President Trump has concerns about some of the proposed border walls because, as he put it, “They are incredible climbers.” POTUS — aka walking soundbite machine — was touring the US-Mexican border just south of San Diego, checking out potential…
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Shia LaBeouf: I Saw God... and Boy Did I F-ck Up!
Shia LaBeouf is here to say he’s sorry.
Okay, he’s here to say A LOT of other stuff as well.
The actor, who has become as well-known for his outbursts these days as for his IMDB resume, opens way up in the latest issue of Esquire, talking about his recent arrests… how he now views them… and what he thinks of God.
Last July, LaBeouf was taken into custody in Savannah, Georgia on charges of disorderly conduct, obstruction and public drunkenness.
In a humiliating escapade, the star got angry at an undercover police officer after the man refused to give him a cigarette, growing so angry that he had to be hauled away in handcuffs.
TMZ eventually obtained and published the police footage, which featured LaBeouf bragging about his “millionaire lawyers.”
Not a good look.
But that wasn’t his worst look of last year.
In another clip that went viral, the former Transformers star went off on a racist rant, screaming at his arresting officer:
You’ve got a president who doesn’t give a f-ck about you, you’re on a police force that doesn’t give a f-ck about you, and you wanna do what?
Arrest white people?
In this extended interview with Esquire, LaBeouf takes responsibility for this incident, talking about it in detail for the first time.
“What went on in Georgia was mortifying,” he tells the magazine, adding of what prompted him to flip out:
“White privilege and desperation and disaster…It came from a place of self-centered delusion…It was me trying to absolve myself of guilt for getting arrested.”
In short, LaBeouf confesses:
“I f–ked up.”
That’s for sure.
But it’s refreshing to hear him admit as much.
The morning after he was released from jail last summer, LaBeouf went to a party for the cast and crew of The Peanut Butter Falcon.
Most people associated with the film avoided talking about what transpired… except for co-star Zachary Gottsagen.
This up-and-coming 32-year-old actor basically laid into LaBeouf.
At one point, Shia recalls Gottsagen telling him: “You’re already famous. This is my chance. And you’re ruining it."”
The speech was exactly what LaBeouf needed to hear.
“To hear him say that he was disappointed in me probably changed the course of my life,” Shia explains, expounding at length:
“[Because] I was still fighting. I was still on my ‘Look how fast they released the videos! They don’t release these!’ Just on my defense-mechanism-fear garbage.
“And you can’t do that to him.
“He keeps it 1,000 with you, and that sh-t doesn’t even make sense to him. Zack can’t not shoot straight, and bless him for it, ‘cause in that moment, I needed a straight shooter who I couldn’t argue with.”
Their conversation continued on set – and it got pretty darn deep.
“We were getting ready to do a scene and Zack said, ‘Do you believe in God?’
“And I thought, No f-ckin’ way are you about to explain God to me, Zack…Zack said, ‘Even if He’s not real, what does it hurt?"”
And THIS actually made an impression on the troubled star? Yes!
“I don’t believe in God,” he explains to Esquire, continuing as follows:
“But did I see God? Did I hear God? Through Zack, yeah.
“He met me with love, and at the time, love was truth, and he didn’t pull punches. And I’m grateful, not even on some cheeseball sh-t trying to sell a movie. In real life.”
Wow. Who would have guessed that the key to Shia LaBeouf salvation would be some dude named Zachary Gottsagen?!?
“That motherf-cker is magical,” Shia concludes, prior to looking ahead at a career that has hit a crossroads.
But he understands why.
“I’m a buffoon. My public outbursts are failures. They’re not strategic. They’re a struggling motherf-cker showing his ass in front of the world.
“I’ve got to look at my failures in the face for a while. I need to take ownership of my sh-t and clean up my side of the street a bit before I can go out there and work again, so I’m trying to stay creative and learn from my mistakes.
“I’ve been falling forward for a long time. Most of my life.
“The truth is, in my desperation, I lost the plot.”
Khloe Kardashian and Sydney Simpson: Do They Look Like Sisters?
O.J. Simpson is back in the news — an old, buried interview even shows him revealing that he had an accomplice and giving what many believe to be a confession to killing Nicole and Ron.
In light of that, people who have long speculated that Khloe might be The Juice"s daughter have been giving that theory a second look.
And they"ve noticed that Sydney Simpson, his daughter, looks an awful lot like Khloe. Check out the video below and decide for yourself.
O.J. Simpson went to prison. Not for the vicious murders that he allegedly committed and later sought to use to profit. Not for the years of alleged domestic violence that he inflicted upon Nicole Brown during their marriage.
No, O.J. went to prison for an armed robbery in a case that is truly bizarre. In the mean time, he missed out on the lives of his children.
(Which is honestly for the best, for their sakes)
His son Justin is 29 and currently a real estate agent.
His daughter Sydney is 32, attended Boston University, and graduated with a sociology degree.
And Khloe … wait, no, Khloe isn"t O.J."s daughter.
(This throwback photo shows a young Khloe with the late Robert Kardashian)
Khloe has always been very adamant that Robert Kardashian is her father.
She"s even gone so far as to commune with his spirit via Hollywood Medium star Tyler Henry.
Some might say that this is evidence that she"s definitely his biological daughter, though others have shot down that claim, because there" more to family than blood.
(Plus, people are very divided over whether or not mediums are a real thing)
Kris Jenner has encouraged Khloe in the past to get a DNA test to shut down the rumors, but Khloe always felt that it would be insulting to everyone involved to even dignify the rumors by disproving them.
But … some wonder if Khloe might have avoided the test because of nagging doubts.
With all of the where-are-they-now questions that people have been asking since O.J."s release from prison, a number of people have looked at photos of Sydney — when she was young and when she was an adult.
And they"ve pointed out what they believe to be strong physical resemblances to Khloe Kardashian.
Not just in the childhood photos, but as adults.
Some of those who have long believed that O.J. secretly fathered Khloe behind his friend Robert"s back point to these similarities and say that the two women are actually sisters.
Well, half-sisters.
So … are they?
Even O.J. Simpson himself has denied it.
O.J. … who would seemingly have nothing to lose and everything to gain (seriously, it"s not like anyone could think worse of him at this point, right?) … denied that he"s the grandfather of Khloe"s baby.
Khloe, who is expecting a baby girl and just had an epic baby shower, isn"t exactly on speaking terms with O.J. … but he sent her some indirect congratulations anyway.
Still, some of these theorists point out that O.J. might not know.
They point to the fact that, though known by most as a disgraced monster who got an acquittal due to social tensions and a botched prosecution, O.J. was once a beloved athlete to people who like sports.
He also appeared on commercials and even in a film.
They feel that it"s very conceivable that a man who was once one of the biggest stars might have bedded — and impregnated — his best friend"s wife.
And they see Sydney and Khloe"s alleged similarities as "proof" that this happened.
Take a look at these side-by-side images in the video below and decide for yourself if you think that Sydney and Khloe look like sisters.
Maybe they"re right … or maybe people who don"t understand genetics are eager to "explain" why Khloe is taller than most of her siblings.
Clearly, Sydney hasn"t had as much "help" with her appearance or figure as Khloe has, but there are plenty of photos of the "old" Khloe for comparison.
So … are they sisters?
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