Mia Goth files for divorce from Shia LaBeouf, seeks primary custody of daughter Isabel

Mia Goth filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf on October 6 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, formally ending a marriage that had already survived one prior divorce filing, a years-long estrangement, and a reconciliation — before quietly unraveling again in 2025.

The petition, first reported by TMZ, cites irreconcilable differences and lists their date of separation as July 28, 2025. The 32-year-old Goth is asking the court to grant her primary legal and physical custody of Isabel, the couple's 4-year-old daughter, while allowing LaBeouf, 40, visitation rights. She also asked the court to terminate the ability to award spousal support to either party, and noted that the extent of any separate or community property assets and debts is 'currently unknown,' asking to amend the petition once that information is established.

The filing landed on an already turbulent day for LaBeouf. Hours earlier, singer and actress FKA Twigs — whose legal name is Tahliah Barnett — moved to dismiss her second lawsuit against him after he agreed to void nondisclosure provisions from a prior settlement. LaBeouf and Twigs's relationship began while she was playing a supporting part in his semi-autobiographical film 'Honey Boy,' and in 2020 she sued him, alleging emotional and physical abuse. After the two reached a settlement and that case was dismissed, Twigs filed again in March, contending that the NDA provisions in the settlement violated California law by unlawfully preventing her from speaking out. With LaBeouf agreeing to void those provisions, she dropped the second case, according to ABC News.

The divorce filing also follows LaBeouf's sentencing in June to probation after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery charges stemming from a fight outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras in February. Vulture reported that LaBeouf relocated to New Orleans to be near family after separating from Goth. TMZ reported that he purchased a $1 million home there, and that police had been called to his and Goth's Los Angeles home multiple times before he relocated — with sources telling TMZ that Goth had wanted him to enter rehab.

In an interview with Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan earlier this year, LaBeouf addressed the separation, describing Goth as 'one of the best girls that's ever lived,' according to Vulture.

one of the best girls that's ever lived— Shia LaBeouf, actor

The two met in 2012 while filming 'Nymphomaniac: Vol. II' and married in October 2016 — the first marriage for both. In September 2018, LaBeouf filed for divorce, and the two separated. They were spotted together again in Los Angeles in March 2020 wearing their wedding rings, signaling a reconciliation. Goth debuted a baby bump in January 2022, and their daughter Isabel was born in April 2022. LaBeouf confirmed her arrival that August, saying she was five months old at the time.

Born Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth in London, Goth most recently took on the role of Melantho in the summer film 'The Odyssey' and played a dual role in last year's 'Frankenstein,' having previously led the horror trilogy 'X,' 'Pearl,' and 'MaXXXine.' LaBeouf got his start as a child actor on the Disney Channel series 'Even Stevens' and in the 2003 film 'Holes,' going on to appear in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' and director Michael Bay's first three 'Transformers' films. Representatives for both did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Why it matters — The divorce closes a decade-long on-and-off legal and personal entanglement between two prominent actors, with the custody of a young child and a string of concurrent legal proceedings — including a settled abuse lawsuit — shaping what comes next for both.

Reported by abcnews.com, vulture.com, tmz.com, usmagazine.com, people.com