Actor LaBeouf arrested in Chicago for trespassing

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fast-rising actor Shia LaBeouf, a Steven Spielberg protege, was arrested early on Sunday for trespassing in a Chicago drugstore, the Chicago Tribune reported on its Web site.

The 21-year-old actor, who has cultivated a squeaky-clean image while notching up roles in Spielberg-backed films such as "Transformers" and the upcoming "Raiders of the Ark" sequel, was detained after midnight when he refused several requests by a security guard to leave a Walgreen Co. store, the paper said.

It quoted a Chicago Police Dept. spokesman as saying that LaBeouf was cited on one count of misdemeanor trespassing, and posted bail about five hours later. He has a November 28 court date.

LaBeouf told Entertainment Weekly in June that he deliberately avoided the lifestyle that has turned the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears into tabloid targets.

"If my personality gets famous, how do I differ it on screen? Which one becomes the performance," the magazine quoted him as saying.

Reuters