FKA twigs is making it clear she intends to hold her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf accountable, filing a new lawsuit over what she says she endured during their relationship.
She claims he is now trying to silence her through an unlawful nondisclosure agreement, according to People Magazine. The two were a couple beginning in 2018 after meeting on the set of “Honey Boy” and separating in 2019.
The lawsuit seeks to block enforcement of NDA provisions she says violate California’s Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act. The limits confidentiality clauses in sexual misconduct cases, Variety reported.
The dispute stems from her 2020 lawsuit accusing LaBeouf of sexual battery, assault, emotional distress, and abuse during their relationship. That case was settled in 2025, Los Angeles Times reported.
Twigs’ legal team alleges LaBeouf “extracted” a settlement containing unlawful NDA terms and later filed a secret arbitration complaint in 2025 seeking “exorbitant” financial penalties for an alleged breach.
The arbitration complaint reportedly targeted Twigs’ statements in a 2025 interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
She said she did not feel “safe” and spoke about supporting survivors. Variety reported. Her attorneys argue those remarks were “laudable, generic and benign” and protected speech. This holds even if the NDA were valid, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Twigs’ lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, said the case is about “justice and law, not money,” and accused LaBeouf of attempting to “bully and intimidate” her through legal action, Mathew Rosengart said, People Magazine reported.
The lawsuit argues that California law protects survivors’ right to speak and prohibits NDAs that restrict disclosure of factual information related to sexual misconduct.
LaBeouf has disputed the claims through his attorney, Shawn Holley, who said Barnett voluntarily settled the case and was not coerced into silence, Shawn Holley said, The Los Angeles Times reported.
LaBeouf has also argued the STAND Act applies only to “sexual assault,” not “sexual battery,” a distinction Twigs’ legal team calls legally incorrect and “nonsensical,” People Magazine reported.
The complaint further alleges LaBeouf himself violated the NDA by publicly discussing their relationship while attempting to restrict her speech.
Although LaBeouf agreed to drop the arbitration complaint in February 2026, he has not acknowledged that the NDA provisions are invalid.
Twigs says the lawsuit is intended not only to defend herself but also to protect other survivors who may lack resources to challenge similar agreements.
She is not seeking financial damages, only a court ruling invalidating the NDA provisions, Variety reported.
Separately, LaBeouf is facing other legal issues, including misdemeanor battery charges in New Orleans and a court order for substance abuse treatment and drug testing.