Mia Goth has filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf, formally ending their decade-long marriage.
The actress, 31, submitted the paperwork Tuesday night in Los Angeles, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the grounds for dissolution. Court documents obtained by outlets list July 28 as the official date of separation.
Goth is seeking primary legal and physical custody of the couple’s 4-year-old daughter, Isabel. The filing also requests that the court be stripped of its ability to award spousal support to either party, a move that would leave both without ongoing financial obligations to the other.
The pair’s romantic history has been marked by multiple breakups and reconciliations since they first connected on the set of Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac” in 2012. They wed in a Las Vegas ceremony in October 2016, though the union’s legal standing later came into question when local officials indicated the officiant was not licensed to perform marriages. The couple reportedly participated in a second, legally binding ceremony in 2020.
Their relationship weathered public turbulence, including a 2018 split that saw LaBeouf, 39, briefly linked to singer FKA Twigs before he and Goth reunited. The birth of Isabel in March 2022 appeared to signal stability, with both parents speaking sparingly but warmly about family life in subsequent interviews.
The divorce filing arrives amid fresh scrutiny of LaBeouf’s conduct. The “Transformers” actor was arrested in New Orleans last month following an altercation outside a bar on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras festivities. Police charged him with simple battery, misdemeanor theft and simple criminal damage to property after he allegedly grabbed a man’s hat and refused to return it, then became combative with responding officers.
LaBeouf addressed the incident in a statement issued through his representatives last week, acknowledging personal failures. “I failed my marriage,” he said, according to the statement. “I failed my family. I failed my friends. I failed my colleagues. I failed my community. I failed my faith. I failed myself.”
He continued, “I am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, and I have been publicly struggling with my sobriety for years now.” The statement added that he had checked into a residential treatment program following the arrest.
The “Honey Boy” actor has been open about his battles with addiction and mental health, including a 2021 interview in which he discussed his PTSD diagnosis and experiences in court-ordered rehab. His professional life has similarly seesawed, with high-profile roles in films like “Fury” and “The Peanut Butter Falcon” interspersed with periods of industry estrangement.
Goth has maintained a lower public profile while building critical acclaim for her performances, particularly in Ti West’s horror trilogy “X,” “Pearl” and “MaXXXine.” Her work earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards for “Pearl.”
The custody request in her filing suggests the separation has been underway privately for some time. The listed separation date of July 28 falls roughly eight months before the divorce petition, indicating the couple had already been living apart when LaBeouf’s New Orleans arrest occurred.
Neither party has publicly addressed the divorce filing on social media. Representatives for both actors did not immediately return requests for comment.
The couple’s initial 2016 Vegas wedding generated substantial media attention after it was livestreamed from a chapel by an Elvis impersonator, with LaBeouf later telling talk show hosts the event was genuine despite questions about its legality. Their decision to formalize the marriage anew in 2020 came during the early pandemic months, with little public fanfare.
LaBeouf is scheduled to appear in court in New Orleans on April 1 for arraignment on his Mardi Gras charges.