Singer FKA twigs has dropped a lawsuit that accused her ex Shia LaBeouf of physical, mental and sexual abuse.
The British singer, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, filed the case in December 2020 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The duo had a relationship that lasted just under a year.
On July 18, FKA twigs filed a request for dismissal, according to the court docket. The request asked that the complaint be dismissed with prejudice.
FKA twigs' attorney, Bryan Freedman, and LeBeouf's attorney, Shawn Holley, said in a joint statement: “Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court. While the details of the settlement will remain private, we wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future.”
The 2020 suit accused LaBeouf of “relentless abuse,” including choking FKA twigs, throwing her against a car on Valentine’s Day in 2019 and knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease.
At the time of the suit, LaBeouf, the “Transformers” star, told The New York Times, “I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations.”
“I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt,” he added.
He had made headlines in the past for his volatile behavior.
In 2014 he was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and harassment after he disrupted a Broadway play, according to The Associated Press. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
In 2017, he went on a racist tirade against Georgia police officers arresting him on suspicion of public drunkenness, the AP reported. He subsequently pleaded guilty to obstruction and was placed on a year’s probation. The public drunkenness allegation was dropped.
