--- title: Shia LaBeouf "Detained" in NYC description: The troubled actor finds trouble again canonical: https://time.com/2931300/shia-labeouf-detained-at-broadway-show/ author: Stephanie Burnett article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-27T03:41:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T08:39:51.943Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Shia LaBeouf "Detained" in NYC og:description: The troubled actor finds trouble again og:url: https://time.com/2931300/shia-labeouf-detained-at-broadway-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt67ce7f0855a78872/698699a9cd804df1d5ccbb1b/4f3d5c0c49544819ba669628749f791d-0.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Shia LaBeouf og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Shia LaBeouf "Detained" in NYC twitter:description: The troubled actor finds trouble again twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt67ce7f0855a78872/698699a9cd804df1d5ccbb1b/4f3d5c0c49544819ba669628749f791d-0.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Shia LaBeouf 'Detained' at Broadway Show by [Stephanie Burnett](https://time.com/author/stephanie-burnett/) ## Stephanie Burnett Jun 27, 2014 3:41 AM UTC  Actor Shia LaBeouf leaves Midtown Community Court after being arrested the previous day for yelling obscenities at the Broadway show "Cabaret,", June 27, 2014, in New York City. Actor Shia LaBeouf leaves Midtown Community Court after being arrested the previous day for yelling obscenities at the Broadway show "Cabaret,", June 27, 2014, in New York City.John Minchillo—AP by [Stephanie Burnett](https://time.com/author/stephanie-burnett/) ## Stephanie Burnett Jun 27, 2014 3:41 AM UTC _Updated: June 27, 7:44 a.m. ET_ _Transformers_ star Shia LaBeouf was escorted out of a Broadway show and detained by New York City police following allegedly disruptive behavior during a performance of _Cabaret_ on Thursday night, according to reports. “He has been detained. He is expected to be charged but nothing has been filed yet,” an NYPD spokesperson [told](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shia-labeouf-escorted-broadway-performance-715308#sthash.oagM4MD2.dpuf) _The Hollywood Reporter_. CNN [reports](http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/26/showbiz/shia-labeouf-charged/) that police said the actor had been drunk, disruptive to theatergoers at Studio 54 and lit a cigarette before being detained and led away in handcuffs. Police Spokesman Brian Sessa said LaBeouf was later charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. Broadway songwriter Benj Pasek tweeted that he saw the actor led away in tears. No one from LaBeouf’s camp has yet commented on the incident. The 28-year-old’s missteps have made headlines recently. He [allegedly headbutted](http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/shia-labeouf-headbutts-man-bar-brawl/story?id=21571702) a man at London bar in January and was [accused of plagiarizing](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/08/shia-labeouf-daniel-clowes-plagiarism-twitter-row) a Daniel Clowes novel for his short film last December. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2931300/shia-labeouf-detained-at-broadway-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2931300/shia-labeouf-detained-at-broadway-show/"},"headline":"Shia LaBeouf 'Detained' at Broadway Show","datePublished":"2014-06-27T03:41:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:39:51.943Z","description":"The troubled actor finds trouble again","url":"https://time.com/2931300/shia-labeouf-detained-at-broadway-show/","keywords":["celebrities","broadway","Shia LaBeouf","Actor","Culture","Transformers"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt67ce7f0855a78872/698699a9cd804df1d5ccbb1b/4f3d5c0c49544819ba669628749f791d-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Stephanie Burnett","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/stephanie-burnett/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt67ce7f0855a78872/698699a9cd804df1d5ccbb1b/4f3d5c0c49544819ba669628749f791d-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Shia LaBeouf","caption":"Shia LaBeouf","creditText":"John Minchillo—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2931300/shia-labeouf-detained-at-broadway-show/","name":"Shia LaBeouf 'Detained' at Broadway Show"}}]}] ```