In a revealing moment on Fox News, primetime host Jesse Watters recounted a run-in with Hollywood’s favorite meltdown machine, Shia LaBeouf, who apparently didn’t take too kindly to Watters’ existence back in 2019.
Watters dropped the story during an interview Tuesday with famed conservative playwright and filmmaker David Mamet, whose latest project Henry Johnson stars none other than LaBeouf himself.
“Well, Shia LaBeouf told me to go F myself at a Delta lounge at the airport a couple years ago,” Watters said, with trademark cool. “So tell him I said ‘Hi.’ Will you do that for me?”
The Fox host previously shared on The Ingraham Angle that the Transformers actor didn’t just hurl vulgarities his way, but did so in front of Watters’ own children—calling the television personality “trash” in broad daylight, for no apparent reason. Classy.
But LaBeouf’s track record of erratic, belligerent behavior is hardly news to anyone who’s been paying attention over the past decade. From arrests to meltdowns, and lawsuits to bizarre rants, LaBeouf has spent more time in headlines than on-screen lately. This particular outburst against Watters simply fits the pattern: an unhinged Hollywood leftist lashing out at someone who represents a worldview he can’t tolerate.
What’s changed since then, apparently, is LaBeouf’s public persona. Now 39, the actor claims he’s turned a new page. He’s converted to Catholicism, become a father, and, perhaps most conveniently, had his high-profile abuse lawsuit quietly dropped just before trial.
British pop artist FKA Twigs, born Tahliah Barnett, accused LaBeouf of sexual battery, assault, and intentional emotional distress during their yearlong relationship. They met on the set of *Honey Boy* in 2019—the same year he lashed out at Watters. Twigs filed the lawsuit in 2020, and the trial was set to begin this September. But on July 18, she moved to dismiss the case, and both parties issued a carefully worded joint statement.
“While the details of the settlement will remain private, we wish each other personal happiness, professional success and peace in the future,” the statement read.
Translation: a sealed deal, some legal maneuvering behind the scenes, and a PR-friendly peace offering. Not exactly the picture of repentance, but the media seems all too eager to roll out the redemption arc.
LaBeouf’s recent embrace of faith has been widely publicized—complete with a full Catholic conversion in a ceremony led by Capuchin Franciscan friars. But one has to wonder whether the transformation is heartfelt, or just another role for a guy who’s spent his life pretending to be someone he’s not.
Meanwhile, Jesse Watters has continued to rise, becoming a fixture of conservative media and the host of his own hit show. LaBeouf, by contrast, is best remembered for shouting “He will not divide us” into a livestream camera and harassing strangers in airport lounges.
Some things never change in Hollywood—but conservatives like Watters aren’t losing sleep over it.
