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Shia LaBeouf announces he's retiring from public life
Jan. 10, 2014, 11:02 AM EST
WENN
Actor [URL='http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/shia-labeouf/']Shia LaBeouf
[/URL]has revealed plans to retire from public life following accusations he plagiarized a graphic novel in a short film he directed.
The star became embroiled in controversy following accusations that he based his movie, "Howard Cantour," on a book called "Justin M. Damiano" by Daniel Clowes. Following the allegations, the actor offered a series of public apologies to the author through Twitter and even hired a skywriting plane in Los Angeles to spell out his regret. But the apologies did not succeed in appeasing Clowes' lawyers, who have since threatened the actor with legal action.
Now, in the latest twist in the saga, LaBeouf
took to Twitter on Friday to claim his "artistic integrity" has been attacked and as a result he has decided to step out of the spotlight. In a series of posts, LaBeouf writes, "In light of the recent attacks against my artistic integrity, I am retiring from all public life. My love goes out to those who have supported me."







