Shia LaBeouf bragged about hooking up with Megan Fox while they filmed the first two Transformers, earning him serious cool points with guys everywhere. One person that doesn’t think it’s cool? Fox’s husband, Brian Austin Green.

Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf apparently couldn’t help himself when asked by Details if he hooked up with former Transformers co-star Megan Fox.

“Look, you’re on the set for six months, with someone who’s rooting to be attracted to you, and you’re rooting to be attracted to them. I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing, and I think you can see the chemistry onscreen,” he said.

And when asked if she was with her now-husband, Brian Austin Green, when they hooked up, he may have realized the seriousness of his confession as he stumbled over his words, saying, “I don’t know, man,” 12 times.

As it turns out, Fox and Green were on a break when she hooked up with Shia (they married June 2010) but his confession has reportedly caused some conflict in their marriage.

“Megan’s been in tears, and is apologizing to Brian — even though technically she didn’t do anything wrong since they were on a break… They are so angry at Shia,” a source tells OK Magazine.

No word if Shia has apologized directly to Fox, however, he told Access Hollywood he is learning to keep his mouth shut. “I just turned 25,” Shia said. “And I’m learning how to edit myself and say ‘no comment’ now.”

Shia is back in theaters for Transformers: Dark of the Moon with Fox’s replacement, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Why is all the press surrounding the new Transformers movie about Megan Fox, who isn’t even in the movie? Is this the studio’s plan?
—Junebug, Atlanta, via the inbox

It’s a delicious conspiracy theory, isn’t it? We imagine a smoky back room, filled with studio execs. They take a look at the final cut of Dark of the Moon, wail and moan as their eyes bleed out of their sockets, and then decide to market the whole mess by trashing franchise refugee Megan Fox.

So is this what happened? I asked around:

Likely, not.

Yes, by many accounts, this is not a good movie, even by blockbuster-sequel standards. It bows this week—but it’s gotten a stinky 39 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. CNN is calling it “lousy,” Rolling Stone warns that viewers run the risk of “dying a little inside,” and my buddy Garth Franklin at Dark Horizons went so far as to say that watching the film was like “being urinated upon.” The biggest complaint: that despite all the exploding robots, the story is just empty. There is no there, there.

Still, it’s unlikely that the studio behind the film orchestrated its marketing campaign around trashing Megan Fox. Publicists are evil, but they’re not, I am told, that evil.

“I think that it’s a little too much of a conspiracy theory,” posits Rachel Hill, a former personal publicist and the current director of marketing at American World Pictures, which is about to shoot a new Danny Glover film.

“I doubt that anything like that would be formally approved by any studio,” Scott Donaton of the marketing group Ensemble agrees.

That said, don’t be shocked if the movie’s principle star, Shia LaBeouf, did think through his Fox-trashing in advance, Hill says.

“Did Shia have to answer those questions about him and Megan Fox?” Hill notes. “Was it necessary? Maybe he did it to raise his profile a bit.

“I’ve had clients in the past who, when scandals have come out, we didn’t deny things. In fact we kept the scandal going because it kept our clients in the public eye.”

Now that’s a fun conspiracy theory.

Josh speaks out about Megan and how everyone misses her on the set.

In the run-up to shooting Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Megan Fox told a British magazine that director Michael Bay “wants to be like Hitler on his sets” and that he’s “a nightmare to work for.”

A few months later, she got her walking papers. But it wasn’t Bay who made the call, the director says.

“She was in a different world, on her BlackBerry. You gotta stay focused,” Bay tells the July issue of GQ, on newsstands Tuesday. “And you know, the Hitler thing. Steven said, ‘Fire her right now.’ ”

He was referring to Steven Spielberg, one of the executive producers. Fellow Transformers star Shia LaBeouf says he agrees Fox went too far.

“Criticism is one thing,” he told the magazine. “Then there’s public name-calling, which turns into high school bashing. Which you can’t do. She started s—-talking our captain.”

Bay, however, says he was able to put the actress’s comments into perspective.

“I wasn’t hurt, because I know that’s just Megan,” he says. “Megan loves to get a response. And she does it in the wrong way. I’m sorry, Megan. I’m sorry I made you work 12 hours. I’m sorry that I’m making you show up on time. Movies are not always warm and fuzzy.”

For her part Fox, 25, who declined to comment for the story, said last year that she chose to bow out.

“It was her decision not to return. She wishes the franchise the best,” her reps told PEOPLE last year.

Regardless of their disagreements, Bay says the pair ended on decent terms.

“She sent me a text three months ago. She said, ‘I hope you’re doing well,’” he recounts. “I responded, ‘Who is this?’ She goes, ‘Megan, you dork!’ I said, ‘Oh, well, thank you, hope you’re well.’ When you’re days and months on a set, it’s like a family. You say rude things and you make up.”

Happy anniversary, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green!

The two are celebrating their one-year this week with a trip to Hawaii.

So, what’s on the agenda to mark the big milestone? Read on to find out what Fox exclusively told me…

First up was last night’s opening of the Maui Film Festival, where Fox was honored with Iris Award for her work on the documentary Na Nai’a: Legend of Dolphins.

The couple, who were secretly married in Kona (about a 15-minute plane ride from Maui), will also swim with—you guessed it—dolphins. It’s not something Green was particularly interested in doing. “My husband is terrified of sharks but we’re going to do it anyway,” Fox told me. “Sharks don’t usually go where there are tons of dolphins so we can do it. I didn’t used to be [scared of sharks], but I am now because of him. His fear is so intense, it’s smothered me and now I’m afraid.”

Not so scary? They may renew their vows in the fall. “I didn’t think that I was into it until my relationship with Brian,” Fox admitted. “He’s very sensitive and very emotional. He’s a Cancer so he’s very all about feelings and relationships and he cries about everything. He’ll want to do it so I’ll do it for him.”

Before hitting the festival’s outdoor Celestial Cinema for the awards ceremony and a screening of Na Nai’a, Fox and Green along with his son, Kassius, hit the opening night party at Capiche restaurant. Olivia Wilde (who will be honored tonight and take part in a Q&A conducted by yours truly) was also there along with fellow honorees Andrew Garfield and Garrett Hedlund, and Garfield’s Social Network costar Max Minghella and his girlfriend, 127 Hours actress Kate Mara.

Megan Fox famously feuded with Transformers director Michael Bay, once saying, “He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is.”

Fox’s former costar Shia LaBeouf explains the actress, 25, struggled with the “sex-driven role” and bristled under suddenly being “told she was the sexiest woman in America.”

“She had a hard time accepting it,” LaBeouf, 24, tells the Los Angeles Times. “Mike films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old’s sexuality. It’s summer. It’s Michael’s style.”

LaBeouf, who admits Bay “lacks tact,” adds, “When Mike would ask [Fox] to do specific things, there was no time for fluffy talk. We’re on the run.”

But LaBeouf says it’s a different story for Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Fox’s replacement in the third installment of the action-packed flick.

“Rosie comes with this Victoria’s Secret background and she’s comfortable with it,” he says. “So she can get down with Mike’s way of working, and it makes the whole set vibe very different.”

Poor Megan Fox.

Box-office missteps (Jennifer’s Body, Jonah Hex) or watching your latest flick head straight to DVD is one thing. But when the chick who replaced you in the Transformers franchise is considered way hotter than you, well, that’s just gotta sting.

Adding insult to injury? Rosie Huntington-Whiteley not only ranks higher than Fox on Maxim’s annual Hot 100 list, but her sexiness brought her all the way to the top spot as well. Ouch!

So where exactly did Fox end up?

READ: Can Judd Apatow Save Megan Fox’s Movie Career?!

The actress, unfortunately, will have to settle for No. 17. While that’s still somewhat impressive, it nevertheless is lower than last year (5), which was lower than the year before that (2).

Some of the other lovely ladies who made the cut include Katy Perry (3), Mila Kunis (5), mom-to-be Natalie Portman (8) and our very own Kim Kardashian (35).

Meanwhile, Kristen Stewart is nowhere to be found here, but Twi-hards can rejoice in knowing that her costar Ashley Greene took the No. 53 spot.

And since we’re still on a bit of royal wedding high (OK, more like hungover) around here, we have to acknowledge the fact that Kate Middleton came in at No. 26.

Not a bad week for the Duchess of Cambridge.

On Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter relayed the surprising news that Megan Fox was in talks to co-star in the upcoming spinoff of Apatow’s 2007 hit, “Knocked Up.” Fox’s part is being kept under wraps, THR said, but she was closing in on a deal for some sort of role.

Taking the rumors into his own hands, Apatow seemingly confirmed the chatter via Twitter on Wednesday night. Amongst a series of tweets on varying subjects, Apatow retweeted a link to a FirstShowing article about Fox’s involvement, and then retweeted a fan tweet which said, “i am SO excited to see Megan in your film. it is such an interesting choice alongside rudd and your wife but i love this idea!!”

It’s more vagueness from Apatow, who has yet to be very forthcoming with the details of this film. Set to star Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, the hilarious co-starring couple from the original, Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl-focused film, Apatow has remained mum on details.

“It is just a story from Pete and Debbie’s current life,” he said in January. “People really responded to their characters and problems. I felt like there was a lot of ground I could explore with them, so we’ll be shooting in July and will come out the following June. There are some fun details yet to reveal but I will let them come out slowly.”

This is bound to be a more successful project for Fox than her newest upcoming movie; her film with Mickey Rourke, “Passion Play,” is set for a very limited release before going to DVD in May.

Image Entertainment has officially announced their plans (via a trade ad & early alert to retailers) to bring the 2010 Mitch Glazer independent action/drama film “Passion Play” starring Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray, and Megan Fox to Blu-ray Disc on May 24th. Tech specs for the release include full 1080p Hi-Def video in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound — the latter two of which have been confirmed. The title is already available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $20.99 price tag. The bonus materials set to be included on this release either are not going to exist or haven’t yet been announced — stay tuned if the latter turns out to be the case.

For the DVD pre-ordering go here

Sources say the Transformers star doesn’t want the role of the bikini-clad comic book hero because she’s keen to take on more serious parts.

“Megan has been linked to the role and there was an approach at one point but she’s not going anywhere near Wonder Woman,” says a source close to the star.

“She wants to move on to more serious roles.”

Insiders recently revealed that Fox is rethinking her career by taking a break from blockbusters and heading for Broadway.

“Megan is desperate to get away from her Transformers image and move on with her acting career,” a source said last month.

“Theater really appeals to her. She has nothing lined up yet but she’s open to offers. She hopes to mix theater work with some smaller indy movies and only do big movies if they are right for her.”

The newly married couple were reportedly out to dinner in West Hollywood when a fan approached them for a picture, but was turned down, states E! News. Brian reportedly said that they don’t do pictures because they end up on Facebook, but it appears Megan was about to take the picture when he put an end to it.

It is being reported that she was going to indulge the fan when he said that she doesn’t take pictures either.

Think he’s being controlling or they just wanted to enjoy their dinner?

Megan Fox appeared on the red carpet for the 12th Annual Teen Choice Awards with a mysterious white substance caked in her nose.

It was said that she has been going to the gym to cover up her recent weight loss and that while attending Comic Con for Jonah Hex, she appeared fidgety and was constantly licking her lips.

Actress Megan Fox is looking to clinch a part in the new pirates of the Caribbean movie as the reports came out.

According to the reports the movie bosses are in search for an actress to play a sexy mermaid in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, which also featured Johnny Depp as pirate Captain Jack Sparrow.

And Megan, whose exit from the Transformers franchise has recently been announced, is keen to land the role.

A website has quoted her by saying that Megan is mulling over a number of big movie offers including another sci-fi franchise and her role in the next Pirates of the Caribbean.