New York Daily News

SHIA OFFON B’WAY

Boozy LaBeouf cuffed for out-of-control act at ‘Cabaret’

- BY JOE DZIEMIANOW­ICZ, CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS, KERRYBURKE andMARK MORALES

ACTOR SHIA LaBeouf transforme­d into a jerk, interrupti­ng a Thursday night performanc­e of “Cabaret” starring Michelle Williams and Alan Cumming, cops and sources said.

The “Transforme­rs” star was “acting up” as he drunkenly puffed away on cigarettes inside Studio 54, grabbed the butts of several actors and threatened cops before he was hauled away at intermissi­on, sources and a rep for the show said.

He was led from the Midtown theater crying and flanked by cops at about 9 p.m., authoritie­s and a witness said.

LaBeouf continued his antics at the Midtown North Precinct stationhou­se, where he started doing pushups as cops tried to calm him down.

“He’s cursing. He’s jabbering away. He won’t shut up,” a police source said.

Witnesses were stunned to see LaBeouf — whose movie credits include “Lawless,” “Disturbia,” “Fury” and “Nymphomani­ac” — acting as whacky as Amanda Bynes, the actress whose bizarre public meltdowns made headlines late last year.

“Just saw Shia LaBeouf in handcuffs in tears surrounded by 6 police officers outside of CABARET the musical ...” tweeted Tony-nominated composer Benj Pasek.

LaBeouf started his rowdy night tossing back cocktails at the Iguana Club — just two doors from Studio 54 on W. 54th St. — a wit- ness and sources said.

“He was sitting there s---faced. He had been drinking all day,” said John Sobel, 36. “I thought he was acting for some bizarre YouTube video.”

LaBeouf eventually made his way to the theater for the 7 p.m. performanc­e — and quickly made a spectacle of himself, sources said.

The 27-year-old actor — who reeked as if he hadn’t showered for days — went backstage and “smacked some of the a---- of the cast members” he knew, a law enforcemen­t source told the Daily News.

A source inside the theater said he was waving his arms wildly, shout- ing lascivious comments — and even grabbed Cumming’s derriere.

Cops were called to the theater to rein LaBeouf in, but the tantrum-throwing thespian flew into a rage and threatened the officers as he spit wildly in the air, police sources said. id

“He said something like ‘F--you. I will f--- you up,’ ” law enforcemen­t sources said.

The dim-witted diva was dragged down to the stationhou­se, where he kept up his childish behavior as he was being fingerprin­ted.

“He was very angry,” a source said.

LaBeouf was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass and was being held overnight. He’s expected to be arraigned Friday.

 ??  ?? Tweeted picture (l.) shows erratic “Transforme­rs” star Shia LaBeouf being hauled away by cops from “Cabaret” performanc­e on Thursday night.
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Tweeted picture (l.) shows erratic “Transforme­rs” star Shia LaBeouf being hauled away by cops from “Cabaret” performanc­e on Thursday night. With Rocco Parascando­la and Bill Hutch inson

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