Late Monday night, LaBeouf tweeted an apology.
LaBeouf claimed he wasn’t “copying” Clowes, but rather was “inspired” by him and “got lost in the creative process.”
The first part of his apology is very similar to an entry on Yahoo! Answers written four years ago. A user named Lili wrote, “Merely copying isn’t particularly creative work, though it’s useful as training and practice. Being inspired by someone else’s idea to produce something new and different IS creative work, and it may even revolutionalize [sic] the ‘stolen’ concept.”
LaBeouf wrote: “Copying isn’t particularly creative work. Being inspired by someone else’s idea to produce something new and different IS creative work.”
Read the entire apology below [the cut].
He later tweeted the goddamn truth:
You done goofed, Shia. Bye.
He's less talented than Lindsay, gets in brawls, terrifies his female co-workers, drops out of a play, acts like a creep in general, and this fucker still gets steady work? Male privilege is real.
Let me tell you what we should do with him:
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Shia's farce of an "original" short film has been taken down from the internet, but Jordan Zakarin from Buzzfeed still has a copy up and a page from the comic (reproduced with permission). Click the link below and scroll to view Shia's piece of shit movie and the excerpt from the comic.
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LaBeouf claimed he wasn’t “copying” Clowes, but rather was “inspired” by him and “got lost in the creative process.”
The first part of his apology is very similar to an entry on Yahoo! Answers written four years ago. A user named Lili wrote, “Merely copying isn’t particularly creative work, though it’s useful as training and practice. Being inspired by someone else’s idea to produce something new and different IS creative work, and it may even revolutionalize [sic] the ‘stolen’ concept.”
LaBeouf wrote: “Copying isn’t particularly creative work. Being inspired by someone else’s idea to produce something new and different IS creative work.”
Read the entire apology below [the cut].
Copying isn't particularly creative work. Being inspired by someone else's idea to produce something new and different IS creative work.
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 17, 2013In my excitement and naiveté as an amateur filmmaker, I got lost in the creative process and neglected to follow proper accreditation
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 17, 2013Im embarrassed that I failed to credit @danielclowes for his original graphic novella Justin M. Damiano, which served as my inspiration
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 17, 2013I was truly moved by his piece of work & I knew that it would make a poignant & relevant short. I apologize to all who assumed I wrote it.
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 17, 2013I deeply regret the manner in which these events have unfolded and want @danielclowes to know that I have a great respect for his work
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 17, 2013He later tweeted the goddamn truth:
I fucked up.
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) December 17, 2013You done goofed, Shia. Bye.
He's less talented than Lindsay, gets in brawls, terrifies his female co-workers, drops out of a play, acts like a creep in general, and this fucker still gets steady work? Male privilege is real.
Let me tell you what we should do with him:
Shia's farce of an "original" short film has been taken down from the internet, but Jordan Zakarin from Buzzfeed still has a copy up and a page from the comic (reproduced with permission). Click the link below and scroll to view Shia's piece of shit movie and the excerpt from the comic.
Source