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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[automaticpeople]

So his dad wasn’t abusive and he lied, but Shia is abusive and he admitted it and then denied it. Almost like he’s a compulsive liar who loves attention.

[unintentionalty]

The main character in the present-day storyline in the movie is in court-ordered rehab, and I think he wrote it in rehab, but I doubt he was like...mandated to write it as part of the rehab or anything.

[slaughtermatic]

that was my thought too, people go back and forth with dealing with abuse because you kind of want to gaslight yourself, its a lot more pleasant than reality. but then shia truly is so full of shit about everything he might have really lied about some things, either way theres plenty of evidence his dad was a terrible person.

[feelingcold]

I don't trust what he's saying now and I don't want to guess about if he's lying on purpose to manipulate or lying because he's reframing his childhood to himself or lying because he's a compulsive liar who just says shit for no reason.