Olivia Wilde Says ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Sex Scenes ‘Overshadowed’ Film, Slams Media Firestorm: ‘We Didn’t Sign Up for a Reality Show’
variety.comZack Sharf Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling” press tour was chaotic, to say the least. In a new interview with Elle magazine, Wilde expressed disappointment in how the media took all of the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the film and “minimized [it] into bite-size TikTok points,” adding, “This film is trying to ask big questions, but [it’s] ‘Let’s just focus on this sideshow over here.’” Rumors circulated for months that Wilde and her “Don’t Worry Darling” lead Florence Pugh feuded on set.
Social media users spent much of the film’s press tour hunting for confirmation wherever they could find it, be it Pugh’s lack of social media promotion for the movie or the duo keeping their distance during the film’s Venice Film Festival world premiere.
Then drama erupted around Shia LaBeouf’s exit from the film, with LaBeouf leaking a video of Wilde trying to get him back despite clear reservations from Pugh over working with him.
And don’t forget about the video of Harry Styles allegedly spitting on Chris Pine (both of their reps denied such an act took place). “Having been a known figure for a while…makes me well-equipped to have a Teflon exterior,” Wilde told Elle magazine. “But it also means that you’re under a different kind of microscope.
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