Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty Thursday in a Georgia courtroom following his arrest for public drunkenness and he must now enter anger management therapy for his racist rant against the arresting Savannah Police officers.
The 31-year-old actor pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction, pleaded no contest to a count of disorderly conduct and pleaded not guilty to charges of public drunkenness, according to Reuters. In addition to the anger management course, LaBeouf must serve 100 hours of community service, probation for one year, enter an alcohol and drug evaluation, and pay $2,000 in fines for the incident. (RELATED: Shia LaBeouf Arrested For Disorderly Conduct And Public Drunkenness)
Shia LaBeouf poses during a photocall for the film “American Honey” in Cannes, France, May 15, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard.
The sentence follows LaBeouf’s arrest in June after he reportedly became “aggressive towards” an officer in the early morning hours while he was filming “The Peanut Butter Falcon.” The actor reportedly got upset when he asked someone for a cigarette and that person refused. An officer was nearby when the incident occurred.
In a video shared later by TMZ, the “Transformers” star can be heard telling the arresting officer he was going to “hell” because he was a “black man”
“You’re going to hell, straight to hell, bro,” LaBeouf said.
Later a white officer spoke to the actor and said, “That’s not very nice to say. That doesn’t mean he’s going to hell.”
In response LaBeouf replied, “It means a whole lot, bro.”
“A black man arrested me for being white,” LaBeouf explained.
The actor later posted an apology on Twitter calling his actions, a “new low” and that he was “actively taking steps toward securing” his sobriety.
“I am deeply ashamed of my behavior and make no excuse for it,” LaBeouf wrote. “I don’t know if these statements are too frequent, or not shared often enough, but I am certain that my actions warrant a very sincere apology to the arresting officers, and I am grateful for their restraint. The severity of my behavior is not lost on me.”