Artists Luke Turner and Nastja Sade Ronkko say they 'put a stop to it' as soon as they were aware of what's happening and told the woman to leave.
- November 30, 2014
AceShowbiz -
Two artists who worked with Shia LaBeouf on his "I Am Sorry" art project last year confirm that a female patron at the performance art indeed tried to force herself on the actor. Both British artist Luke Turner and Finnish artist Nastja Sade Ronkko took to Twitter to back up LaBeouf's story.
They tweeted identical messages, "A couple of important clarifications about our #IAMSORRY project earlier this year: Nowhere did we state that people could do whatever they wanted to Shia during #IAMSORRY. As soon as we were aware of the incident starting to occur, we put a stop to it and ensured that the woman left."
The statement came after Piers Morgan voiced skepticism about LaBeouf's claim that he was whipped, stripped, and raped by a woman. "Shia LaBeouf's claim to have been 'raped' is truly pathetic & demeans real rape victims. Grow up, you silly little man," the former "America's Got Talent" judge tweeted.
"A Hollywood actor sitting with a paper bag over his head who did nothing as he claims a woman 'raped' him has not been raped. #labeouf," he added. "People are actually defending Shia LaBeouf. The world's gone mad. He's invented a supposed 'rape' for cheap PR - utterly shameful."
