--- description: A rep for the actor says he’s not in rehab but understands that his recent actions are part of a larger problem title: Shia LaBeouf Getting Treatment for Alcohol Abuse After Public Outbursts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cc8635993b68392/69869a3c810bbbef58c92733/shia-labeouf.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Shia LaBeouf Getting Treatment for Alcohol Abuse After Public Outbursts  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 1:20 AM CUT  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. 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.John Minchillo—AP  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 1:20 AM CUT Actor Shia LaBeouf is voluntarily [getting](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/shia-labeouf-checks-treatment-facility-report-article-1.1850506 "undefined") treatment for alcohol addiction after a string of public scenes, a spokesperson said Tuesday. “He understands that these recent actions are a symptom of a larger health problem and he has taken the first of many necessary steps towards recovery,” a representative said. The _Transformers_ star says he has not checked into rehab but is getting help at a “celebrity-frequented” addiction treatment center in Hollywood, the NY _Daily News_ reports. [LaBeouf](http://time.com/2934037/confessions-of-a-reformed-shia-labeouf-fan/ "undefined") was arrested in New York Thursday after an apparently drunken disruptive [outburst](http://time.com/2931300/shia-labeouf-detained-at-broadway-show/ "undefined") at a Broadway performance. A week earlier, he was filmed in an altercation with a man outside a Manhattan strip club. \[[_NYDN_](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/shia-labeouf-checks-treatment-facility-report-article-1.1850506 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2948005/shia-labeouf-getting-treatment-for-alcohol-abuse-after-public-outbursts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2948005/shia-labeouf-getting-treatment-for-alcohol-abuse-after-public-outbursts/"},"headline":"Shia LaBeouf Getting Treatment for Alcohol Abuse After Public Outbursts","datePublished":"2014-07-02T01:20:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:56:04.998Z","description":"A rep for the actor says he’s not in rehab but understands that his recent actions are part of a larger problem","url":"https://time.com/2948005/shia-labeouf-getting-treatment-for-alcohol-abuse-after-public-outbursts/","keywords":["celebrities","broadway","Shia LaBeouf","alcoholism","Transformers"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cc8635993b68392/69869a3c810bbbef58c92733/shia-labeouf.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cc8635993b68392/69869a3c810bbbef58c92733/shia-labeouf.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"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.","caption":"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.","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/2948005/shia-labeouf-getting-treatment-for-alcohol-abuse-after-public-outbursts/","name":"Shia LaBeouf Getting Treatment for Alcohol Abuse After Public Outbursts"}}]}] ```