Sobriety, Relapse & Redemption: Rich Speaks On Shia Labeouf & What True Accountability Looks Like
3/12/202656 min
This is my first solo episode — and honestly, out of my comfort zone. Which is exactly why I needed to do it.
The recent Channel 5 interview between Shia LaBeouf and Andrew Callaghan went wildly viral. Most of the discourse has been voyeuristic or vilifying. I wanted to do something different and use it as a lens to examine what addiction actually looks like in real time.
As a recovering alcoholic, I know this territory. The grandiosity. The denial. The theater of contrition without any contrary action to back it up.
This is a se...
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First 90 secondsRich Roll· Host0:02
So today we're gonna do something a little bit different. I am going to deconstruct a recent interview between the film actor Shia LaBeouf and Andrew Callahan from the YouTube channel, Channel 5.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:15
Shia LaBeouf is arrested again. New Orleans police arrested him for allegedly fighting people on Royal Street. The actor faces two charges of simple battery, with a hearing scheduled for March 19th. The Transformers star has been going through a lot of turmoil. He's been spotted all around the city since last Thursday, drinking and shirtless.
Shia LaBeouf· Soundbite0:35
Channel 5 News, what's up? We made it. Yeah, we made it.
Rich Roll· Host0:38
If you've even been on the internet, uh, a modest amount recently, you've probably come across some of these clips. They all went viral. This is a conversation, uh, that has created quite the discourse around it, and I thought it was worthy of discussion here, not for the salacious celebrity aspect of it or for the, uh, voyeuristic aspects of it, but because I think it illustrates certain aspects of addiction and recovery that are worthy of deeper discussion. Uh, this is not TMZ. This is the RRP. My name is Rich Roll. I am an alcoholic