When LaBeouf found himself in his darkest and lowest times, when everyone turned away from him. His then-estranged wife was the only person to remind him of hope and kindness. The former child actor and Transformers star experienced a tumultuous time in Hollywood. Luckily, love saved him and continues to do so today. Let’s learn more about the selfless story of Shia LaBeouf and his wife Mia Goth.
LaBeouf went through a very troubled period in his life.
Shia LaBeouf had a brilliant start to his Hollywood career as a child actor, leading Disney Channel’s show Even Stevens and movie Holes (2003) in the early 2000s, as well as joining Keanu Reeves in Constantine (2005). But it wasn’t until Transformers (2007) that he was put on the map as an adult lead in a successful blockbuster. Unfortunately, fame got into Shia’s head, and 2010s weren’t as easy as the public might’ve expected for him.
LaBeouf started choosing darker and more serious roles, such as Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac (2013) and film Fury (2014) alongside Brad Pitt. Perhaps, his career choices were reflecting his internal struggles as in 2014 reports came out of his disorderly public behavior, which became more frequent over time.
At the time, Shia built a questionable reputation for himself as a loose cannon. People didn’t know what crazy thing to expect from him next. This series of events culminated in 2017, when Shia was sentenced to a year of probation for disorderly conduct and forced to seek therapy to manage his anger.
He’s managed to turn his career around.
In 2019, after receiving proper help, LaBeouf returned to Hollywood in a critically-acclaimed Peanut Butter Falcon. That same year, Shia directed and wrote Honey Boy, a movie he loosely based on his relationship with his father. The movie was also well received by critics and audiences.
In 2020, Shia starred in a Netflix drama Pieces of a Woman, which even received an Oscar nomination for Vanessa Kirby’s performance as a lead actress. For a few years now, the actor has been staying out of trouble, and it shows in his career path. He is currently set to appear in legendary Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, and we can’t wait to see what LaBeouf can do working with such an iconic director.
His wife became his symbol of hope.
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In 2012, Shia met Mia Goth while filming Nymphomaniac. They became a couple and got married in 2016. Two years later, they split, but managed to find their way to each other in 2022, when it was announced that LaBeouf and Goth reconciled, and she was pregnant with their first child.
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What the public didn’t know is that Mia was a big factor in Shia working through his issues and finding his way back. He revealed in a candid interview that he “had nothing to offer her”, but she was the only person who reached out to him while he was deep in therapy. Shia referred to her as an “angel” and said, “She saved my life.” It made no sense to him that she wanted to be with him and love him, but he accepted her affection, and it led him to the light.
Shia has fully dedicated himself to their family.
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Today, Shia and Mia are happily together and raising their baby daughter, who was born in March 2022. LaBeouf admits that he recognizes his past behavior. He is afraid of his child finding everything regrettable he’d done in the past. And he’s determined to build a beautiful relationship with her now.
LaBeouf says, “I have now until she’s literate to create a relationship with her where she knows me more than this idea of who I am in the public.”
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LaBeouf and Goth aren’t the only Hollywood couple that showed love can come back even after many years apart. Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor have their own unique love story that saw them separate for 5 years, but still find a way back to each other. You can read all about their relationship here.
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