`Nymphomaniac’ Continues to Court Controversy; Director Lars Von Trier Wears ‘Persona Non Grata’ T-Shirt to Cannes; Shia LaBeouf Storms Out Of Press Conference

"Nymphomaniac" can't get enough of that bad stuff. Dutch bad boy director Lars Von Trier showed up in  Berlin wearing a T-Shirt with "Persona Non Grata" written across a  Cannes logo. Shia LeBeouf answered one question at a press conference and walked out. Any press is good press and "Nymphomaniac" is a cinematic slut for attention.

On Sunday, Lars Von Trier arrived at a Berlin Film Festival today for the world premiere of the director's cut of Nymphomaniac, Vol. 1. At a photocall for the fest, Von Trier was caught wearing a T-Shirt with the Cannes logo on it with the words "Persona Non Grata" stamped on his chest. Shia LaBeouf stormed out of a press conference for Lars von Trier's "Nymphomaniac" after answering one question.

Before exiting, LaBeouf said simply "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much." Lars von Trier has vowed not to make any public statements. He did not attend the press conference.

Nymphomaniac has attracted more than its share of controversy. It got flack for a provocative poster campaign that showed Uma Thurman, Christian Slater and Shia LaBeouf at the climax of orgasm. Then it came out that LaBeouf's audition tape was a home shot  sex tape of him and his girlfriend. Von Trier thought about releasing both hardcore and softcore versions of the movie. A trailer for the explicit film was shown to Florida schoolchildren before a screening of the Disney cartoon Frozen last December.

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