FKA Twigs Slams Shia LeBeouf in New Legal Paperwork Ahead of Sexual Battery & Assault Trial, He Responds
FKA Twigs is calling out ex Shia LaBeouf.
Four years after accusing the actor for sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress, there is now new legal activity involving accusations of missing electronic devices, busy schedules and both parties dodging depositions, via Variety.
On October 18, FKA Twigs filed a statement with the court over his alleged failure to meet basic discovery obligations, noting that he became “suddenly unavailable” for his deposition on October 11.
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“LaBeouf’s responses to written discovery in this case has been egregiously evasive and nonresponsive, which has ultimately resulted in a document production consisting of only nine pages,” the filing says.
“It appears that LaBeouf has something to hide, as LaBeouf has suspiciously claimed he no longer has any other responsive documents in his possession or control, as he lost or misplaced his electronic devices, or destroyed relevant information prior to the initiation of this action,” whereas Twigs “has produced voluminous responsive documents and substantive written responses.”
Her statement also accused Shia of bailing on an agreed-upon deposition.
“Now, at the eleventh hour, LaBeouf inexplicably refuses to be deposed first, despite entering into multiple agreements between counsel that both parties would be deposed within the same week, and that LaBeouf’s deposition would take place first,” the filing adds. “LaBeouf has reneged on his longstanding agreement, and thus, the parties are forced to seek relief from this Court.”
Hours later, attorneys for Shia claimed Twigs “is working so much that she has been too busy over the past two years to even appear for her deposition.”
The FKA Twigs filing says the two parties had agreed to be deposed in the same week in person, with Shia going first. Every time a date was set, she complied and would rearrange her schedule to fly from her home in London to Los Angeles. His last-minute changes posed a repeated burden, she claims.
“If no such agreement existed, then LaBeouf would have been deposed years prior as he is a Los Angeles resident. It is the height of gamesmanship to refuse to honor this agreement, which has thrown a wrench in the works and prevented depositions from proceeding as planned,” the statement adds.
Shia‘s attorneys said that no such agreement ever existed and accused the musician’s attorneys of their own brand of “gamesmanship.”
“Plaintiff’s desire to take Shia’s deposition first in a largely ‘he said, she said’ case is not ‘good cause’ for a protective order in her favor. He should not be prejudiced by Plaintiff’s maneuvers in defending against her $10 million claim.”
The filings come days ahead of a key hearing in the case on Friday (October 25), at which time a trial date will be set. Find out more about her original claims in 2020.