Shia LaBeouf has been no stranger to public outbursts, arrests and art installations over the last few years.

So much so that his acting has taken a bit of a backseat, which is sad because he makes very good films, in my opinion.

Recently he had an interview with Dazed & Confused magazine where he claimed a woman raped him. Yes, raped him…

This occured during his dreadful #IAMSORRY performance-art installation in L.A. earlier this year.

Here is a snippet from LaBeouf:

“One woman who came with her boyfriend, who was outside the door when this happened, whipped my legs for ten minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me. …There were hundreds of people in line when she walked out with disheveled hair and smudged lipstick. It was no good, not just for me but her man as well. On top of that my girl (actress Mia Goth) was in line to see me, because it was Valentine’s Day and I was living in the gallery for the duration of the event — we were separated for five days, no communication. So it really hurt her as well, as I guess the news of it traveled through the line. When she came in she asked for an explanation, and I couldn’t speak, so we both sat with this unexplained trauma silently. It was painful.”

Not everyone has jumped to the actor’s side, as you can imagine.

Piers Morgan went hard at him on Twitter, calling it an offensive publicity stunt:

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