FKA Twigs Reignites Legal Battle Against Shia LaBeouf, Citing Illegal NDA
Yahoo • • entertainment
Key Points:
- FKA twigs (Tahliah Barnett) has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Shia LaBeouf from enforcing parts of their nondisclosure agreement (NDA), arguing that it illegally restricts her from discussing sexual violence and her alleged abuse by LaBeouf, violating California's STAND Act.
- The STAND Act prohibits NDAs that silence victims in sexual assault, discrimination, and harassment cases that do not meet felony prosecution criteria, aiming to prevent secret settlements that hide sexual misconduct.
- LaBeouf previously demanded arbitration for breach of contract over FKA twigs' interview comments, but later dropped the demand; the lawsuit contends LaBeouf’s legal arguments against the STAND Act are legally flawed.
- Barnett alleges a history of verbal, mental, and physical abuse by LaBeouf beginning in 2018, including incidents of strangulation and violence, which she settled in 2022 but now challenges the NDA's scope.
- The lawsuit is positioned as a broader fight for justice and to protect other survivors from being silenced, with Barnett’s attorney Mathew Rosengart emphasizing the case is about law and rights, not financial gain.
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