Such is the price of Biggest Movie Star in the World fame: When any of us mortals get blitzed over the weekend, then develop a sudden hankering for 50%-off Halloween candy, refusing to leave a nearby pharmacy until an employee submits to our drunken requests to check the store room for any stray bags of bite-sized Whatchamacallits (a confectionary stand-off that results in an arrest on misdemeanor trespassing charges), the shameful tale never extends much further than our immediate circle of hyperventilating-with-laughter friends. In Shia LaBeouf's case, however, a similar scenario will instantly make worldwide headline news:
Shia LaBeouf, who starred in "Disturbia" and "Transformers," and stars in the upcoming Indiana Jones sequel, was arrested about 2:25 a.m. at the [Walgreens] store at 757 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago police spokesman Marcel Bright said.
A security guard summoned police after LaBeouf refused several commands to leave the store, Bright said.The guard signed a complaint against the actor, who was cited on a misdemeanor count of trespassing.
While we'd say it's perhaps premature to dispatch LaBeouf to an out-of-state celebrity wellness facility, far from the fast lane and all the Jäger-fueled pharmacy sit-ins that implies, we think the time might be right for one of Shia's Hollywood titan mentors to sit him down for a little man-to-man talk about just how many crystal-skull-related dollars are resting atop his developing shoulders. And if Spielberg can't talk any sense into him, perhaps Harrison Ford can, explaining, "Look kid—who hasn't hit the Cutty Sark a little too hard, then been ordered to leave the premises after spending an hour sampling toothpaste flavors at a Brentwood Rite Aid? The trick is knowing when to leave quietly," before winking, tousling his young co-star's slicked-back hair, and sending him on his way.
- Disney star Shia LaBeouf arrested at Chicago Walgreens [chicagotribune.com]









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Isn't this the douche who gave all those interviews during Suburbia and Transformers talking about how he wasn't going to be one of those actors who gets their name in the press for being a drunken/stoned ass?
So yeah, that lasted what, 6 months?
This is publicist-ordered. Shia is also the one who acknowledged he needed to distance himself from his Disney Channel roots. Distancing achieved.
Hollywood welcomes edgy Shia.
@secretagentman: Indeed. It is the self same douche.
@Junkie I thought substance fueled bad behavior was pretty much part of the normal career path for post-Disney Channelperformers
I hope his feelings weren't hurt when he was arrested.
Hopefully this means that McQueen, Wayne and Holden will be resurrected and teach this generation what it really means to be a badass.
And now it's only a matter of days before he shows a nipple.
The bouncers at CVS are way cooler.
Having lived a couple blocks from that Walgreens in my formative years, I have seen all SORTS of craziness go unabated in - and in front of - that store. My brain is freezing over what kind of behavior would actually get someone canned from there. I am baffled. Does anyone know?
Shia was probably smoking crack rock near the 2 for 10 dollar books.
@Pomalina:
Forget it, Jake. It's Chicago.
@gwendemarco: Oh, you know those badasses did all that drunken crap back in the day but the difference is they could take a shit without a TMZ or X17 camera in their face. Please. Team Shia! It makes him hotter.
@StormyMes: Sorry, nothing aside from a gallon of gas and a Bic lighter could make Shia hot.
next up: mylie cyrus getting crazy at a 99 cent store
Walgreens, huh? Life in the fast lane.
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