FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf settle NDA lawsuit; confidentiality terms declared void
FKA Twigs settled her California lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf, with the non-disclosure terms of their 2025 settlement agreed to be terminated and void. Her lawyer called it a victory; LaBeouf's lawyer said he wished her the best.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2FKA Twigs (Tahliah Barnett) has settled her lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf, under which the non-disclosure agreement in their 2025 settlement is void. Daily MailR “FKA Twigs has settled her lawsuit with ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “Under the agreement, the nondisclosure agreement is void.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Right · 1A Los Angeles Superior Court filing says LaBeouf agreed that the non-disclosure provisions of the June 2025 settlement of the 2020 lawsuit are "terminated and void" and that the action "has therefore achieved its purpose". The Daily Mail's headline describes this as a judge's ruling, but the filing it quotes describes an agreement by LaBeouf. Daily MailR “Defendant Shia LaBeouf has agreed that the non-disclosure provisions (NDAs) contained in the parties’ June 2025 settlement of the 2020 lawsuit are terminated and void” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Mixed · 2Twigs' lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, told the court of the deal on Tuesday and said: "This victory frees her to discuss her experience, advocate for other women who might be less privileged, and support the charitable causes of her choice." The Hollywood ReporterLC “Mathew Rosengart, a lawyer for the singer-songwriter, told the court on Tuesday of a deal to resolve the case.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Daily MailR “This victory frees her to discuss her experience, advocate for other women who might be less privileged” Read at Daily Mail ↗
Mixed · 2LaBeouf's lawyer, Shawn Holley, said the actor "wishes Twigs nothing but the best in her life and career" and has agreed to end the dispute, adding that "there is now nothing to prevent her" from continuing to speak about the matter. The Daily Mail said it had not heard back from LaBeouf's representatives. The Hollywood ReporterLC ““Twigs has spoken about this matter for years and there is now nothing to prevent her from continuing to do so.”” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Daily MailR “The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for LaBeouf, 40, for comment but has not heard back.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Right · 1The filing says the NDA violated California's 2018 Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure (STAND) Act, which bars confidentiality provisions in settlements of sexual assault, harassment and sex-based discrimination claims; the Daily Mail reports that the Act's author, Senator Connie Leyva, submitted a sworn declaration in May supporting this view. Daily MailR “The document also pointed out that the NDA violated California’s Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act, a 2018 law”“A sworn declaration submitted by the author of the STAND ACT, Senator Connie M. Leyva, in May reaffirmed this stance.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter says the 2025 deal restricted Twigs from disclosing her own experience and from discussing sexual abuse in general terms, and that the suit, which sought no damages, claimed this violated the STAND Act. LaBeouf's lawyers had argued the law did not apply because the 2020 suit claimed sexual battery, not sexual assault. The Hollywood ReporterLC “the singer was restricted not only from disclosing information about the acts relating to her own experience of sexual abuse but also from discussing the issue in general terms”“LaBeouf’s lawyers had maintained that the law doesn’t apply because Barnett only brought a claim for sexual battery and not sexual assault in her 2020 lawsuit.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Mixed · 2The dispute began when LaBeouf filed an arbitration demand in December claiming Twigs breached the settlement through a fall 2025 Hollywood Reporter interview, in which she said "I wouldn't say I feel safe". The arbitration was later dismissed, and Twigs sued in March; her lawyer said at the time the suit responded to a "frivolous and unlawful secret arbitration" in which LaBeouf sought money from her. Daily MailR “Last December, LaBeouf demanded money from Twigs, claiming she had breached their settlement in a fall 2025 interview with The Hollywood Reporter.”“frivolous and unlawful secret arbitration he filed against her in December in which he sought to extract money from her” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “The arbitration was later dismissed” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Right · 1The Daily Mail reports a further filing set the case to be formally dismissed at a hearing on December 4 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Daily MailR “the case is set to be officially dismissed at a hearing on December 4 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse” Read at Daily Mail ↗ Mixed · 2Background: Twigs sued LaBeouf in 2020 for sexual battery, assault and emotional distress, alleging abuse including strangulation; LaBeouf denied the allegations but told The New York Times he had a history of hurting those closest to him. That case ended in an out-of-court settlement in July 2025. The Daily Mail also notes LaBeouf's February arrest in New Orleans on battery charges and his June guilty plea, for which he received two years' supervised probation. Daily MailR “The 2020 lawsuit ended with an out-of-court settlement on July 23, 2025, and all claims were dismissed with prejudice.”“He pleaded guilty in June and received two years of supervised probation and a six-month suspended jail sentence.” Read at Daily Mail ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “In one incident, LaBeouf slammed Barnett against his car and strangled her, according to the complaint.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Frames it as a settlement of a suit over an 'illegal NDA', explaining the STAND Act and the legal arguments, with statements from both sides' lawyers.
- Emphasis
- Legal background of California NDA law, the arbitration, and LaBeouf's argument that the law did not apply.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Omits LaBeouf's 2025 arrests and probation, the December 4 dismissal hearing and Sen. Leyva's declaration.
- Charged language
- “Illegal NDA”
- For example
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“Shia LaBeouf Settles Lawsuit From FKA Twigs Over Illegal NDA” — The Hollywood Reporter
“who allegedly tried to leverage a nondisclosure agreement to bar her from discussing issues of sexual violence” — The Hollywood Reporter
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Frames it as a win for Twigs, and adds LaBeouf's other legal troubles and his past admissions.
- Emphasis
- Twigs' 'victory', court filing language, the dismissal hearing date, and LaBeouf's arrests and quotes to the New York Times.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Includes no statement from LaBeouf's side and omits his lawyers' argument that the STAND Act did not apply.
- Charged language
- “wins lawsuit”“terminated and void”“legal turmoil”
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“FKA Twigs wins lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf as judge rules NDA is 'terminated and void'” — Daily Mail
“Throughout this case, LaBeouf has found himself in more legal turmoil.” — Daily Mail
What every side reports
- Twigs and LaBeouf settled her lawsuit over the NDA, and the NDA is void.
- Twigs' lawyer Mathew Rosengart called it a victory enabling her to speak about her experience.
- The dispute arose from LaBeouf's arbitration demand over a Hollywood Reporter interview.
Where accounts differ
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Nature of the outcome
- Left
- Calls it a settlement in which the NDA is void; includes LaBeouf's lawyer's conciliatory statement.
- Right
- Headline says Twigs 'wins' and a 'judge rules' the NDA void, though the text describes a settlement agreed by LaBeouf.
FKA Twigs person
Through lawyer Mathew Rosengart, presents the outcome as a victory for female survivors that frees her to speak and advocate.
““Twigs stood up for something larger than herself, female survivors of sexual abuse,” Rosengart said.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Shia LaBeouf person
Through lawyer Shawn Holley, says he wishes Twigs the best and agreed to end the dispute; earlier his lawyers argued the STAND Act did not apply.
““wishes Twigs nothing but the best in her life and career and, to that end, has agreed to end their long-standing dispute.”” — The Hollywood Reporter
Left1 article
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Shia LaBeouf Settles Lawsuit From FKA Twigs Over Illegal NDA
Neutral Explains the settlement and STAND Act context with both lawyers' statements, though the headline calls the NDA 'illegal'.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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FKA Twigs wins lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf as judge rules NDA is 'terminated and void'
Mixed Presents a Twigs win, relays her lawyer, and adds LaBeouf's arrests and past statements.
- 6 Oct 17:35 First Daily MailR FKA Twigs wins lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf as judge rules NDA is 'terminated and void'
- 6 Oct 18:22 +47m The Hollywood ReporterLC Shia LaBeouf Settles Lawsuit From FKA Twigs Over Illegal NDA
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