Shia LaBeouf leaves concerned voicemail for man punched for resembling him
Mario Licato may have a black eye and several stitches, but at least he also has a voicemail from Shia LaBeouf?
The New York City man was headed to a bar on the Lower East Side last weekend when he was unceremoniously punched in the face, sending him tumbling down a set of subway stairs.
"This is because you look exactly like Shia LaBeouf!" cried the attacker as he fled. Guess he didn't like Even Stevens, then.
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After Licato posted a photo of his injuries to Instagram, he was inundated with messages — well-wishes, incredulity, you name it.
Oh, and also a message from LaBeouf himself.
Licato isn't sure how LaBeouf got his work number, but it was true: a voicemail there was.
"It was a pretty long voicemail," Licato told Cosmopolitan. "He was like, 'Hey, this is Shia LaBeouf … I just read an article that you were punched in the face because you look like me?" And he was like, 'Aw, man. That sucks. I'm so sorry. But I get it. It's happened to me before.'"
When Licato spoke to Cosmo, he hadn't called LaBeouf back yet. But judging by his most recent Instagram photo, he may have taken the plunge Wednesday evening.
We hope Shia knows what the attacker's beef was.
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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.
