Witnesses say the Transformers star's behaviour at the theatre was so bizarre they thought he was preparing for an acting role.

15:56, UK, Friday 27 June 2014

Shia LaBeouf has been released by police after being removed from a theatre in New York for being disorderly and causing a disruption.

The actor was escorted from the Studio 54 theatre in Manhattan during a performance of the Broadway show Cabaret on Thursday night after he was seen behaving bizarrely by members of the audience.

LaBeouf appeared in court on Friday morning and was spotted walking back to his hotel in a ripped shirt.

Shia LaBeouf arrested in New York

Two witnesses said they saw the actor outside the theatre before the show, wearing the same ripped shirt and chasing a man who appeared to be homeless.

They also watched him stumbling around the bar inside the venue and feeding a woman a strawberry from her own plate.

Tina Marie Miller told CBS 2 New York: "Honestly, I wasn't thinking of drink or drugs. I was thinking he was working on a role because it was that extreme.

Actor Shia LaBeouf leaves a Midtown Manhattan court in New York City


Composer Benj Pasek tweeted: "Just saw Shia LaBeouf in handcuffs in tears surrounded by six police officers outside of Cabaret the musical."

A spokesman for the show, which stars Michelle Williams and Alan Cumming, said LaBeouf was "disruptive during act one" and was escorted out of the theatre during the interval.

Shia LaBeouf

The 28-year-old former star of the Transformers franchise faces charges of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. 

He is due back in court on July 24.

LaBeouf's other films include Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Disturbia and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

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