( CNN ) -- Shia LaBeouf can sum up his turbulent year in two words : `` existential crisis . '' That 's how the 28-year-old actor , who 'll next star alongside Brad Pitt in October 17 's `` Fury , '' described his recent behavior on Ellen DeGeneres ' talk show Friday . DeGeneres , always the gracious host , kindly asked LaBeouf to explain just what 's been going on with him since the start of 2014 . He 's gone from skywriting an apology for plagiarism to wearing a bag over his head to being arrested for an outburst during a Broadway production . `` I went through like an existential crisis , which turned into an exploration , really , '' LaBeouf told DeGeneres . `` I had some hiccups , some judgment error . '' So when he hosted a performance art installation called `` # IAmSorry '' earlier this year , the actor said that was a genuine attempt to apologize to the public . `` There was a lot of negativity online , so I thought , alright , let 's see what this negativity is about . Let 's invite it in , '' LaBeouf said . `` I was really , truly apologetic ... I was sort of apologizing to the public in a way . I thought for sure people were going to come in there and be super mean , but it was n't that way at all . It was very human . Once they got in there everything changed , they stopped looking at me like an object they started looking at me like a human . They were very loving . '' That loving experience did n't automatically put LaBeouf back on the right path . In June , he was charged with disorderly conduct , harassment and criminal trespass after being accused of drunken and disruptive behavior in a Broadway venue . ( The charges were later settled with the agreement being that LaBeouf would continue seeking treatment for alcohol addiction . ) The time he spent in jail for that incident was enough to get him to rethink his actions . It was n't the first time he 'd been in lockup , but it was `` the worst time , '' probably because he did spit on a cop , as he told DeGeneres . `` Jail is quite scary . I was there for what felt like forever -- 24 hours or 25 hours . ... It was really rough , '' he said . Not to mention the actor also got a good earful from his mother , whom he 's very close to . When he 's not behaving as well as he could , he 'll get a phone call in which he 'll bluntly be told , `` Stop f*****g around . '' May be brusque , but it works : `` Now I 'm on the right path , '' LaBeouf said . Brad Pitt , Shia LaBeouf nearly fought with Scott Eastwood .
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