Shia LaBeouf 'punches' man in Oxford lift as part of art stunt

Stunt: The student (second left) was hit by Mr LaBeouf after being asked to repeatedly
YouTube/Oxford Union
Jamie Bullen20 February 2016

Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf has appeared to punch a man in a lift during his latest artistic stunt.

The 29-year-old Transformers star occupied the lift in Oxford for 24 hours as part of a performance, which is being streamed live on YouTube.

One visitor, who described himself as a performance artist, asked the actor to punch to him in the face as part of his act.

The man, who reportedly queued for seven hours to meet the star, said: “Can you help me with completion of my next piece by punching me in the face.”

LaBeouf replied: “Ah man you want me to punch you in the face?” before adding: “I don’t want to punch you very hard”.

He eventually agreed to slap the man after he was told “don’t be a p****”.

LaBeouf entered the lift at 9am on Friday and has only left to use the toilet and to give a talk at the Oxford Union.

He is joined by friends and musical collaborators Nastja Ronkko and Luke Turner, with viewers able to watch the performance on YouTube.

The Union wrote on its website: “Visitors will be able to join LaBeouf, Ronkko and Turner inside the elevator during this time, and are invited to address the artists, the debating chamber, and the internet, so that their collective voices may form an extended, expansive and egalitarian Oxford Union address."

Previous stunts involving Mr LaBeouf include setting up a call centre in Liverpool in which members of the public could phone him to ask questions.

In 2014, he allowed visitors to an art gallery in Los Angeles to interact with him as he sat with a paper bag over his head with the message “I am not famous any more”.

The latest performance can be streamed via YouTube entitled £ELEVATE.

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