According to The New York Times, the lawsuit lays out a number of troubling examples of abuse, including one instance just after Valentine’s Day 2019 when Ms Barnett and Mr LaBeouf were driving together toward Los Angeles when the actor removed his seatbelt and threatened to crash the car unless she said that she loved him.
Begging to be let out of the car, Ms Barnett jumped out at a gas station and took her bags out of the trunk. Mr LaBeouf followed and allegedly assaulted her, throwing her against the car and screaming at her.
“I’d like to be able to raise awareness on the tactics that abusers use to control you and take away your agency,” she said in an interview.
