With a huge beard and a bit of clarity, Shia LaBeouf came on Ellen to talk about his new movie, Fury, but she also brought up all of the other “interesting†stuff he’s done recently: “I just learned … that you’ve had quite an interesting life in the past year or so,†Ellen begins, referring to Shia’s various arrests, public displays of whatever, and still-confusing performance art. “I went through like an existential crisis, which turned into kind of like some exploration, really. I had some hiccups, you know. Some judgment errors.†Sure! But at least he learned something: “Jail is quite scary … I spit on a cop, that’s a no-no. I’m sorry! I was crazy, man.â€
Weirdly, this isn’t the first time Shia and Ellen have talked about his bad-boy behavior: