Shia LaBeouf arrested in New York

The actor Shia LaBeouf has been arrested at a performance of Cabaret in New York. Photograph: Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Actor taken away from Studio 54 theatre after causing disturbance during performance of Cabaret, police say

The actor Shia LaBeouf, who starred in Transformers and Nymphomaniac, has been arrested inside New York's Studio 54 theatre during a performance of Cabaret, according to police.

The actor was charged with criminal conduct and disorderly conduct and taken into custody, NYPD detective Brian Sessa said.

LaBeouf was escorted out of the theater by police after refusing to go when asked to do so by security guards, said NYPD spokesman George Tsourovakas.

The 28-year-old actor, who gave police a Los Angeles address, began making a disturbance and then used obscene language and became belligerent after security guards asked him to leave, Tsourovakas said.

"He was being rather difficult and combative, verbally ... to the point where security guards asked him to please leave the premises and he refused," Tsourovakas said. "Police were called and he was detained and arrested."

A representative for LaBeouf could not be reached immediately for comment. The Guardian