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Singer Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Ex-Partner Shia LaBeouf

FKA Twigs alleged sexual and physical abuse before dismissing the nearly five-year long case.

Singer FKA Twigs has dropped a sexual assault case against her ex-partner actor Shia LaBeouf Friday. Born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, the singer filed the case back in Dec. 2020 in Los Angeles, accusing LaBeouf of physical and sexual abuse. Almost five years later, the two have reached a settlement. “Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court,” said a joint statement from both parties’ lawyers to People. “While the details of the settlement will remain private, we wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future.” After meeting on the set of motion picture Honey Boy in 2019, Twigs and LaBeouf began a “tumultuous relationship” according to court documents. While the relationship was short-lived, the singer claimed LaBeouf “engaged in a continuous stream of verbal and mental abuse.” Since the lawsuit launched in 2020, LaBeouf has acknowledged harming his ex-partner, stating he “fucked up bad” on Jon Bernthal’s podcast Real Ones. “I hurt that woman, and in the process of doing that, I hurt many other people, and many other people before that woman. I was a pleasure-seeking, selfish, self-centered, dishonest, inconsiderate, fearful human being,” LaBeouf said.