{"id":26443,"date":"2026-08-03T20:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26443"},"modified":"2026-08-03T20:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:11:50","slug":"scott-eastwood-name-drops-psychopath-a-lister-he-got-into-on-set-confrontation-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26443","title":{"rendered":"Scott Eastwood name-drops &#8216;psychopath&#8217; A-lister he got into on-set confrontation with"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F136352453.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Scott Eastwood detailed his on-set confrontation with \u201cpsychopath\u201d Shia LaBeouf while the two co-starred in \u201cFury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Shia is clearly tormented and has maybe got some stuff going on. It was tough,\u201d Eastwood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tOW7u5XDp3k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on the \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne day, he was having an episode and thought I shouldn\u2019t be spitting tobacco on the tank \u2014 which was in the script \u2014 and then I finally said enough is enough.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Scott Eastwood detailed his on-set confrontation with \u201cpsychopath\u201d Shia LaBeouf while the two co-starred in \u201cFury.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eastwood admitted it was \u201ctough\u201d working with LaBeouf, who is \u201cclearly tormented,\u201d in the 2014 American war film. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Everett Co \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018F\u2014k you. Stop pulling your s\u2014t.\u2019 I said, \u2018I\u2019m gonna whoop your ass.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eastwood, 40, revealed that their other co-star, Brad Pitt, had to break up the \u201ctense moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLongest Ride\u201d star recalled LaBeouf, also 40, being a \u201cvery method\u201d actor \u2014 even pulling out one of his teeth and cutting himself to get into character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I remember thinking, \u2018OK. This guy\u2019s crazy. I\u2019m just gonna keep clear from this guy. I don\u2019t play this game.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>According to Eastwood, he and LaBeouf got into it after they disagreed on the script, as he recalled telling the troubled actor, \u201cI\u2019m gonna whoop your ass.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Everett Co \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>It was their other co-star Brad Pitt (pictured left) who had to break up the \u201ctense moment\u201d between the actors. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Everett Co \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eastwood claimed that \u201ceveryone had moments with Shia\u201d on the set of the 2014 American war film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrow the f\u2014k up,\u201d Eastwood said of LaBeouf. \u201cIt\u2019s funny. The film industry attracts psychopaths because it\u2019s art and business and they kind of intersect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Page Six has reached out to LaBeouf\u2019s rep for comment.<\/p>\n<p>LaBeouf, notably, has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/26\/celebrity-news\/shia-lebeouf-ordered-to-attend-rehab-pay-100k-bond-after-drunken-mardi-gras-bar-fight\/\">been to rehab multiple times<\/a> for alcohol addiction and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/inside-shia-labeouf-arrests-legal-troubles\/\">has a slew of arrests <\/a>spanning over three decades.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eastwood detailed LaBeouf\u2019s wild antics, which allegedly included pulling out one of his teeth and cutting himself to get into character. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Everett Co \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cAnd I remember thinking, \u2018OK. This guy\u2019s crazy. I\u2019m just gonna keep clear from this guy. I don\u2019t play this game,&#8217;\u201d Eastwood recalled of LaBeouf. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Everett Co \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time the troubled actor has been accused of clashing with his co-stars on-set.<\/p>\n<p>While shooting the 2012 film \u201cLawless,\u201d rumors circulated that the \u201cTransformers\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/tom-hardy-on-set-clashes\/\">knocked Tom Hardy out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, LaBeouf disputed the rumors in 2019,\u00a0telling \u201cHot Ones\u201d host Sean Evans\u00a0that he and Hardy were simply rough-housing and had been wrestling for sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it\u2019s a bunch of bulls\u2013t,\u201d he said. \u201cWe used to wrestle all the time and he\u2019s\u00a0a big f\u2013king person, especially then. He was getting ready [to play] Bane [in \u2018The Dark Knight Rises\u2019].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eastwood also claimed that the entire cast (pictured here in 2014) \u201chad moments with Shia\u201d on set because of his extreme method acting. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cGrow the f\u2014k up,\u201d Eastwood added of LaBeouf. \u201cIt\u2019s funny. 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