Shia LaBeouf and Margaret Qualley.Photo: Snorlax/MEGA
Shia LaBeoufis stepping out withMargaret Qualleyover the holidays amid allegations of abuse against the actor from his ex-girlfriend, singerFKA Twigs.
On a hike in Los Angeles the day after Christmas, theTransformersactor and theOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywoodactress were seen holding hands. This follows previous sightings after LaBeouf was spotted picking up Qualley from the LAX airport earlier this month. They were then seen showing PDA during various other outings.
A source tells PEOPLE LaBeouf, 34, and Qualley, 26, sparked a connection after starring in a NSFW music video together earlier this year.
“They got close when they filmedLove Me Like You Hate Mein the early fall,” the source says. “They are both very passionate people. They are not dating, but have fun together. Margaret is a social butterfly and has a big group of friends. She doesn’t really bring Shia around this group though. She is not interested in having a boyfriend.”
Shia Labeouf, Margaret Qualley.getty images (2)
The sightings come after singer FKA twigs, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett,filed a lawsuitearlier this month against ex-boyfriend LaBeouf, accusing him of sexually and physically assaulting and battering her and knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease.
“What I went through with Shia was the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life,” Barnett said in an interview withThe New York Times. “I don’t think people would ever think that it would happen to me. But I think that’s the thing. It can happen to anybody.”
LaBeouf later addressed the allegations in several emails to the newspaper, saying he was in no position “to tell anyone how my behavior made them feel.”
“I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations. I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years,” he wrote toThe Times. “I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.”
In a different email, however, he said that “many” of the allegations were not true but explained he owed the women “the opportunity to air their statements publicly and accept accountability for those things I have done.”
Last Thursday, LaBeouf’s lawyer, Shawn Holley,toldVarietythat the actor is seeking help.
“Shia needs help and he knows that. We are actively seeking the kind of meaningful, intensive, long-term inpatient treatment that he desperately needs,” Holley said in a statement to the outlet.
source: people.com
