She told the NYT she attempted to confide in one colleague who reportedly brushed off her concerns. She claimed he strictly enforced rules about how often she had to kiss and touch him, and isolated her from her colleagues. Later on in their relationship, she claimed he disapproved of her making eye contact with other men or speaking to waiters. In the same interview, she added, “I’d like to be able to raise awareness on the tactics that abusers use to control you and take away your agency." In the lawsuit, she described some of these alleged tactics: She claimed LaBeouf made "over-the-top displays of affection" during the early days of their relationship in order to build her trust. "I don’t think people would ever think that it would happen to me. “What I went through with Shia was the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life," she told the NYT. Rich Fury/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Imagesīy coming forward, FKA twigs told the NYT she hoped to highlight that abuse can happen to anyone. The singer claims he ultimately released her at a gas station, where he allegedly threw her against the car, screamed in her face, and forced her back into the vehicle. The NYT reports the MAGDALENE singer begged to be let out of the car. On the trip back to Los Angeles, she claims he reportedly drove recklessly, undid his seatbelt, and allegedly threatened to crash the car unless she said she loved him. She claimed she and LaBeouf were returning from a visit to the California desert, where he allegedly woke her up during the middle of the night to choke her. In the filing, FKA twigs recalled one particular incident that allegedly took place shortly after Valentine's Day in 2019. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. “I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations. “I’m not in any position to tell anyone how my behavior made them feel,” he wrote. 10, LaBeouf acknowledged the abuse allegations in an email to The New York Times. Karolyn Pho, a stylist who also previously dated LaBeouf, made allegations of abuse in the same lawsuit. The musician accused the actor of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress, and alleged he knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease. 11 in the Los Angeles Superior Court, FKA twigs sued Shia LaBeouf for abuse she alleges took place during their relationship of nearly a year, from 2018 to 2019.