FKA twigs speaks during congressional testimony for the NO FAKES Act. Shannon Finney/Getty Images for RIAA Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Shia LaBeouf has settled a lawsuit from FKA twigs, who accused him of "relentless abuse" and knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease. A lawyer for FKA twigs, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett, on Monday notified the court of a deal. Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed. A trial was scheduled to start in September. The singer-songwriter filed a lawsuit in 2020 bringing claims of sexual battery, assault, emotional distress and negligence. She alleged that the actor has a long history of abusing women. Related Stories Movies 'Slauson Rec' Review: Shia LaBeouf Inspires Wannabes -- and Frequently Turns on Them -- in an Intimate Chronicle of His Theater Experiment Movies "I Turned Into An Animal": Shia LaBeouf Talks Cannes Doc 'Slauson Rec' About Theater Collective (Exclusive) According to the complaint, the pair met in 2018 around the time LaBeouf finished filming Honey Boy, with Barnett moving in with him shortly after. LaBeouf then engaged in a "continuous stream of verbal and mental abuse" before escalating to physical violence. In one incident, LaBeouf slammed Barnett against his car and strangled her, said the lawsuit, which noted that he kept a loaded rifle by their bedside. Barnett was "subjected to a torrent of physical abuse from LaBeouf," wrote Bryan Freedman, a lawyer for the musician, in the complaint. "After she had gone to bed, Tahliah awoke to LaBeouf towering over her and violently squeezing her body and arms against her will. LaBeouf then grasped his hands around Tahliah's neck and began strangling her while whispering, 'If you don't stop you are going to lose me.'" Karolyn Pho, a former girlfriend of LaBeouf's, was also named in the lawsuit as having been allegedly abused by the actor. At the time the lawsuit was filed, LaBeouf told the New York Times, "I'm not in any position to tell anyone how my behavior made them feel. I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations. I have 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. There is nothing else I can really say." The actor was represented by Shawn Holley of Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP, who's represented Michael Jackson, Danny Masterson and Justin Bieber. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up tom hanks The Atlantic Festival Adds 'The Diplomat' Season 3 First Look and Panels With Tom Hanks, Sterlin Harjo (Exclusive) Steve Bannon Steve Bannon's Secret Epstein Videos: The Tale of the Tapes (Exclusive) united kingdom BBC Studios Names Amanda Jones Chief Financial Officer Heat Vision 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps': First Reactions From the Premiere LGBTQ 'Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons Slams Trump Administration for Ending LGBTQ Crisis Hotline: "It's Quite Literally Criminal" Tracee Ellis Ross Malcolm-Jamal Warner Remembered by Questlove, Tracee Ellis Ross, Magic Johnson,

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