Shia LaBeouf has a plagiarism problem. Well, he doesn’t seem to think it’s much of a problem, but the artistic community does. Most notably, LaBeouf got busted for ripping off graphic novelist Daniel Clowes after a short film he made bore an uncanny resemblance to one of Clowes’ works. His apology tweets to Clowes were reportedly ripped off as well.
A Clowes representative recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to LaBeouf’s lawyer accusing LaBeouf of further plagiarism and “improper and outlandish conduct directed at Mr. Clowes and his works.” For his fans’ reading pleasure, LaBeouf posted the letter on Twitter:
cease pic.twitter.com/eoclLlPTDX
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 8, 2014
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 8, 2014
desist pic.twitter.com/tSF1nHIdIN
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 8, 2014
Apparently, that letter was the last straw for LaBeouf, who tweeted this early this morning:
In light of the recent attacks against my artistic integrity, I am retiring from all public life.
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 10, 2014
Say it ain’t so!
My love goes out to those who have supported me.
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/421577992734015488
He’ll certainly be missed. Not by us, but there’s gotta be somebody out there who’ll miss him … right?
Hey, found one!
https://twitter.com/coco_ess/status/421660888609746945
https://twitter.com/coco_ess/status/421661562424668160
The Shia LaBeouf Fan Club is a lonely, lonely place.
https://twitter.com/whpatterson/status/421660618375331841
Shia LaBeouf says he's "retiring from all public life." Great, now he's stealing from J.D. Salinger.
— Warren Holstein (@WarrenHolstein) January 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/SgtHugoStiglitz/status/421662541899501569
You mean plagiarism? RT @thecampaignbook: In light of the recent attacks against my artistic integrity, I am retiring from all public life.
— Portia Baladad (@PortiaBaladad) January 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/Slaughlin/status/421661425199616000
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/421660332898000897
https://twitter.com/fakejoefilipas/status/421661894861012992
Shia LaBeouf signs off with the hashtag #stopcreating. Did he really ever start?
— Black Lives Matter (@lowerformofwit) January 10, 2014
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