Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested at anti-Trump installation in Queens

Shia Labeouf gets arrested at He Will Not Divide Us

Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested early Thursday after getting into a scuffle at an anti-President Trump art installation outside a Queens museum, cops said.

LaBeoufs latest run-in with the law took place about 12:30 a.m. at the site of his interactive installation He Will Not Divide Us outside the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.

The performance art project invites people to stand before a live-streaming camera and repeat the phrase he will not divide us.

The overnight fracas erupted when a 25-year-old Bronx man walked in between LaBeouf, 30, and the camera, cops said.

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The two men exchanged words before LaBeouf ripped off the mans scarf and shoved him to the ground, scratching his face in the process, cops said.

The victim flagged down a passing patrol car, and two officers arrested LaBeouf without incident.

The 30-year-old actor was charged with misdemeanor assault and later released.

LaBeouf set up the camera on Inauguration Day and has vowed to keep it running for the duration of Trumps presidency in an around-the-clock protest against the newly elected commander-in-chief.

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The live stream caught the beginning of the altercation as LaBeouf, sporting a scraggly beard and maroon winter hat, is seen apparently pulling the man by the scarf.

The pair stray off camera. Minutes later, two cops stroll up as LaBeouf speaks into the camera apparently unaware of their presence.

How are we going to make this s--- okay to be a n**i out here? LaBeouf says.

The footage shows the officers cuffing LaBeouf as a handful of young people recite he will not divide us.

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As LaBeouf is led away, one of the youths shouts, Free Shia.

The arrest did little to dampen LaBeoufs enthusiasm for the cause.

After his release from the 114th Precinct stationhouse, LaBeouf got into a cab and yelled out the window he will not divide us while pumping his fist into the air.

The volatile actor showed up again outside the museum about 10:20 a.m., planted himself in front of the camera and resumed chanting the same line.

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His eyes closed, LaBeouf methodically stomped his foot as he led a dozen people in the chant for 30 minutes straight.

But LaBeouf was in no mood to speak with reporters on his way into the museum or on his way out.

Youre harassing me. Get away from me, dude, he told a Daily News scribe before he launched into his protest.

After his 30-minute performance, LaBeouf left the museum trailed by a group of reporters and photographers.

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He remained silent for two blocks, then broke into a sprint back to the nearby Paper Factory Hotel, where hes been staying.

LaBeouf, who jumpstarted his career as a teenage actor on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, made commercial success with big production titles like the Transformers franchise, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

In recent years, the actor has pursued a variety of public performance art projects, but has become just as well known for landing in hot water.

In 2011, he was involved in a Los Angeles bar fight that resulted in the actor getting punched in the face, handcuffed and interrogated by police.

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Three years later, LaBeouf was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing after refusing to leave the Studio 54 Theater in Manhattan, while cursing and spitting at arresting officers. LaBeouf voluntarily joined a 12-step treatment program for alcoholism after the incident.

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Shia LaBeouf arrested

Shia LaBeouf Arrested at His Anti-Trump Protest

Shia LaBeouf has been arrested.

The "Nymphomaniac" actor was taken into custody by police following a row at his "He Will Not Divide Us" livestream anti-Donald Trump protest - which has been ongoing since the Republican took office last week - in New York on Wednesday (01.25.17) evening.

A video taken from the art installation at the Museum of the Moving Image shows the 30-year-old actor being arrested in the background of the footage.

While it is not clear exactly why Shia was arrested, an earlier video from the event showed a man approaching the actor and embracing him before shouting, "Hitler did nothing wrong".

The "Transformers" star then seemed to shove the unnamed guy before the camera panned away from the scene.

A protester told TMZ: "Shia took a hit for us. There were all these Nazis here, he came out and tried to protect us."

The protest is continuing in the absence of the actor, who is expected to be booked for misdemeanour assault.

Police have been stationed at the protest site since Monday (01.23.17).

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Veteran actor Jon Voight recently described Shia"s proposed four-year protest as "treason".

The "Ray Donovan" star has been a vocal supporter of the controversial new president and singled out the "Fury" star and singer Miley Cyrus - who attended the Women"s March in Los Angeles over the weekend - for not setting a good example.

He said: "When you see the young people like Shia LaBeouf and Miley Cyrus, they have a lot of followers, young people are looking at them and what are they teaching?

"They"re teaching treason, they"re teaching going up against the government, not accepting the will of the people on this Presidency and it"s a very sad day when I see this."

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Actor Shia LaBeouf says woman raped him during LA art performance

Actor Shia LaBeouf's bizarre stunts and behavior have gained him publicity and landed him in jail in the past year.

Now the "Transformers" star is making news again, alleging a woman raped him in February during an #IAMSORRY performance art show in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles. During the five-day event, LaBeouf -- clad in a tuxedo and wearing a paper bag over his head -- sat alone and met one-on-one with visitors.

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An earlier version of this story misstated the location of the art show. It was in the Fairfax district, not downtown Los Angeles.

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The 28-year-old actor told Dazed Digital that the woman "whipped my legs for ten minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me" while her boyfriend stood outside.

"There were hundreds of people in line when she walked out with disheveled hair and smudged lipstick," LaBeouf said. "It was no good, not just for me but her man as well."

His girlfriend was also waiting in line to meet with him because it was Valentine's Day, he said. But word about the alleged attack, he said, traveled fast and his girlfriend soon found out.

"When she came in she asked for an explanation, and I couldnt speak, so we both sat with this unexplained trauma silently," he said. "It was painful."

During the interview, LaBeouf did not say whether he contacted police to report the alleged rape. He also did not say why he waited so long to publicly speak about the incident.

Los Angeles Police Officer Jane Kim, a department spokeswoman, said her office had not been alerted about any incidents involving LaBeouf. In any case, she said, police don't report the names of rape victims.

Calls and requests to LaBeouf's publicist for comment were not immediately returned.

LaBeouf told a female reporter with Dazed Digital about the alleged rape during a two-week email exchange. The two then agreed to meet in October for an hour.

But they never actually spoke during the meeting. Instead, the two sat silently in separate hotel rooms with GoPro cameras strapped to their heads while others filmed them.

LaBeouf's erratic behavior was famously on display when he wore a brown paper bag over his head on which he scribbled "I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE" at Berlin Film Festival's "Nymphomaniac" premiere.

In September, he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was ordered into alcohol treatment after he disrupted a production of "Cabaret" in New York and had to be removed by police.

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