Shia LaBeouf faces arrest after failing to show up at court on Tuesday to face an unlawful smoking charge.

The Transformers star was cited for lighting up a cigarette in a non-smoking shopping area in Burbank, California last month.

The 21-year old missed his court appearance yesterday and now authorities have issued a $1,000 (£500) bench warrant for his arrest according to TMZ.

LaBeouf's latest legal troubles comes just a few months after being arrested for trespassing in a pharmacy in Chicago, Illinois.

He was charged with a public misdemeanour in November after refusing to leave the store while drunk but the charges were later dropped.

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