Netflix has removed
Shia LaBeouf's name and face from its awards campaigning around the film
Pieces of a Woman.
The new movie stars
Vanessa Kirby and LaBeouf as a couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in tragedy.
Following the
abuse allegations made against LaBeouf, there is no mention of him on the streaming giant’s
For Your Consideration website, despite him playing the film’s co-lead.
All the pictures on the page feature Kirby with other actors, and while she is suggested as a Best Actress nominee, no Best Actor is listed at all.
Earlier this month, singer
FKA twigs filed a lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend LaBeouf, accusing the actor of “relentless abuse”, including sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress.
In an email to
The New York Times, which broke the story, LaBeouf said: “I’m not in any position to tell anyone how my behaviour made them feel. I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalisations.
“I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.”