FKA Twigs drops Shia LaBeouf lawsuit after being released from “unlawful” NDA

FKA Twigs has been released from an “unlawful” non-disclosure agreement by her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf. The singer, real name Tahliah Barnett, filed a lawsuit against the actor in 2020 accusing him of “relentless abuse” during their former relationship, including sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress. After a series of delays, the pair reached a settlement outside of court. Earlier this year though, Twigs filed another lawsuit over an “unlawful” NDA which was designed to prevent her from “not just disclosing information about her own survival of sexual assault and sexual abuse” but also “discussing sexual assault and sexual abuse more generally and as an important topic of public concern”. According to Twigs’ lawyer Matthew Rosengart, the NDA is a violation of the STAND Act, which bans agreements designed to silence sexual assault victims from speaking out about their experiences. In the filing, Rosengart explains that Twigs does not seek financial compensation and has nothing to gain from this case, either professionally or financially. “She files this action to right a wrong, and also on behalf of other women who are the victims of sexual and domestic vi...