Shia LaBeouf's refusal to shower 'for weeks' gets up Brad Pitt's nose on Fury set



Transformers star Shia LaBeouf has sparked concern among his friends and colleagues after a series of bizarre antics on the set of his latest blockbuster.

I am told that the 27-year-old actor, who has been in the UK filming the £50 million Second World War drama Fury, faced harsh criticism from fellow cast members including Brad Pitt and British actor Jason Isaacs – and even found himself shifting between three hotels in the Oxfordshire area where the action was filmed.

‘Shia was warned about his behaviour by several people on set, including Brad Pitt and director David Ayer,’ a source reveals.



Stinky Shia: Actor LaBeouf pulled out his own tooth and refused to shower for weeks to 'get into character' as a World War II soldier

‘He didn’t heed any of their warnings and found himself staying in a small bed-and-breakfast hotel away from the rest of the cast.’



It seems that LaBeouf, pictured left, who plays an American soldier in Fury, was determined to adopt the method-acting approach for his new role.

The source adds: ‘Shia drove everyone mad on set trying to prove that he was the most dedicated star.



'He pulled out his own tooth during the first few weeks of filming and then refused to shower for weeks on end so he could better understand how his character would have felt living in the trenches.’

Furious: Shia's scent on the set of Fury allegedly drove his co-stars, which include Brad Pitt, left, and Logan Lerman, far right, mad and made him move hotels

It is the latest in a long line of controversies involving LaBeouf. Just last month he was forced to make a public apology to screenwriter Daniel Clowes after he plagiarised much of the plot of his graphic novel Justin M. Damiano in his own short film, HowardCantour.com.

Not such a Hard Day's Night: Sir Paul McCartney is allegedly looking into buying a new home

Does the new year mean a new home for Sir Paul McCartney?



He’s been running the rule over an £8 million apartment in New York’s exclusive Fifth Avenue – one of the world’s most expensive streets.



The property is just a few blocks away from a flat McCartney has owned since 1984 on West 54th Street.

Spies say that the multi-millionaire former Beatle, 71, viewed the luxurious property with wife Nancy Shevell the week before Christmas.

The 3,335 sq ft apartment on the 16th floor has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a mahogany-panelled library, a formal dining room and spectacular views of Central Park.

Playing a woman on screen might seem a drag for some actors – but not for veteran star Jim Broadbent.



The 64-year-old insisted on wearing a dress and a wig for his role as a cleaner in The Harry Hill Movie.



‘The part was actually written for a woman,’ said comedian Harry, ‘but then somebody said, “Why don’t we get Jim Broadbent?” I said that wouldn’t work because he’s a bloke. We then offered to rewrite the part but Jim just said, “Could be fun for it to be a woman.”