Man Gets Call From Shia LaBeouf After Being Punched For Looking Like Him
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A local man said he recently got a call from Shia LaBeouf, days after he was sucker-punched for looking like the star actor.
Mario Licato told CBS2 LaBeouf called him and left a message on his voicemail at work. He also left comments on Licato's Instagram page advising him to check his voicemail.
Earlier this week, Licato told CBS2's Valerie Castro that he was punched in the face as he left a Lower East Side subway station on Saturday night – all because he looked like LaBeouf.
"Either Shia LaBeouf did something terrible to him, or I have a punchable face," he said.
Licato said he was walking up the stairs from the F Train at the Delancey Street-Essex Street station when a man walking in the opposite direction sucker punched him and shouted.
"That's because you look exactly like (expletive) Shia LeBeouf," he said.
Licato said it isn't the first time he's been told that he looks like the Hollywood actor, famous for starring roles in movies like Transformers.
"Well I mean other people have been telling me for a long time that I resemble Shia LaBeouf, but in a good way, like, 'Oh, you look like Shia LaBeouf, that's cute,' not like, 'Oh I want to punch you in the face, you look like Shia LaBeouf,'" he said.
After Licato told his story, he heard from the real LaBeouf – saying the actor said he was sorry the incident had happened.
Licato said LaBeouf told him he wanted to get drinks together sometime, and also offered to bring him soup.
There were no reports of arrests in connection with the attack on Licato as of Friday.
