Shia LaBeouf Arrested At Broadway Show

Hollywood's favourite dilettante, Shia LaBeouf, has found himself as the butt of social media jokes once again after news broke on Twitter that the former Transformers star had been escorted by police from a performance of Cabaret, starring Michelle Williams, at the famed Studio 54 in New York City.

According to the New York Daily News, police have confirmed the actor is being held in custody, though has not been charged.

Witness and police accounts indicate that LaBeouf was allegedly smoking cigarettes and behaving in an inappropriate and/or inebriated manner during the show, before being escorted out of the building "in tears" with handcuffs on at about 9pm.

Instagram user mrknowlesitall has found himself seemingly the only person on the scene with the presence of mind to have taken a (blurry) photo of the incident, which is presently making its way around the internet, but Twitter has also done more than enough in terms of entertainment value and commentary on the continuing downward spiral of the ex-child star and once-respected actor.

Here's a choice selection of social media's reaction to LaBeouf's behaviour at the show and consequent arrest.

To get the ball rolling, celeb blogger Perez Hilton managed to be typically histrionic in his reporting of the incident:

#ShiaLaBeouf's Out Of Control! Belligerent, #Homophobic & #Abusive Behavior During Broadway Arrest Lands Him In A Face Mask!...

— Perez Hilton (@PerezHilton) June 27, 2014

Say this for #ShiaLaBeouf -- the man always gives an arresting performance.

— David Wild (@Wildaboutmusic) June 27, 2014

Congratulations to Shia LeBeouf for standing up against musicals. #Cabaret

— Nikki Saltz (@nicolesaltz) June 27, 2014

Maybe it's performance art? #ShiaLabeouf #Cabaret

— Diep Tran (@diepthought) June 27, 2014

#ShiaLaBeouf arrested during intermission of "Cabaret". What's the statute of limitations on the fourth Indiana Jones movie?

— Jay Holder (@jauntingjourno) June 27, 2014

Never a dull night on Broadway. #ShiaLabeouf

— Broadway Spotted (@BroadwaySpotted) June 27, 2014

Shia LaBeouf was just kicked out of a Broadway show in handcuffs, a top hat, and tap shoes. #shialabeouf

— Marcus Monroe (@marcusmonroe) June 27, 2014

"Well, thats what comes / from too much pills and liquor." #shialabeouf

— Paul Pakler (@paulpakler) June 27, 2014

LaBeouf has been gaining infamy in recent years through his increasingly erratic behaviour, including being busted for plagiarism and wearing a paper bag over his head at the Berlin Film Festival that read, "I Am Not Famous Anymore".