Transformers star Shia LaBeouf has been caught on tape getting beaten up outside a Granville Street bar on Friday, with footage showing the actor being hit in the head by a shirtless man.
The clip, released by TMZ yesterday, shows LaBeouf balled up on the pavement next to a taxi outside the Cinema Public House as a stocky man, identified as “Mike” on the video, punches him in the head several times.
The 25-year-old actor tries to chase after his assailant, but a bearded man — who appears to be one of LaBeouf’s friends — restrains the visibly agitated star and tells him to stop.
“You better lay low,” LaBeouf is warned. “You better lay low right now.”
Two of LaBeouf’s acquaintances spend the next few minutes calming him down.
According to TMZ it’s unclear what provoked the attack, but the incident between LaBeouf and the shirtless man started inside the bar, and both were kicked out by security.
LaBeouf was reportedly a regular at the Cinema Public House while in town filming The Company You Keep. The film is directed by Robert Redford and co-stars Stanley Tucci and Anna Kendrick.
The Donnelly Group, which operates Cinema Public House, was contacted but declined to comment.
Vancouver police said no incidents involving a fight in the area were reported to them at the time.
This is the second time a Hollywood celebrity has gotten involved in an altercation on the Granville strip.
The New Guy star DJ Qualls demanded an apology from the Vancouver Police Department and medical compensation after he was allegedly assaulted by an officer outside a café on Sept. 24.
Local news from metronews.ca/vancouver
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