who are worried somebody they care about may be in an abusive relationship can help because I understand it can be confusing and hard to know what to do.” If she wins the case, she plans to donate to domestic violence charities.

  • And Twigs isn’t alone. Sia took to Twitter to say that Shia hurt her, too. She called him a pathological liar who conned her into an adulterous relationship by claiming to be single. “I believe he’s very sick and have compassion for him AND his victims,” she noted. “Just know, if you love yourself- stay safe, stay away.”
  • Shia commented on the situation in an email to the New York Times. “I’m not in any position to tell anyone how my behavior made them feel,” he said. “I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations. 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.” He went on to say that he’s a sober member of a 12-step program and in therapy. “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.”

Source: New York Times