Shia LaBeouf Breaks Silence On Timothée Chalamet Rumored Feud

In yet another uncensored and very Shia-esque moment, the actor has shut down recent rumors about a rift between him and fellow actor Timothée Chalamet. Rumblings of a rivalry began this year after LaBeouf appeared to shade Chalamet's SAG Awards acceptance speech that he hasn't given yet with some backhanded comments he made about his then-future acceptance speech earlier this year. However, LaBeouf has set the record straight with words and receipts.

On May 12, LaBeouf took to social media to share a cryptic but revealing quote from the classic Rudyard Kipling poem, "If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken, twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools." And he closed the quote with a plain-spoken line saying, "Timothée Chalamet is doing better work than anyone alive - we been good." The quoting of a poem about defiance and principle in the face of distortion and adversity is also evidently LaBeouf's more poetic means of addressing how his earlier comments got twisted around. It's a significant signal that any offense at Chalamet was misunderstood and blown way out of proportion.

And to emphasize the latter point, LaBeouf showed that he didn't limit his work to poetry. He posted a screenshot of what appeared to be a 2023 email from Chalamet himself, in which the Dune actor is reportedly full of praise for LaBeouf's performance in a David Mamet play called Henry Johnson that was performed in Los Angeles. Chalamet's comments were positively reverent, "Absolutely blown away by your work the other night," the message says. "Totally electric, totally present at every turn, king of your kingdom even if that kingdom is a miserable 4x4 prison cell. What a fantastic play. I hope you guys take it to New York. And I hope this is the beginning of your work on stage and not an anomaly !! Timothée."

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The email reads like one brimming with mutual respect and admiration, a far cry from the divisive narrative gossip mongers would like to push. If the DM is real, it indicates that Chalamet has massive respect for LaBeouf's work and that their professional and personal relationship is rooted firmly in mentorship rather than competition. Rumors of tension erupted when LaBeouf responded to Chalamet's now famous acceptance speech at the SAG Awards, where the "Call Me by Your Name" actor declared his dedication to greatness and desire to be remembered among the greatest to ever do it. LaBeouf said that if he had done such a thing, his announcement would have met with a "backlash," a remark some took as veiled criticism. However, based on his most recent comments, LaBeouf has been speaking more broadly about public perception and double standards than aiming specifically at Chalamet.

LaBeouf, now 38, has spent decades in the entertainment industry, much of it at the center of the spotlight, for better or worse. His more recent statements and the choice to make public a private exchange reveal a man uninterested in battles stoked by the media and more interested in celebrating excellence in art. It's clear that LaBeouf doesn't harbor ill will towards Chalamet and isn't going to let baseless rumors define their connection. In a business so often awash in actual enmity and simmering enmity, there seems to be a real bond between these two actors, not just a matter of mutual liking but also a shared love of the game and respect for each other's ability. By speaking publicly about it, LaBeouf has effectively killed the feud narrative not with fire but via the high road.