Overview
- FKA twigs filed a Los Angeles lawsuit on Wednesday seeking a court order that blocks Shia LaBeouf from enforcing parts of the nondisclosure agreement in their 2025 settlement.
- Her filing says the NDA tries to stop her from sharing facts about her alleged abuse and even from discussing sexual violence in general, citing an October interview that drew a secret arbitration later dropped in February.
- The legal fight centers on California’s STAND Act, which voids settlement clauses that gag survivors in sexual misconduct cases, with LaBeouf’s side arguing it covers assault but not battery and her team calling that view legally wrong.
- She is not seeking money and says the suit aims to protect survivors’ speech and prevent powerful defendants from using private deals to silence people who report abuse.
- LaBeouf’s lawyer says she chose to settle and took money, while coverage also notes his recent New Orleans battery charges, framing the stakes for how future misconduct settlements are drafted and enforced.