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Hollywood
superstar
(and
alleged
“actual”
cannibal)
Shia
LeBeouf
was
arrested
earlier
this
year
at
a
Mardi
Gras
celebration
after
the
festivities
turned
a
little
too
“fistive.”
Accused
of
punching
someone
several
times,
he
was
taken
into
custody.
While
there
were
some
details
on
the
consequences
he’d
face
—
he
was
ordered
by
a
judge
to
go
to
rehab
—
the
exact
charges
to
be
brought
against
him
were
still
in
the
air.
During
the
assault,
LeBeouf
was
heard
yelling
homophobic
slurs
toward
the
victim,
warranting
Jeffrey
Damnit
and
others
to
think
that
he
should
have
been
charged
with
a
hate
crime.
Despite
the
video
evidence
of
LeBeouf
calling
Damnit
a
slur
and
threatening
to
kill
him,
the
prosecution
opted
for
lesser
battery
charges
that
LeBeouf
pleaded
guilty
to.
NBC
News
has
coverage:
LaBeouf
pleaded
guilty
to
three
counts
of
simple
battery.
Orleans
Parish
Judge
Juana
Marine-Lombard
handed
the
actor
a
six-month
suspended
sentence
and
two
years’
probation.
LaBeouf
also
must
stay
away
from
the
victims
and
the
bar.Chervinsky
said
LaBeouf
wanted
“to
take
accountability
for
his
part
in
what
happened”
and
called
it
a
“minor
Mardi
Gras
bar
tussle.”
Chervinsky
said
there
was
“no
evidence
it
was
about
bias
or
prejudice.”
Did
she
not
see
the
video?
Or
does
video
evidence
of
calling
someone
a
slur
while
punching
them
not
rise
to
the
level
of
evidence
in
Louisiana?
I
know
the
laws
there
are
a
little
wonky
because
of
the
French
and
Spanish
common
law
influence,
but
to
say
there
was
no
evidence
seems
hyperbolic.
Considering
what
can
happen
to
people
for
picking
up
water
bottles
or
having
fake
$20s
in
this
country,
getting
caught
punching
someone
on
video
and
walking
away
with
a
suspended
sentence
and
a
finger
wag
is
pretty
lucky.
Staying
away
from
that
bar
and
a
specific
person
can
be
a
heavy
toll
in
a
small
town
with
a
limited
population
of
people
and
watering
holes,
but
skipping
over
one
bar
for
next
year’s
bar
hopping
hardly
seems
like
a
real
punishment.
Hopefully
LeBeouf
gets
the
LeHelp
he
needs
to
make
this
battery
charge
his
last
one.
Shia
LaBeouf
Gets
Probation
After
Pleading
Guilty
To
Punching
Mardi
Gras
Bargoers
[NBC
News]
Earlier:
Judge
Orders
Shia
LaBeouf
To
Rehab
After
Mardi
Gras
Brawl
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became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
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He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
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a
former
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