Shia LaBeouf Tells All...

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Here is the thing. I want to feel bad for Shia LaBeouf and other people like him who have come from really, REALLY, bad upbringings. When you struggle with absent parents, witness substance abuse, turn to substance abuse, get kicked out of school, those experiences will definitely stick with you for a long time.

Some never recover.

But then there are people like Shia who get a break. He became a famous actor who is making millions of dollars per movie and who now has the means to turn his life around. People with less have turned their lives around (and it might be harder for them) but they have still managed to do it because money is only one factor. Opportunity is the bigger saviour!

Look at Lindsay Lohan,  if she was not a celebrity do you think she would have avoided so much jail time ? The answer is no because 1-she likely would not have been able to afford Shawn Chapman Holley as a lawyer and 2-celebrities get special treatment a lot of the time. It is sad, but it is very true. The fact she is given so much opportunity is also a negative thing because obviously, she has not learned her lesson.

Celebrity status also gives you other opportunities -- it gives you the money and resources to get the help you need (counselling, rehab,etc.) Being a celebrity also means that you have been fortunate enough to make a living doing something you are passionate about, that so many people can only dream of one day doing.

But then there is another downside -- as a celebrity, you are very easily exposed to the party lifestyle that will keep you trapped and in trouble. It is all about making the right decisions at this point and all though many fail, look at how many succeed.

So I end up being torn between sympathy and irritation.

The reasoning behind this rant was triggered by an interview LaBeouf did with Details Magazine. It was a tell all kind of interview, similar to the one Cory Monteith did with Parade, only with no real happy ending. LaBeouf opens up about his father`s drug abuse, being kicked out of every school he attended,  and how he and his father eventually reconnected on the set of Even Steven when he could afford to pay him to be his legal guardian.

 "I basically rented my dad back. We developed a relationship based on this commerce" the actor tells Details.

He also admits to having flings with Isabel Lucas while she was dating Adrien Grenier and Megan Fox while she was with Brian Austin Green.

"Look, you're on the set for six months, with someone who's rooting to be attracted to you, and you're rooting to be attracted to them," he explains. "I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing, and I think you can see the chemistry onscreen" LaBeouf said regarding his fling with Fox.

 

I wont give too much away because the article is extremely entertaining. By the end of it, you can tell the actor is making the changes -- or attempting to make the changes that are needed for him to move on. I think it helps that he is in a stable relationship. I hope it lasts. 

 

 Click  HERE to read the article in full.