“The recent erratic behavior of Shia LaBeouf, the 27-year-old actor best known as the star of the ‘Transformers’ movies, has sent the press into a feeding frenzy. Though the wisdom of some of his actions may seem questionable, as an actor and artist I’m inclined to take an empathetic view of his conduct,” Franco wrote.
He added later that it is important for all Hollywood actors and people in the spotlight to periodically step back from the attention and remember to be a human being.
“Indeed I hope — and, yes, I know that this idea has pretentious or just plain ridiculous overtones — that his actions are intended as a piece of performance art, one in which a young man in a very public profession tries to reclaim his public persona,”
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