It’s no secret that Shia LaBeouf thinks his mom is one hot, sexy bitch who he would marry if he could. Coincidentally, it’s no secret that Shia might be a bit screwed up. It all started when Shia told Playboy that his mother is “probably the sexiest woman I know… She’s an ethereal angel. Nobody looks like that woman. If I could meet my mother and marry her, I would. I would be with my mother now, if she weren’t my mother, as sick as that sounds.” A few weeks ago, Shia also told Parade that he was probably so screwed up because he saw his pothead parents having sexw hen he was a kid.

Someone must have told Shia that these are not the kinds of comments that add to the mystique of a young Hollywood heartthrob – although, to be fair to Shia, those comments kind of made me want to bring him home and feed him. But I digress. Shia is now trying to roll those mother-lover comments back in a new Extra interview (quotes via Huffington Post):

Shia LaBeouf defended comments he made about his mom and said he may be doing another ‘Indiana Jones’ movie in an interview with Extra’ that is airing Monday night. He also dished about the ‘Wall Street’ sequel in which he’ll costar with Michael Douglas.

In Playboy, LaBeouf says, “Probably the sexiest woman I know is my mother.” Now, he responds to the public’s reaction to this comments and says everyone misunderstood:
“It was Mother’s Day coming up and I don’t have any problems appearing crazy to make my mother smile, but she is the most beautiful woman on this planet and I love her. She’s fly as hell. I stand by that. My mom’s awesome….I think the sickness is also on the other end to be able to twist the words and make it as ridiculous as that. Clearly, I’m not having sex with my mother. It’s ridiculous.”

On another Indiana Jones film:
“I’m an actor for hire. I have no control in terms of that movie. Last I heard they’re making progress in terms of the story. I know Harrison [Ford] is fired up to get back in there as soon as possible and George [Lucas] and Steven [Spielberg] want to make another one…They’re making progress but nothing is definite about it. ”

On the Wall Street sequel:
“We’re deep in prep now. We start in August… It’s definitely going to be different. Just the financial landscape is very different. We’re talking about the crime of the century…It’s a crime. Blatant crime…In this financial climate, it’s very relevant.”

[From Extra via The Huffington Post]

Clearly he’s not having sex with his mother? Okay, I get that we were all joking about it because he was talking about how sexy his mom is. But the fact remains that he was talking about how sexy his mom is. I’ll give the kid a break and say that he simply got too effusive in his description of how much he loves his mom.

On an added Shia note, he sat down with The Telegraph for a long interview recently. Alas, he didn’t talk about how sexy his mom is (he does call her “very beautiful” though), but he did confirm something that I’ve been thinking for a while – that he financially supports both of his parents, and has for some time. Shia jokes during the interview that “It’s like having two 50-year-old children.” He did confirm that his hand should be fully functional by August, and that he’s still in physical therapy. Regarding his hand injury, he says “Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself. That’s out of my mom’s mouth and it makes it easier to deal with things are way above you and way beyond you and way bigger than you.” He also takes responsibility for the accident and everything else, saying “All of the things that have happened in my life have been self-propelled… I can’t blame anybody else or point a finger at anybody.” Wise words, Shia. I so want to believe that, at heart, he’s a good kid. Time will tell.

Shia LaBeouf is shown on 6/13/09 at the German premiere of Transformers. Credit: BULLS/Fame Pictures

Megan Fox, Shia Labeouf, and the rest of the cast of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen attended the German premiere in Berlin yesterday. Megan donned a provocative red-maroon dress with a thigh-high split and a little metal snake thing on the side. Red is a really good color for her, but she needs to figure out something different to do with her hair. The tighter or more slicked-back the hair style for Megan, the “harder” she looks. If I was her hair person, I would suggest soft waves around her face for most public outings.

While walking the red carpet, Megan confirmed to The Sun that she and Brian Austin Green are officially dunzo. In her words, she really said, “I’m currently what you would call single I guess.” Well done, Megan. Even I thought you could do better:

JUST when you thought she couldn’t get any hotter, MEGAN FOX goes and pulls this little number out of her locker.

The stunning actress wowed crowds at her latest premiere in this sexy red dress that revealed a little too much.

And there’s good new for all the men, and women, out there who’d like to date the bisexual star – she’s single again.

The Sun can reveal that Megan has dumped actor fiance BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN for the second time this year and already has her sights set on meeting someone new.

The actress, in Berlin to promote Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, said: “I’m currently what you would call single I guess.”

When asked who she’d like to go out with next, Megan replied: “Oh I don’t know. There is this Korean JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE named RAIN and I’m really on his situation now. I’m trying to fix this up. I’m working hard.”

[From The Sun]

Uh-oh – there are going to be some pissed off Rain fans if Megan gets her hands on him. But I think that was just Megan being Megan, her normal ridiculous self. I really think her single status is why she and Shia look like they’re already getting it on in these pictures. It looks like they’re trying to avoid looking too happy with each other - the surest sign they’re already getting hot and heavy. I guess Megan reminds Shia of his mother after all.

Photo credit: Fame Pictures

Megan and Shia on 9/16/08 credit: PRPhotos

Either someone on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’s publicity team is really, really good, or Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf really are getting busy. This latest report from In Touch Weekly has a lot of the same information as the stories we covered last week – about how Shia’s “persistence” was winning over Megan Fox. In Touch is now claiming that Megan and Brian Austin Green (cough David Silver) are totally dunzo, “toast.” Now Megan seems all over Shia, of course, but it might just be a rebound fling. According to one of In Touch’s sources, however, Shia “has always loved Megan.” Perhaps Megan reminds Shia of his beloved, sexy, “ethereal angel” mother?

“Shia and Megan are hooking up,” confirms a friend of both actors. “They liked each other a lot, and she finally gave in to him.”

According to her pal, Megan’s relationship with actor Brian Austin Green is now “toast, history,” and she’s moved on to Shia, 23, whom she grew closer to on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

“They flirted on the set,” their costar Erin Naas tells In Touch. “The chemistry was undeniable.”

“We’re attracted to each other, and I think you can see that in our scenes together,” Shia told Playboy. “It’s very real and tangible. You can tell something exists.”

The pair has been spending more and more time together – and for Megan, the fling couldn’t come at a better time. She’s been trying to make her relationship with Brian work, but it was an uphill battle, with Megan calling off their engagement.

[When] Megan is with Shia, her problems disappear… And Shia, who has said in the past that a relationship wasn’t “an option” for Megan and himself “for a variety of reasons,” is now very happy about how things have changed between them.

“Shia has always loved Megan,” explains his friend. “He’s just been waiting for his chance.”

[From In Touch Weekly, print edition, June 22 2009]

Of course, I don’t Megan is anywhere near good enough for Shia. She seems like an extremely insecure, ignorant, vapid young woman with her comments about “butch bull dykes” and destroying Middle America. I’m not saying Shia is some well-adjusted, totally wonderful kid. But I do think he’s cute, and I think he’s trying to be a good guy, a decent man. I just think that if Shia really does like Megan (or if he really loves her), he should be prepared for just how ridiculous she is.

Another day, another inane Megan Fox quote. This time she struck at my heart, though. She made a crack about chess! She said, “I think it’s wonderful. I didn’t decide I’m gonna be an actress cause I wanna be respected for how I play chess.” Screw you, Megan. I was on the Chess Club, and there’s nothing wrong with being respected because you can forsake your queen and still checkmate that motherf-cker. But, of course, Megan thinks being respected for her “acting ability” (cough cough boobs cough) is better than being respected for intelligence. Except… who says anyone really respects her? Just because some Maxim readers (readers = “adolescent boys with dirt-lips who just look at the pictures”) think she’s hot, that doesn’t mean it has anything to do with “respect”.

Megan Fox doesn’t mind that she’s viewed as a sex symbol.

“I think it’s wonderful. I didn’t decide I’m gonna be an actress cause I wanna be respected for how I play chess,” she tells Entertainment Tonight.

“Part of Hollywood is being perceived as attractive.”

The actress had to make out “all day” with costar Shia Labeouf while filming Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.

“Clearly, he enjoyed it!” says Fox.

When asked if Fox is a good kisser, Labeouf says: “Yeah, absolutely.”

“I think she’d say I’m pretty good too,” he went on.

Fox agrees. “I’ve said it before, he’s a really good kisser,” she says. “It’s always awkward, you’re on set with a bunch of grown men, sweaty sitting outside, carrying camera equipment and wanting to take their break, and you’re having to kiss!”

[From US Weekly]

I want to like Shia so much. But he’s been tainted by Megan. Can he come through it all with my little crush on him remaining? Perhaps. The latest juicy Shia rumor-turned-actual-event is that epic bestselling novelist John Grisham loves Shia, and is thrilled that Shia will play the lead character in the film adaptation of The Associate. Grisham said, “I think he’ll be wonderful! He’s a very talented actor, and he’s hot. He’s the hottest 22-year-old actor in America and I think he’ll do a wonderful job.” I haven’t read The Associate yet, and I’m a little disappointed with that. I don’t know how I missed it, I read every Grisham, they’re great for a free weekend. According to Amazon/Publishers Weekly, The Associate is about:

Kyle McAvoy, a callow Yale Law School student, dreams of a public service gig on graduation, until shadowy figures blackmail him with a videotape that could revive a five-year-old rape accusation. Instead of helping those in need, McAvoy accepts a position at a huge Wall Street firm, Scully & Pershing, whose clients include a military contractor enmeshed in a $800 billion lawsuit concerning a newly-designed aircraft. McAvoy can avoid exposure of his past if he feeds his new masters inside information on the case. Readers should be prepared for some predictable twists, an ending with some unwarranted ambiguity and some unconvincing details (the idea that a secret file room in a high stakes litigation case would be closed from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night stretches credulity to the breaking point). Still, Grisham devotees should be satisfied, even if this is one of his lesser works.

[From Amazon/Publishers Weekly]

The character’s name is McAvoy? I guess it would be too much to actually hire James McAvoy then. Though I do think Shia is a talented actor, I find it weird that he keeps getting these parts written for older actors. Shia’s 22 years old – a recent law school graduate would be 25 years old, at least. It’s not even Shia’s actual age, it’s that he looks his age, or even younger. Oh, well. I’m sure he’ll do a good job, even though I’m not sure John Grisham knows that much about casting. He famously threw a fit when Denzel Washington was cast in The Pelican Brief. Whatever, Grisham.

Shia and Megan are shown at the Eagle Eye premiere on 9/16/08. Credit: PRPhotos

In the same interview with Playboy in which Shi LaBeouf reveals that he beat off to the thought of Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu nearby in their trailers on set, he also talks about his “hippie” parents, smoking pot with his family, and his nudist mother. He’s mentioned some of this before, but one particular sound byte is worth it – Shia says that his mother is the sexiest woman he knows and that if he could, he would marry her.

Paging Freud.

“The nudity was weird, especially when her friends came over,” he tells Playboy in their June issue — on sale May 15. “All of them would just be naked around the house. That was strange for me, and it was really bizarre when my friends were there. You’ve got your little buds over, and Mom’s, like, playing naked connect the dots or whatever. She’s in the middle of goddess-group time, where it’s literally a bunch of naked women tracing auras around one another’s bodies with incense and then sitting together and humming for prolonged periods of time.”

His mother and father were also open about their drug use, which has given him a liberal attitude toward it as well. “I grew up with a bunch of hippies, and marijuana was always around,” he says. “Pot was never looked at as a negative thing. I could smoke it on holidays with my parents, and we were all good. I like pot. It has never been a monster for me. I can put limits on it. But I definitely saw from a very young age what drugs can do to you.”

As for his love life — he was with model Isabel Lucas at the time of his car crash — it sounds like he’s kinda hung up on… his mom.

“Probably the sexiest woman I know is my mother,” he says. “She’s an ethereal angel. Nobody looks like that woman. If I could meet my mother and marry her, I would. I would be with my mother now, if she weren’t my mother, as sick as that sounds.”

[from Star]

You have to keep in mind that Shia is a comedian, so the beating off on set and wanting to marry his mother could be just completely outrageous comments meant to be funny, and taken out of context. It’s sometimes hard to pick up on humor through transcribed interviews. But maybe what Shia needs to take away from this is the fact that he should keep his mouth shut. He has a promising career on his horizon, and he doesn’t want to be known as only a jokester – even if he is one. We all know that even the most innocent of jokes can go horribly wrong when picked up by news outlets, and though this one is pretty harmless, who knows what will come out of his mouth next.

Shia is shown out with his mom on 5/4/09. Credit: Fame Pictures

As you may remember, Shia LaBeouf was arrested for drunk driving this past July. LaBeouf was in a car crash in which two cars were totaled. As it turns out, the accident wasn’t Shia’s fault – the other driver had run a red light. LaBeouf refused to take a Breathalizer at the scene and police placed him under arrest because it was apparent to them Shia was drunk. As CB previously reported, while Shia was booked for a misdemeanor DUI, the prosecutors declined to file a formal charge. Now we learn that Shia is walking away with a one-year suspended license.

Shia LaBeouf’s driver’s license has been suspended for at least one year as a result of his July 27 car crash, People confirms.

The suspension took effect on Jan. 17 because LaBeouf, 22, “refused a chemical test” after officers pulled him over, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. S. Wolf told the Associated Press in July that officers responding found it “immediately apparent” that LaBeouf was intoxicated, and he was placed under arrest.

The actor was booked for a misdemeanor DUI, but the LA. County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges due to insufficient evidence. At the time, the DA’s office said that prosecutors instead planned to file criminal charges against the other driver, who was found to have run a red light.

From People Magazine

This kind of thing really upsets me. I can’t believe that California laws are so lax as to allow for this kind of slap on the wrists when it comes to drunk driving. Even though the actual car accident wasn’t Shia’s fault, he shouldn’t be allowed to get away with drunk driving – no one should, at least not without paying a bigger penalty than a suspended license. Make the penalties higher, like a year in jail. Or a suspended license for life. Or an exorbitant fine. Then more people might really think about what they’re doing before they get behind the wheel.

Shia LaBeouf is shown at a Lakers Game on 11/30/08. Credit: Splash News

I don’t think I’m the only one to hope this is just a baseless rumor. The next “Batman” sequel in the new franchise has been languishing since the unexpected death of Heath Ledger. Clearly, the filmmakers couldn’t simply recast the role, so they decided to go in a different direction and explore other Batman villains. And entirely – and quite possibly crappy – direction. Names are being tossed around for the roles of The Riddler (previously played by Jim Carrey is the craptastic “Batman Forever”) and Catwoman (played so brilliantly by Michele Pfeiffer in “Batman Returns”), and some of these names are just mind boggling. Top of the list: washed-up comedian Eddie Murphy as The Riddler. I know!

FUNNYMAN EDDIE MURPHY will play The Riddler in the next Batman movie, The Sun can reveal.

The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has been signed up by British director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to reprise the role played by JIM CARREY in 1995’s Batman Forever.

The surprise move follows speculation linking Pirates of the Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP to the part.

The film, set for a 2010 release, is being developed under the working title Gotham.

Execs have also signed up rising Transformers star SHIA LABEOUF, 22, to play Robin.

CHRISTIAN BALE will return as Bruce Wayne, while MICHAEL CAINE will again play Bruce’s assistant Alfred.

Meanwhile, Brit RACHEL WEISZ is said to be up for the Catwoman role.

Insiders also revealed to The Sun the flick will end on a cliffhanger over whether Batman survives a blast at Wayne Towers.

Nolan had been tight-lipped about the future of the Batman films after being rocked by the January death of HEATH LEDGER — tipped to receive a posthumous Oscar for his role as The Joker in Batman Returns.

A film insider said: “Chris wasn’t sure if he wanted to do another movie but as soon as he decided to, he got the wheels in motion.

“Eddie’s a fantastic addition. Everyone’s excited to see what he does as the Riddler.”

[From The Sun]

Please tell me this is all a joke. Aside from being occasionally funny as the voice of Donkey in the “Shrek” movies, I can’t think of a single decent movie Eddie Murphy’s been in since “Beverly Hills Cop.” He got some recognition for his role in “Dreamgirls,” but if you know his career, then you know that entire performance was just an extended version of his James Brown impersonation he used to do on SNL. And Shia LaBeouf as Robin? First of all, why does Robin even need to be brought into this new franchise? Robin is the lamest superhero character in the stratosphere. And LaBeouf is one of the most overhyped, overrated young actors in Hollywood. It sounds to me like Christopher Nolan went temporarily insane. Then again, what do I know – I was skeptical of Heath Ledger as The Joker when I first heard about him being cast. Maybe Christopher Nolan is some kind of directorial mad scientist. I guess we’ll have to wait until 2010 to know for sure.

Above: Eddie Murphy on the red carpet at the premiere of Good Luck Chuck last year. He looks about as confused as I was when I read that he was playing the Riddler. Photo credit: Bauergriffin. Below: the new face of Robin? Shia LaBeouf at the premiere of his film “Eagle Eye” earlier this year. Photo credit: WENN.

Shia LaBeouf, 22, won’t be charged for DUI for a July 27th car accident in which his Ford truck flipped over after being broadsided by another vehicle which ran a red light, slamming into him as he took a legal left turn. He was originally arrested on a misdemeanor drunk driving charge, but cops later ruled that he was not at fault for the accident because it was the other driver that had the moving offense that caused the accident.

It’s now been determined that Shia won’t be charged for DUI as there isn’t enough evidence to convict him. He did refuse to take a blood alcohol test though, which means his license will get suspended. There was no mention of that a breathalyser was administered to Shia in any of the reports I could find. Cops did tell the press that he was showing “obvious signs of intoxication” on the scene, but he was also in a very serious accident and had just crushed his hand. It’s possible he was just in shock.

Other eyewitnesses say Shia was acting normally and even insisted on staying to take responsibility fot the accident after the other driver repeatedly told him to flee the scene. The National Enquirer reported a few weeks ago that the other driver was involved in a heated argument with his wife, who was in the car with him, which caused him to run a red light.

Shia currently stars in the thriller Eagle Eye, which opens in the US today, September 26. He is also working on a Transformers sequel, to be released next year.

Shia is definitely a wise ass and he was arrested for drunken behavior at a Walgreens earlier this year. He’s admitted to having a drinking problem and maybe this very serious accident and scare will help him stay on the straight and narrow. He’s poised for super stardom and he shouldn’t blow it by stupidly driving drunk.

Shia is shown at the premiere of Eagle Eye on 9/16/08. He’s hiding his bandaged left hand Credit: Albert L. Ortega/PRPhotos

In a development that everyone saw coming, Isabel Lucas and Adrian Grenier have split up, following her 3am car crash with Shia LaBeouf.

The pair broke up about three weeks ago, right after the accident that left LaBeouf with a crushed hand. “It wasn’t working out,” says a source. “Adrian saw her with Shia and that was kind of it – the crash, their hanging out. He obviously didn’t appreciate it.”

Lucas, 22, was the passenger in LaBeouf’s car. She was treated for minor bumps and bruises at the hospital and released.

Lucas’s rep confirmed to People that the actress “is single.”

People

Adrian ‘didn’t appreciate’ his girlfriend hanging out with her co-star at 3am. That seems to be underplaying it a little. While she could have a reasonable explanation for the outing (“I needed a ride home and Shia’s known for being a responsible driver!”) it’s possibly the way the situation was handled that led to the break up. No ones likes to be confronted and challenged about their actions, and that could have led to arguments that ended the relationship, rather than any actual relationship between Isabel Lucas and Shia LaBeouf.

Of course, they could be shagging up a one handed storm right now.

Shia’s pinkie, that was supposedly at risk of amputation, is the only finger on his injured hand not bandaged. Clearly, it is still well attached in these pictures. Possibly it was going to be attached to replace another injured digit (yes, this does happen) but he seems to have a full set. This is great news, although I was slightly curious to see how a missing finger would affect his career. I think he could be excluded from roles because of it. Unless the role is as a pianist, I don’t really think it matters if he has only 9 digits.

Isabel Lucas and Adrian Grenier are shown on set on 5/7/08. Credit: DAVE/ZFI/bauergriffinonline.com

Shia LaBeouf is reportedly set to lose his left pinky, according to the not-always-accurate Star magazine.

Doctors have told Shia LaBeouf they may have to amputate one of his injured fingers, Star has learned exclusively.

The young star, now working on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is likely to lose the pinky on his left hand, a source on the movie set says.

“Shia called producers yesterday and told them,” the source on the set in Alamogordo, N.M. says. “It’s really thrown the movie into turmoil.”

Shia, 21, mangled his hand when his SUV rolled over twice in a July 27 accident in West Hollywood. He was cited for DUI although cops say they do not believe the accident was his fault.

Star Magazine

I’m not sure what would happen if he lost a finger, in terms of film continuity. Would he wear prosthesis, or could the pinkie be edited in (or out) in post production? I’d like to see it left as it is, and then in dull parts of the film you could look for the missing digit.

Hopefully Shia will be okay, although I think he has bigger issues than a pinkie amputation at the moment. Unless he can prove that he wasn’t drunk driving his career could be going to the same place as his missing finger. His rep seems adamant that he was not drinking and driving, so hopefully this will turn out to be the case.

I went to school with a group of guys who, when meeting them ten years down the track, all had lost at least half a finger doing stupid things. With the exception of the one who was a butcher, who had the full set. They did prove to me that it doesn’t hold them back any, Shia can take heart in the fact that you don’t need a pinkie to lift a beer.

Note by Celebitchy: Shia’s rep has denied this report, telling X17 the story is “an absolute fabrication.”