Shia LaBeouf Admits the Childhood Abuse from his Father that Inspired Honey Boy was Made Up

[trekkiepetrelli]

Shia LaBeouf Admits The Abusive Stuff About His Dad In Honey Boy Was Made Up https://t.co/t7dhp9fJxf pic.twitter.com/yXs4nWQNqj
- CinemaBlend (@CinemaBlend) August 29, 2022

• Honey Boy, released back in 2019, was seemingly based around Shia LaBeouf’s real-life experience as a child star in the early 2000’s (Even Stevens, Holes etc.). In addition to

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[spankmypirate]

Wow I'm amazed he actually admitted this. Was his dad threatening to come forward or something?

[celja]

Someone on Twitter claimed they're close again so maybe that's why. There's an interview with his dad here: https://gen.medium.com/shia-labeoufs-dad-would-like-to-say-a-few-things-9818b0204a3c

[spankmypirate]

"Jeff has been a soldier, a rodeo clown, a biker, a poet, and a painter. He has also been a drug addict, a weed dealer, and a convicted sex offender."

WHAT!!!

[celja]

Yeah that last part...

[deja_vu822]

yeah his dad raped a woman so i have a hard time believing he was "always loving"

[irajaxon]

wow, talk about cycle of abuse and violence begetting violence.

[spankmypirate]

Holy shit

[beaucadeau]

the *clarity* this information is bringing me, fuck everything

[buries]

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. What pieces of shit.

[ladychips]

ew okay, i take back what i said about feeling sorry for his father

[mspopstar]

Mess!

[yousaidlog]

I was reading this to the tune of Frank Sinatra's 'That's Life' until the last part ugh

[rihaty]

If his dad really is that manipulative and awful, I can’t help but wonder if Shia is lying now by saying he wasn’t abusive since they’re on good terms. Either way, they’re both such awful people jfc

[evillemmons]

[delfintaka]

Me too! I do not follow LaBeouf at all, but isn't it a REALLY big deal to do something like this?

Or is it just for books?

[spankmypirate]

No clue, I have followed his past misdeeds over the years, but I never thought he would admit something like this as he generally seems like an awful person.

However I had no clue that his father was so horrible (interview linked upthread) while Shia is responsible for his own actions talk about the cycle of abuse, man