FKA Twigs seeking $10million from Shia LaBeouf in abuse lawsuit – claiming he’s improperly seeking her private records

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FKA Twigs is reportedly seeking $10million (£7.9million) in damages from ex Shia Labeouf and has accused him of improperly seeking her private records.The singer-songwriter (real name Tahliah Barnett) originally brought the abuse lawsuit against the actor in 2020, where she accused LaBeouf of “relentless abuse”.

Amongst claims of physical and mental abuse, Barnett also alleged LaBeouf knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease, and would deprive her of sleep.His lawyers responded at the time by saying he did not cause her harm, and the actor has said he denied “each and every allegation” raised against him.Now, ahead of her trial with LaBeouf on October 14, news has broken that Barnett is seeking $10million in damages from the actor.

According to documents obtained by In Touch, the money would be compensating for Barnett’s “lost wages, lost professional opportunities and emotional distress.”However, the pair are clashing over access to each other’s private records.

Barnett has claimed that LaBeouf has not only withheld relevant texts he sent to other people about her, but that he was also improperly seeking “private financial and medical information that has no bearing on the issues in this case.”According to Barnett’s lawyers, LaBeouf’s team “seeks the entirety of Plaintiff’s medical history, going well beyond the injuries that are actually at issue” without explaining why her “medical history, unrelated to her emotional distress or the condition transmitted to her by” LaBeouf is necessary, according to People.On the other hand, LaBeouf’s lawyer has claimed that “contrary to what [FKA] alleges, she appears to have increased her profile in the years after her relationship with Shia and her career appears to be.