Screenwriting Competition Refunds Shia LeBeouf Submission
The Finish Line Script Competition announced Wednesday that they're refunding the submission money and script from the unlikeliest of competitors: mega-star and Honey Boy writer, Shia LeBeouf. LeBeouf's 2019 autobiographical feature, which he also starred in, was directed by Alma Har'el and received widespread critical acclaim, including winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and an Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film awarded by the DGA. LeBeouf has had quite an uneven reputation in Hollywood ever since starring in Disney Channel's Even Stevensas a child, which launched his career while also exacerbating many domestic abuse issues for LeBeouf. LeBeouf is also known for starring in the Transformers franchise.
After a brief career resurgence triggered by the positive reception of Honey Boy in 2019, LeBeouf himself has been under fire for a sexual battery lawsuit from Honey Boy co-star and ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs, which came out in 2020. Last year, FKA Twigs spoke to Gayle King about her traumatic experience dating the actor and writer, saying of LeBeouf's public apology to her: “I think it reminds me of some of the gaslighting I experienced when I was with him — the taking some of the blame, but not all of it and then denying it.” More has come out about LeBeouf's behavior in his personal and professional life in recent years, including a quiet firing by Olivia Wilde, later made public, off her Don't Worry Darling feature due to her "no assholes" on set policy. It's also been revealed that during the 2014 filming of Fury, LeBeouf got into a "volatile" physical fight on set with co-star Scott Eastwood that Brad Pitt had to break up.
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