Mark your calendars, celebrity civil suit fans.
A trial date has been set in a civil case between singer FKA twigs and former romantic partner Shia LaBeouf.
The singer, whose legal name is Tahliah Barnett, filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf in 2020 alleging “relentless abuse,” including sexual battery, assault and emotional distress, during the pair’s relationship.
A court in Los Angeles set a jury trial date of April 17, 2023, Rolling Stone reports.
“The gaslighting has gone on long enough here and it’s time to hold Shia LaBeouf accountable,” Barnett’s lawyer said in a statement to Rolling Stone.
Barnett told The New York Times in 2020 that LaBeouf’s treatment of her was “the worst thing” that ever happened to her.
“I don’t think people would ever think that it would happen to me. But I think that’s the thing. It can happen to anybody,” the British singer said.
LaBeouf also appeared to express remorse in a statement to the Times in 2020.
“I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations. I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.”
However, LaBeouf also said in a statement that he never inflicted “any injury or loss” on Barnett and said she is not “entitled to any relief or damages whatsoever.”
Barnett and LaBeouf began dating while filming “Honey Boy” together.
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