Celebrity Justice
Shia's Attorney to Judge: Smoke This!

Posted Mar 19th 2008 3:19PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned that Shia LaBeouf finally showed this morning in a Burbank, Calif. court this morning to enter a plea -- sorta.

Attorney Michael Norris appeared on the "Transformers" star's behalf and pleaded not guilty to unlawful smoking.

A judge had issued a warrant for LaBeouf's arrest after he or his lawyer failed to appear yesterday in court.

A date of April 24 was set for an arraignment and pre-trial hearing.

UPDATE: Norris tells TMZ a warrant was ordered yesterday, but never issued -- so Shia "was never in danger of being arrested." The warrant was withdrawn today.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice


Comments [39]
SphereBookmark and Share
4ie6

Reader Comments

(Page 1 of 3) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments

1. FIRST BITCHESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsssss

Posted at 3:21PM on Mar 19th 2008 by upyours101

2. Sure didn't take this clown long to get himself in kaka ... loved the movie tho'

Posted at 3:25PM on Mar 19th 2008 by Buckwheat

3. A trial for smoking a cigerette outside of a store???? Are you freaking kidding me? Makes me proud to be Canadian. Even our justice system isnt as f'ed up as that.

Posted at 3:28PM on Mar 19th 2008 by cutiepie

4. Burbank, CA is now an NON SMOKING city.
You can't smoke on the streets here, without taking the chance of getting an ticket from the police.

The city council was stupid for making Burbank, an non-smoking city.

And for $1000 bench warrant for that, it is just stupid! on the Judge's part.

Posted at 3:28PM on Mar 19th 2008 by d.w.

5. What a waist of time for our justice system. Id rather spend my money on his movies, rather than spend my damn tax dollars on his smoking. . .leave him alone!!!

Posted at 3:31PM on Mar 19th 2008 by Shmackie

6. Who did this kid piss-off....from walgreens inicident to "unlawful smoking"....
look at britney, lohan, tara reid..dui's, hit and run's, etc and their still running the streets...
"celebrity justice" isn't even just!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:31PM on Mar 19th 2008 by houstonmom

7. AND THIS IS NEWS BECAUSE . . . ?

Posted at 3:35PM on Mar 19th 2008 by richard pierce

8. Because of his prior arrest, I am sure that is why the judge is being so harsh. But, it does not make since to me! What a waste of taxpayer money. Aren't there better things to do???

Posted at 3:38PM on Mar 19th 2008 by Dallas

9. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

Posted at 3:55PM on Mar 19th 2008 by Linda

10. He's a bad boy and should be spanked!

Posted at 3:57PM on Mar 19th 2008 by Rough Daddy

11. oh for cryin out loud! Here in NYC if your smoking somewhere your not supposed to be they just tell you to move. What a waste. Focus more on the drug problems

Posted at 4:19PM on Mar 19th 2008 by hjp

12. I think the judges & cops are just jealous of him because he's hot and their not. Leave Shia alone hater law enforcement.

Posted at 4:27PM on Mar 19th 2008 by He's hot

13. I think the Burbank City Council erred in copying Calabasas' antismoking ordinance.It is being enforced gestapo-style in downtown Burbank ,any corner you turn there is the ubiquitous NO SMOKING sign,even atn the Metrolink Station where the anti-smoking ordinance does not apply. What an uptight city Burbank has become,thanks to a reactionary City Council,with some exceptions.

Posted at 5:02PM on Mar 19th 2008 by john torontegui

14. Cigarettes ARE a drug dummy

Posted at 5:05PM on Mar 19th 2008 by cs

15. I think this kid is full of himself. No matter what your opinion regard to smoking or smoking laws, he is not above the law and must comply just like you and I. He was also arrested in November of 2007 for refusing to leave a Walgreens in Chicago, go figure?? But why I really say this is because of the attitude he had when he was on the HBO reality series "Project Green light". He spent hours trying to get into character, it was just so pathetic.

Posted at 5:09PM on Mar 19th 2008 by emme

| 1 | 2 | 3 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments