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Toronto Sun
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
FKA Twigs agrees to settle lawsuit alleging abuse from Shia LaBeouf
Published Jul 22, 2025 • 2 minute read FILE - This combination photo shows FKA twigs, left, at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles, and Shia LaBeouf at the premiere of "The Peanut Butter Falcon" during the London Film Festival, on Oct. 3, 2019. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Vianney Le Caer / Jordan Strauss/Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account LOS ANGELES — FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf have agreed to settle her lawsuit alleging LaBeouf was physically and emotionally abusive to her during their relationship. An attorney for the 37-year-old English singer and actor FKA Twigs, whose legal name is Tahliah Barnett, filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday to dismiss her case against the 39-year-old American actor with prejudice, meaning it can't be filed again. 'Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court,' the two said in a joint statement issued Tuesday by their attorneys. 'While the details of the settlement will remain private, we wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. First filed in 2020, the case had several trial dates scheduled in the years since, but those were always delayed well in advance. The two met and became a couple in 2018 after Barnett was cast in a supporting role in Honey Boy , an autobiographical film about LaBeouf's upbringing as a child actor. After an early 'charm offensive' from LaBeouf, the relationship became a 'living nightmare,' her lawsuit said. She said LaBeouf put her in a constant state of fear and humiliation, once slammed her into a car, tried to strangle her and knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease. Read More She said he also isolated her from family and friends, demanded absolute fealty and was angrily jealous of everyone from waiters she'd been polite with to her ex-fiance Robert Pattinson. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. She said that her experience was part of a pattern for LaBeouf. 'Shia LaBeouf hurts women,' the suit said. 'He uses them. He abuses them, both physically and mentally. He is dangerous.' LaBeouf said in a statement just after the lawsuit was filed that he had 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.' But he denied the accusations in the lawsuit in a 2021 filing, saying any injuries done or damages incurred by Barnett were not his doing. LaBeouf is best known for his roles in 2007′s Transformers and in 2008′s Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull . He also starred in the 2019 film The Peanut Butter Falcon and in last year's Megalopolis . Known for her genre-bending musical styles, FKA Twigs worked as a backup dancer for other artists before releasing her studio debut, LP1 , in 2014. She followed it with 2019's Magdalene and Eusexua from earlier this year. As an actor, she appeared in 2024's The Crow . RECOMMENDED VIDEO Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances. Canada Olympics Entertainment Columnists Celebrity
Winnipeg Free Press
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
FKA Twigs agrees to settle lawsuit alleging abuse from Shia LaBeouf
LOS ANGELES (AP) — FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf have agreed to settle her lawsuit alleging LaBeouf was physically and emotionally abusive to her during their relationship. An attorney for the 37-year-old English singer and actor FKA Twigs, whose legal name is Tahliah Barnett, filed a request in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday to dismiss her case against the 39-year-old American actor with prejudice, meaning it can't be filed again. 'Committed to forging a constructive path forward, we have agreed to settle our case out of court,' the two said in a joint statement issued Tuesday by their attorneys. 'While the details of the settlement will remain private, we wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future.' FILE - This combination photo shows FKA twigs, left, at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles, and Shia LaBeouf at the premiere of "The Peanut Butter Falcon" during the London Film Festival, on Oct. 3, 2019. (Jordan Strauss/Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File) First filed in 2020, the case had several trial dates scheduled in the years since, but those were always delayed well in advance. The two met and became a couple in 2018 after Barnett was cast in a supporting role in 'Honey Boy,' an autobiographical film about LaBeouf's upbringing as a child actor. After an early 'charm offensive' from LaBeouf, the relationship became a 'living nightmare,' her lawsuit said. She said LaBeouf put her in a constant state of fear and humiliation, once slammed her into a car, tried to strangle her and knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease. She said he also isolated her from family and friends, demanded absolute fealty and was angrily jealous of everyone from waiters she'd been polite with to her ex-fiancé Robert Pattinson. She said that her experience was part of a pattern for LaBeouf. 'Shia LaBeouf hurts women,' the suit said. 'He uses them. He abuses them, both physically and mentally. He is dangerous.' LaBeouf said in a statement just after the lawsuit was filed that he had 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.' But he denied the accusations in the lawsuit in a 2021 filing, saying any injuries done or damages incurred by Barnett were not his doing. LaBeouf is best known for his roles in 2007′s 'Transformers' and in 2008′s 'Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.' He also starred in the 2019 film 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' and in last year's 'Megalopolis.' Known for her genre-bending musical styles, FKA Twigs worked as a backup dancer for other artists before releasing her studio debut, 'LP1,' in 2014. She followed it with 2019's Magdalene and 'Eusexua' from earlier this year. As an actor, she appeared in 2024's 'The Crow.'
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
THIS was the first ever sports biopic made in Indian cinema
The Indian cinema has long romanticized bigger-than-life heroes, but the genre of sports biopics remained untapped until the release of ' Paan Singh Tomar ' in 2012. Made by Tigmanshu Dhulia and starring Irrfan Khan as the titular character, the film is widely considered to be the first mainstream sports biopic of Indian cinema that managed to succeed both critically and commercially, thereby marking a benchmark for films in the genre to follow. Storyline and plot 'Paan Singh Tomar' is inspired by the true life of Paan Singh Tomar, a phenomenal sportsman who was a soldier in the Indian Army and went on to become a seven-time national steeplechase champion in the 1950s and 1960s. The film follows his rise from a talented sportsman who represented India in the 1958 Asian Games to his sad transformation into a dreaded dacoit in the Chambal Valley, fuelled by personal revenge and bureaucratic indifference. The story flows in two simultaneous narratives: Tomar's emergence as a sportsman, influenced by discipline, nationalism, and national pride, and his fall into outlawry, instigated by unsettled land conflicts and the inability of the authorities to mete out justice. The film touchingly examines the issue of neglect of national sporting heroes by society, bringing out how situations can lead even the morally upright to a life of rebellion. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like AI guru Andrew Ng recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around in 2025 Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Characters and performances Irrfan Khan gives a tour de force performance as Paan Singh Tomar, capturing the sportsperson's physical strength, emotional fragility, and later disillusionment with great depth. He is ably seconded by a strong supporting cast, including Mahie Gill as Tomar's wife, Vipin Sharma, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in significant roles. The realism of the characters is also established by the realistic dialogues, screenplay, and cinematography of the film, which realistically portray both the sporting world and the hilly terrains of Chambal. Production and reception Produced on a budget of ₹ 7.00 Cr, 'Paan Singh Tomar' was released in the London Film Festival in 2010 prior to its India-wide theater release on 2 March 2012. The movie received the status of a sleeper hit with a box office collection of around ₹ 17.05 Cr across the world and was appreciated for its intense narration and strong performances. Achievements and legacy 'Paan Singh Tomar swept' top honors, including Best Feature Film and Best Actor (Irrfan Khan) at the 60th National Film Awards. It also picked up awards for Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue, and Critics' Awards, among others. The film's success not only renewed interest in the life of a lost sports hero but also opened the doors to a new wave of sports biopics in India. Essentially, 'Paan Singh Tomar' is a milestone of Indian cinema, which fuses the energy of sports with a powerful human narrative, and is a benchmark for biopic storytelling in Bollywood
Irish Post
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Post
New documentary shedding light on 'deeply private' actor Stephen Rea set to air on BBC
A NEW documentary about self-confessed 'deeply private' actor Stephen Rea is set to air on the BBC. Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now sees the award-winning actor reflect on his journey to the stage and screen. The Oscar nominee takes viewers on a journey from the North Belfast streets where he grew up to his home in Dublin, where he now lives. It also explores his time in his beloved Donegal as well as London's Maida Vale, where he spent time as an actor. Rea at the world premiere of the miniseries The English, in which he stars as Sheriff Robert Marshall, at the 2022 London Film Festival (Image: Kate Green / Getty Images for BFI) "I was initially reluctant to do the documentary in lots of ways because I am a deeply private person, and I've always believed that the work has to be bigger than your ego," said Rea. "But I did want to pay homage to the friendship and generosity of the collaborators I was lucky to find, like Nancy Meckler and Neil Jordan, who helped me personally and in my career. "I am a proud North Belfast man, and I hope the film shows younger people in the business that no matter where you're from, there's not one set path to being an actor. "It's about being true to yourself." Commanding presence Now into his seventh decade as a stage actor, the documentary finds Rea in Dublin for rehearsals for the Samuel Beckett play, Krapp's Last Tape. It's a performance more than a decade in the making as preparations for the 'one man show' began 14 years ago when he recorded audio tapes of his younger self playing Krapp. However, the documentary also features archive footage of Rea, including rarely seen student sketches at Queen's University Belfast in the 1960s. Looking back on his stint in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin through to his recent collaborations with theatre director Vicky Featherstone, the film shines a light on the hypnotic draw of Rea's commanding presence on stage and screen. It also sees the actor reflect on the creation of The Field Day Theatre Company with playwright Brian Friel and their early collaborations together, including the first production of Translations in Derry's Guildhall. Rea, left, with frequent collaborator Neil Jordan after being honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Irish Film and Television Academy Awards (Image: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland) The film includes contributions from friends and collaborators, including Eamonn McCann and actor Sinéad Cusack. Meanwhile, Rea and Jordan reminisce about the films they have made together, which include their first collaboration, Angel, The Company of Wolves and Interview with the Vampire. The pair also teamed up for 1992's The Crying Game, which earned Rea an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. However, despite his success on stage and screen, Rea calls himself a mischievous 'messer' who has never forgotten his working-class roots. Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now made by Walk On Air Films, is a co-commission for BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ with support from Northern Ireland Screen. The film airs on Thursday, April 24 at 10.40pm on BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer.
Forbes
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Elton John Ties Bruce Springsteen With His New Album
Elton John scores his twenty-second top 10 album on the Billboard 200 with Who Believes in Angels?, ... More tying Bruce Springsteen's record. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10: Elton John attends the Elton John: Never Too Late European debut as part of the London Film Festival at Southbank Centre - Royal Festival Hall on October 10, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Disney) Elton John scores another big album in the United States this week, and he has someone to celebrate his latest win with. The musical legend appears inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200 again with Who Believes In Angels?, his collaborative new full-length with Brandi Carlile. This latest set isn't just any other, average success, though. As the project debuts, it helps him tie with one of rock's most celebrated names and pull ahead of a few others he's been matched with for years. Who Believes in Angels? opens at No. 9 on this week's Billboard 200, the ranking that shows which albums the American public is consuming. It opens with 40,000 equivalent units shifted in its first frame, and, according to Luminate, nearly all of those units — 36,500 to be exact — are pure sales. That's just enough to place it inside the top 10, which is important to the piano player. Thanks to Who Believes in Angels?, John now claims 22 top 10 albums on the Billboard 200. As he adds one more to his growing track record of huge successes, he matches with Bruce Springsteen for the eighth-most appearances inside the uppermost region on the chart in U.S. history. Before this new project arrived, John was steady with 21 top 10s on the Billboard 200, which at which point he was matched with both George Strait and Paul McCartney — whose solo output is also combined with Wings, according to Billboard. This ranking could change again, though, as both of those stars are still working and releasing new music, and they still claim sizable fanbases. Even with his new bestseller, John still has a long way to go before he matches the all-time record holders. The Rolling Stones continue to lead the pack, with 38 top 10 albums. That number grew only recently, with the band's Hackney Diamonds dropping a little more than a year ago. Barbra Streisand claims the second-most top 10s of all time with 34, while Frank Sinatra and The Beatles follow with 33 and 32, respectively.
