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Shia LaBeouf may be retiring from public life, but that doesn't mean he'll stop his annoying skywriting.
LaBeouf's hashtag "#stopcreating" was seen in the skies over Los Angeles today. LaBeouf tweeted the melodramatic tag early this morning as he announced his apparent retirement. The hashtag, we suspect, may come from a cease-and-desist letter sent to LaBeouf from the attorney for Daniel Clowes, whom LaBeouf completely ripped off. On his Twitter cover photo, LaBeouf crossed out most of the letter with a Sharpie, except for "he must stop all efforts to create."
LaBeouf confirmed the skywriting stunt came from him via his Twitter page.
This isn't the first time LaBeouf has taken to the skies for attention. He memorably paid a skywriter to spell out "I AM SORRY DANIEL CLOWES" above L.A., even though Clowes lives in Oakland.
Note to Shia: Skywriting is technically "public life."
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