Shia Labeouf Called The Dude Who Got Sucker Punched For Looking Like Him
Gothamist – Mario Licato, the advertising art director sucker-punched at a Lower East Side subway station over the weekend for looking like Shia LaBeouf, got some encouraging words from the Beouf himself.
Licato’s story, first reported on Gothamist, has made its way to media outlets as wide-ranging as Vanity Fair, Breitbart, and Nigerian entertainment site Pulse.
In the process, word got to LaBeouf, and he apparently gave Licato a call.
Licato told Cosmopolitan that the actor, performance artist, and target left a comment on Licato’s Instagramsaying he should check his voicemail. “Feel better G,” the comment concluded.
Licato says the voicemail turned out to be on his work phone, which he doesn’t normally check.
It was a pretty long voicemail. He was like, “Hey, this is Shia LaBeouf … I just read an article that you were punched in the face because you look like me?” And he was like, “Aw, man. That sucks. I’m so sorry. But I get it. It’s happened to me before.” And then he was like, “I don’t know. I wish I was in New York. I’d come bring you soup.” He was just like, “This sucks. I don’t even know what to say. I’m sorry. People are just crazy. Just because you look like me?”
I was obviously laughing the whole time. And then he was like, “Here’s my phone number. Don’t give it to anybody. Please, please, call me back. Call me back if you want to. We could chat. Let’s giggle over this. Maybe there’s a silver lining in all this. But call me back.” And then he was like, “And once again, this is Shia LaBeouf, the guy you got hit for looking like. And yeah, man, I’m sorry. I’m just really sorry.” And he was like “Keep your head up, G.” And that was it.
Well if you got beat up just for looking like Shia Labeouf what the fuck do you think’s gonna happen when you actually hang out with him? Cant wait for the next sucker punch…”This happened because you’re friends with Shia Labeouf!” But if you’re gonna go down this road, you might as well cash in. Now that you’ve got Shia Labeouf’s ear you gotta get paid. No doubt in my mind you can parlay this into some money. You just know Shia Labeouf’s crazy ass will come up with some sort performance art routine. Come down to the museum and watch Shia Labeouf punch Shia Labeouf! An commentary on the inner turmoil that exists inside a person’s brain. Watch someone kick their own ass inside a closet for 24 straight hours! Some shit like that. If you’re gonna look like Shia Labeouf and get beat up because of it, you might as well get paid for the dumb shit he does too.