Lisa O'Connor/ZUMA Press.comAt last week's SLS Hotel opening in Bev Hills, the too-taut Tyrese talked no-nonsense to us about his buddy-buddy bromance with Shia LaBeouf on the set of Transformers. "Me and Shia had a lot of great moments on set, a lot of jokes, a lot of good memories...a lot of parties!"
No doubt we knew the little dude liked to party. What's your take on your pal Shia's sorta predictable downward spiral from teen actor to trainwreck?
"There's a lot of people that went through the same things that Britney Spears went through, some of the things Shia's went through and even some of the things I went through. And unfortunately we have to go through these things with a lot of people watching, but that doesn't mean the people who are judging us haven't gone through the same stuff."
So give it to us straight, Doc T., what can ya do?
"Whenever people are going through anything, always reach out. Britney, Shia, those are all my friends. I reach out to 'em and make sure their spirit is intact." B-babe's extensions are lookin' a lot better than her spirit is nowadays, sad to say.
OK, so you're S.LaB.'s bestie now, or sponsor, or whatever. What about your other costar, Megan Fox; what is she, chopped liver? "Megan was a pleasure to look at for a couple months," says T succinctly, and no further comment forthcoming. Guess he and M.F. didn't score as deep a connection as he did with the Beouf?
—Additional reporting by Becky Bain and Taryn Ryder