Shia LaBeouf cleared to travel to Rome for father’s baptism days after court denial

A different New Orleans judge approved the trip while the actor remains out on bond in Mardi Gras battery case

Shia LaBeouf ultimately did get permission to travel to his father's baptism in Rome, days after the New Orleans courthouse handling the actor's recent battery arrest initially denied his request to make the trip.

LaBeouf, 39, first sought authorization to travel to the Italian capital while out on bond at a court hearing on 26 February, during which state judge Simone Levine ordered him to enroll in substance abuse treatment. A court filing associated with the request said the trip would last from 1 to 8 March and was planned for religious purposes, including his father's baptism".