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Following criticisms that his first apology was not unequivocal enough and that it may have been partially copied from the Internet, actor Shia LaBoeuf has once again addressed accusations that his new short film HowardCantour.com plagiarized from a comic short by Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes.And this time, he’s openly stealing famous apologies, in case the entire episode wasn’t bizarre enough.How does he manage to continue to make the situation stranger in 140 characters at a time? You can see his second apology embedded below.
I have let my family down, and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 18, 2013
I was wrong, terribly wrong. I owe it to future generations to explain why.
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 18, 2013
It starts with this…I’m sorry @danielclowes
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 18, 2013
There’s a growing contingent online who are starting to speculate that this whole thing might be an elaborate piece of performance art by LaBoeuf and/or Clowes. We’ll see how it plays out, while LaBeouf is still drawing criticism, including from Act-I-Vate cartoonist Nikki Cook, who tweeted in response, “Apparently [LaBeouf] is trolling rather than apologizing. Can he be a bigger dick?”