LaBEOUF PAID DAD TO BE HIS LEGAL GUARDIAN
Hollywood star SHIA LaBEOUF repaired his relationship with his former drug addict father by paying him $800 (GBP400) a week to be his guardian on the set of US TV series Even Stevens.
LaBeouf was just 13 when he was required to work over 100 miles north of his native Los Angeles on the Disney television series.
At the time, his dad Jeffrey was recovering from a crippling heroin addiction and needed a job - so Shia decided to employ his own father as his legal guardian.
He says, "I didn’t have a relationship with him beforehand. After the heroin thing, he went into the Veterans’ Administration hospital to kick his habit, and he was out of my life until Even Stevens.
"He needed a job, so this was his occupation: ‘Hey dad, come be a dad again here’s $800 a week.’ That’s how it started. After that, we created a relationship.
"I got my dad back. That show gave me a father, career and a life."
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