Highlights
- Shia LaBeouf agreed the NDA in his 2025 settlement with FKA Twigs is void, ending her lawsuit over the deal.
- The fight began when LaBeouf sought arbitration over a remark Twigs made about not feeling safe in a 2025 interview.
- Her lawyer called it a win for survivors, while LaBeouf’s attorney said he wishes Twigs the best in her career.
FKA Twigs is free to speak about Shia LaBeouf.
According to an October 5 filing, the former couple has resolved the matter, and LaBeouf has agreed that the previously disputed non-disclosure provisions are void.
In a Monday court filing, Twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Barnett, notified the Los Angeles Superior Court that she had settled her lawsuit with LaBeouf and asked the court to dismiss the case.
Her attorney, Mathew Rosengart, framed the outcome as bigger than one case.
“Twigs stood up for something larger than herself, female survivors of sexual abuse,” Rosengart said.
He also called it a win for the principle that “women who speak out about sexual abuse should not be silenced” by unlawful NDAs.
LaBeouf’s camp struck a calm tone. His lawyer, Shawn Holley, said that “Shia wishes twigs nothing but the best in her life and career.”
Holley also said there was now “nothing to prevent her from continuing” to discuss the matter.
The dispute traces back to one answer in a magazine interview.
In a cover story for The Hollywood Reporter, Twigs was asked about feeling safe with the 2020 lawsuit behind her. Her response: “No, I wouldn’t say I feel safe. Just, you know, moving on with my life.”
In December, that statement became the subject of an arbitration demand from LaBeouf’s legal team, claiming that Barnett had violated the terms of the NDA.
Twigs sued in March. Her complaint described the remark as “laudable, generic, and benign.”
The filing argued the NDA violated the Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act, a California state law which bans NDAs involving sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sex-based discrimination.
She accused LaBeouf of a “campaign of intimidation and abuse of the legal system.” She also said she wanted to ensure survivors of sexual misconduct “are not bullied or silenced like she was.”
LaBeouf pushed back. His lawyers had maintained that the law doesn’t apply because Barnett only brought a claim for sexual battery and not sexual assault in her 2020 lawsuit.
He also alleged that Twigs made “numerous inflammatory and irrelevant accusations” in her lawsuit.
A former California lawmaker backed Twigs in the case.
The original case was filed nearly six years ago. In the 2020 lawsuit, she alleged he physically abused her, tormented her, and knowingly gave her an STI during their relationship. The two dated from 2018 to 2019.
LaBeouf denied the claims, and the two settled the case in 2025. That settlement came just two months before trial.
At the time, the pair said they were “Committed to forging a constructive path forward.”
That path now runs without a gag order. Under the new resolution, Twigs can discuss her own experience and support the causes she chooses without fear of reprisal.
