Shia LaBeouf To Play A Saint In First Acting Role Since FKA Twigs Abuse Allegations

The musician claimed LaBeouf repeatedly abused her “physically, mentally and emotionally” during their relationship.

In a long line of supposedly canceled men who actually seem to be doing just fine, Shia LaBeouf is staging a comeback months after musician FKA Twigs accused him of sexual battery and abuse. LaBeouf, who last appeared in Netflix’s Oscar-contender “Pieces of a Woman,” is set to star in director Abel Ferrara’s next feature, in which he’ll play Italian saint Padre Pio. “We’re doing a film about Padre Pio, he’s a monk from Puglia. It’s set in Italy right after World War I. He’s now a saint, he had stigmata. He was also in the middle of a very heavy political period in world history,” Ferrara told Variety about the project before confirming the actor’s involvement.