Shia LaBeouf getting alcohol addiction treatment, but isn't in rehab

A publicist says Shia LaBeouf is being treated for alcoholism.

Melissa Kates said Tuesday the 28-year-old actor has not checked into a rehab facility but is receiving voluntary treatment for alcohol addiction.

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Kates said in a statement that LaBeouf's recent actions which include an arrest for disrupting a Broadway play are symptoms of a larger health problem.

She said he has taken the first of many necessary steps toward recovery.

LaBeouf was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and harassment during a production of Cabaretlast week.

The actor was arrested for drunken driving in 2008 after he crashed his pickup truck, injuring his hand and knee.