Shia LaBeouf Wears Cowboy Boots, Says ‘Don’t Be Silly’ in Arrival to Court

Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested amid Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans this month and ultimately charged with simple battery, made a plea against silliness on his way into court on Thursday (Feb. 26).

Upon arrival, the Megalopolis and Henry Johnson actor was seen wearing jeans tucked into cowboy boots. As he walked past a reporter, per a video shared by NOLA.com and the Times-Picayune, LaBeouf made a concise request.

“Hey, don’t be silly, yeah?” LaBeouf told the reporter. “God bless you.”

As for the outcome of Thursday’s court appearance, Kasey Bubnash and Justin Mitchell report that LaBeouf is now required to attend a rehab program.

Complex has reached out to multiple reps for LaBeouf in the days following his Mardi Gras arrest, including attorneys. As of this writing, none have responded to our requests for comment.

“At approximately 12:45am on February 17, 2026, NOPD officers were called to the 1400 block of Royal Street in response to a simple battery where two victims (two adult males), reported being assaulted,” a New Orleans Police Department rep previously told Complex. “Investigators say a man identified as 39-year-old Shia LaBeouf was reportedly causing a disturbance and becoming increasingly aggressive at a Royal Street business. A staff member attempted to eject Mr. LaBeouf from the establishment. Once removed from the building, the victim reported being struck by LaBeouf, who used his closed fists on the victim several times.”

Per the same statement, LaBeouf left the scene, then returned, at which point he was “acting even more aggressive.”

Ultimately, multiple people are said to have tried to hold the Even Stevens and Transformers alum down.

“LaBeouf then reportedly assaulted another person, punching him in the nose,” police told Complex earlier this month. “LaBeouf was again held down until police arrived. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. Upon release, he was arrested and charged with two counts of simple battery.”

Additional details were later made public, thanks in large part to an incident report from New Orleans police. Complex was given access to a redacted version of that report, which saw LaBeouf being accused of having “used the word ‘f*ggot’” multiple times during the Mardi Gras incident.

Since the arrest, LaBeouf—who, in the past, has taken a publicly open approach in discussing his struggles with sobriety—has posted multiple times on X, the once-great platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Free me,” he wrote in one post.

In others, he shouted out New Orleans funk legend George Porter Jr., and reshared a post featuring a purported image of his license. It’s worth pointing out, however, that the veracity of the license image has not been verified.

In fact, the image has been widely called into question on social media, though it’s now clear that LaBeouf himself endorses the spread regardless of its accuracy.