A Queens museum said Friday it is shuttering its controversial anti-President Trump exhibit dreamed up by actor Shia LaBeouf, conceding that the installation has become a “flashpoint for violence,” The Post has learned. 
 
 A webcam mounted on a wall outside Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image — titled “HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US” — began filming on Inauguration Day, and was to be in place 24/7, for the duration of Trump’s presidency. 
 
 But clashes between pro- and anti-Trump forces were too much for museum brass to justify the art project. 
 
 “The installation created a serious and ongoing public safety hazard for the museum, its visitors, its staff, local residents and businesses,” the museum said in a statement. 
 
 “While the installation began constructively, it deteriorated markedly after one of the artists was arrested at the site of the installation and ultimately necessitated this action.” 
 
 The statement said the controversy led to “numerous arrests” and prompted around-the-clock police patrols. 
 
 Those busted included LaBeouf, who was put in cuffs at a late January scuffle at the oddball installation. 
 
 Neighbors complained about noisy visitors loitering on their porches in the early morning hours, urinating and smoking marijuana, the local community board said. 
 
 Following a deluge of complaints, the 114th Precinct has set up a 24-hour patrol presence outside the museum, the NYPD said. 
 
 Community leaders and neighbors said something had to be done. 
 
 “Why don’t they put the cam inside the museum? That has been raised by some individuals,” said Community Board 1 District Manager Florence Koulouris. 
 
 “The concern is the quality of life. There’s action going on during unacceptable hours. The museum needs to find a way to make the project better for everyone involved,” she said. 
 
 Meanwhile, a prominent museum board trustee had slammed the project as misguided, and said it was authorized without her input. 
 
 “I was not told. I don’t really know how it happened. I was upset when I found out about it,” said Claire Shulman, a former Queens borough president. 
 
 “It was a mistake to do it. It’s unsafe for a public institution to do a project like this,” said Shulman, a Democrat. 
 
 “It’s inappropriate for that location. It’s a city building. It’s a city institution. It’s one of the finest institutions in the city.” 
 
 While valuing free speech, Shulman noted the American Museum is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit institution that is barred from engaging in partisan politics. 
 
 Opened in 1988, the Museum of the Moving Image showcases the art, history, technique and technology of film, television and digital media. 
 
 It is housed in a city-owned building and receives hundreds of thousands of dollars in government grants every year. 
 
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 When you think of fame, some people thing of glamour, success and money. Others think of burden, paparazzi, and obligation. Sometimes a little of one or the other leads to a whole lot of crazy choices., and this is certainly (or is it?) the case with Shia LaBeouf. 
 
 
 
 Now, let the record show we aren't saying Shia LaBeouf is crazy. Far from it. This weird and fascinating art project he's (inadvertently? consciously?) turned his life into is a force to be reckoned with. We'd love for him to pull the mask (or brown paper bag) off one day and reveal it was one giant, multi-year Joaquin Phoenix-esque charade. But with each altercation and each outlandish new exploit, it gets harder and harder to believe the stories emerging in the news are 100% performance. Every random fight caught on camera, every story of on-set antics, every art display (where LaBeouf is seen to be crying), and every bizarre interview takes him (and us) further down the rabbit hole. 
 
 
 
 These are the craziest things Shia has done, and there are plenty more not represented on this list. That we had enough for leftovers is a testament to what this child star has become, or what he's made himself into. We may never know. But whatever the case, we're all watching. 
 
 1 + - 11 4 The #iamsorry exhibit 
 
 v Video: YouTube After his shameless plagiarizing and all the weird antics thereafter, Shia decided to present the ultimate apology. He set up the #iamsorry exhibit where any and everyone could show up and sit in a room with him. He would silently sit, and you could blame him for whatever you liked, or just be in the room with him. Either way, his presence was an "apology." Every now and then, the "I Am Not Famous Anymore" bag would make an appearance. After his shameless plagiarizing and all the weird antics thereafter, Shia decided to present the ultimate apology. He set up the #iamsorry exhibit where any and everyone could show up and sit in a room with him. He would silently sit, and you could blame him for whatever you liked, or just be in the room with him. Either way, his presence was an "apology." Every now and then, the "I Am Not Famous Anymore" bag would make an appearance. Shia LaBeouf’s Many Alter Egos, Ranked The Most Annoying Cartoon Characters of All Time 
 
 2 + - 12 6 Took Out One of His Own Teeth, and Scarred His Face 
 
 Photo: Columbia Pictures/Indiewire/Fair Use Shia took Fury . He decided to commit fully to his role as a WWII tank brigade soldier and quit doing anything that couldn't be done around the tank (like showering, for instance). He also went to a dentist in the valley and had them remove one of his teeth (because he thought his character would be missing a tooth). And he scarred his face, permamantly, because make up isn't an option, apparently. Shia took method acting to new heights on the set of. He decided to commit fully to his role as a WWII tank brigadeand quit doing anything that couldn't be done around the tank (like showering, for instance). He also went to a dentist in the valley and had them remove one of his teeth (because he thought his character would be missing a tooth). And he scarred his face, permamantly, because make up isn't an option, apparently. 
 
 3 + - 7 2 That Whole Plagiarism Thing 
 
 Photo: Deaf Star Studios/Fair Use Shia's directorial debut HowardCantour.com Justin M Damiano without any permission or payment to the original artist. Shia then went on to say his next short would be called Daniel Boring , which was a comic series written by Clowes with the exact plot Shia described his film as having. Shia's directorial debut came under fire after it was revealed to be blatantly stolen from graphic novelist Daniel Clowes. LaBeouf basically adapted Clowes's 2007 comicwithout any permission or payment to the original artist. Shia then went on to say his next short would be called, which was a comic series written by Clowes with the exact plot Shia described his film as having. The Best Shia LaBeouf Movies 7 Mythical Creatures That Were Found in Real Life ||||| Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| Shia LaBeouf 'He Will Not Divide Us' Protest Closed Due to Potential Violence 
 
 Shia LaBeouf's 'He Will Not Divide Us' Protest Shut Down Due to Violence 
 
 Breaking News 
 
 Shia LaBeouf vowed Donald Trump would not divide us, but the museum where he held the protest did -- the 24/7 webcam has been shut down. 
 
 The Museum of the Moving Image in NYC says it turned off the cam mounted on one of its walls because it had become a "flashpoint for violence." Shia was arrested on January 25 when he allegedly got physical with a protester who showed up to oppose the movement. 
 
 There had been other physical altercations where no one was arrested -- with and without Shia -- and NYPD started patrolling the spot regularly. 
 
 He opened the display on Prez Trump's inauguration day ... standing in front of the camera, chanting "He will not divide us" around the clock. Supporters showed up, sometimes by the dozens, to help him keep it going 24/7. 
 
 His plan was to continue the protest through Trump's 4 years in office. Oh well. ||||| HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US is an ongoing durational artwork by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner. 
 
 
 
 Commencing at 9am on January 20, 2017, the day of the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, the public is invited to deliver the words "HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US" into a camera mounted on a wall outside the Museum of the Moving Image, New York, repeating the phrase as many times, and for as long as they wish. 
 
 
 
 Open to all, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the participatory performance will be live-streamed continuously for four years, or the duration of the presidency. In this way, the mantra "HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US" acts as a show of resistance or insistence, opposition or optimism, guided by the spirit of each individual participant and the community. 
 
 
 
 On February 10, 2017, the Museum of the Moving Image abandoned the project. 
 
 
 
 On February 18, 2017, the project relocated to a wall outside the El Rey Theater, Albuquerque. 
 
 
 
 On March 8, 2017, the project moved to an unknown location. A flag emblazoned with the words "HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US" will be flown for the duration. 
 
 
 
 On March 22, 2017, the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Liverpool, adopted the project. 
 
 
 
 On October 16, 2017, le lieu unique, Nantes, adopted the project. 
 
 
 
 On June 8, 2018, the work was installed in its original format at Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, for the exhibition 'Peer-to-Peer. Collective Practices in New Art' until October 28, 2018. 
 
 On October 29, 2018, the stream returned to le lieu unique.
– Shia LaBeouf's "He Will Not Divide Us" project was supposed to be livestreamed for the duration of Donald Trump's presidency, meaning a minimum of four years. Instead, on Friday, 3 weeks into said presidency, the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens announced that it was shutting the project down, Page Six reports. LaBeouf had confronted a white supremacist on the livestream and even got himself arrested for another confrontation, but those weren't the only problems. TMZ reports there were other physical altercations, and the NYPD had started patrolling the area regularly. The department said there were "numerous arrests" related to the project. Locals had also complained about noise, drug use, and public urination from guests who came to ogle the "He Will Not Divide Us" painted on the museum's wall where the camera was mounted. In the space where the livestream used to be on the project's website, it now simply says, "THE MUSEUM HAS ABANDONED US." The next presidential inauguration occurs 1,440 days from today. (Click for a list of crazy things Shia has done.)