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Bryan Cranston Tells Shia LaBeouf to ‘Get Some Help’ in Esquire Interview

The blunt on-camera line referenced LaBeouf’s recent legal troubles.

Overview

  • In an Esquire ‘Inquiring Minds’ video released Wednesday, Cranston looked into the camera and said, “Shia, get some help.”
  • The moment came as Frankie Muniz recalled dropping out of Disney’s 2003 film Holes to star in Agent Cody Banks, a choice he said may have shaped how seriously he was seen as an actor.
  • Coverage linked the jab to LaBeouf’s New Orleans incidents, with local authorities citing three misdemeanor simple battery counts after a Mardi Gras bar brawl.
  • A New Orleans judge ordered LaBeouf to attend rehab and submit to weekly drug tests, placing him under ongoing court oversight this year.
  • The exchange, recorded during promotion for Hulu’s Malcolm in the Middle reboot, drew notable online reaction as outlets pointed to his broader history, including a lawsuit by FKA Twigs that settled last year.