{
  "id": 12446987,
  "title": "FKA Twigs Released From NDA With Shia LaBeouf, Drops Lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/fka-twigs-released-from-nda-with-shia-labeouf-drops-lawsuit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T18:58:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2513771/fka-twigs-released-from-nda-with-shia-labeouf-drops-lawsuit/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "FKA twigs has been released from a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf and has dropped her lawsuit against him. The dispute arose from the original settlement of their sexual battery lawsuit, with LaBeouf's legal team demanding that twigs sign an NDA after she expressed feeling unsafe during their relationship. According to twigs' lawsuit, the NDA violated California's STAND Act, which prohibits non-disclosure of information related to sexual abuse, assault, and battery. LaBeouf's legal team argued that the STAND Act only applied to sexual assault, not sexual battery, but they later changed their stance, rendering the NDA \"terminated and void.\" As a result, twigs' lawsuit has been dismissed, allowing her to speak openly about her experience and advocate for other women without fear of reprisal. Her lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, described this as a victory for women who speak out against sexual abuse and emphasized the importance of not being silenced by NDAs that contradict California law.",
  "summary": "FKA twigs settled her sexual battery lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf last year, then filed another lawsuit this year regarding a non-disclosure agreement in the original settlement. The suit seeking release from the NDA was sparked by an arbitration demand from LaBeouf's legal team after twigs (real name Tahliah Barnett) told an interviewer she didn't feel safe during her relationship…",
  "key_points": [
    "FKA Twigs released from NDA with Shia LaBeouf.",
    "Lawsuit against LaBeouf dropped.",
    "NDA violated California's STAND Act."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "FKA twigs Drops Lawsuit Against Shia LaBeouf After Actor Voids NDA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/fka-twigs-drops-lawsuit-against-shia-labeouf-after-actor-voids-nda",
        "published": "2026-10-06T16:55:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Shia LaBeouf Settles Lawsuit From FKA Twigs Over Illegal NDA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/shia-labeouf-settles-lawsuit-from-fka-twigs-over-illegal-nda",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:22:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}