Shia LaBeouf once called Central Park his home.
The actor dropped this bombshell during a fresh interview with The Hollywood Reporter, when writer Seth Abramovitch brought up his exit from the Broadway play, Orphans back in 2013, supposedly over creative beef with co-star, Alec Baldwin. Al Pacino had already bounced from the production because of issues with LaBeouf.
“I’m living in the park…and I’m not in a good way,” LaBeouf confessed to THR, saying he crashed there for “most of the prep” for Orphans.
“I was sleeping in Central Park,” he revealed. “They keep horses there at this little fire basin. And there’s a whole lot of room around there where you can just chill. You got to move every three or four hours and the guy comes around, but you can spend most of your time there.”
Orphans would’ve marked LaBeouf’s Broadway debut, but things got tense between him and Baldwin. Eventually, though, they “made it right.”
“He’s a good guy. He’s just like me. Fear will make you move different. I found it came from having absolutely no spiritual life,” LaBeouf told the outlet.
This is a pivotal moment for LaBeouf, who’s still battling a lawsuit from ex-girlfriend, FKA twigs. In 2020, the artist accused him of assault, sexual battery, and infliction of emotional distress; their showdown in court kicks off this September.
Meanwhile, the 38-year-old is prepping for the launch of his new film, Henry John, directed by David Mamet and dropping on streaming via HenryJohnsonMovie.com. The movie adapts Mamet’s play that starred Shia and premiered at a Venice black box theater in 2023.
In the film, LaBeouf plays Gene, a prisoner captivated by the title character, portrayed by Evan Jonigkeit, who’s married to Zosia Mamet. Henry Johnson hits streaming on May 9.
