Warner Bros. Denies ‘Any Suggestion of Conflict’ Between Florence Pugh and Olivia Wilde on ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Set

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Amid reports of a heated feud between Florence Pugh and Olivia Wilde on the set of Don’t Worry Darling, the film’s production company is standing behind the project.“We are so proud of the work that Olivia Wilde has done making this incredibly beautiful and entertaining film and look forward to collaborating with her again,” Warner Bros.

co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy told E! News in a Friday, September 23, statement, denying rumors of a fight. “The studio is very grateful and appreciative of the tireless support by Olivia in bringing her vision to life from production through release.”Hours earlier, Vulture reported that the Don’t Worry Darling director, 38, and Pugh, 26, had gotten into a “screaming match” on set after the England native was reportedly upset by Wilde’s allegedly frequent absences.“Any suggestion of conflict between the studio and Olivia is simply not true,” De Luca and Abdy added in their Friday statement.While neither Wilde nor Pugh have publicly addressed Vulture’s allegations, their tense working relationship has made headlines leading up to the film’s premiere, which debuted in theaters on Friday.“Florence and Olivia have had several disagreements personally and professionally, that’s why Florence isn’t doing any press for the movie,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly last month after reports speculated that the Little Woman star had been upset she was paid significantly less than costar Harry Styles.“There has been a lot out there that I largely don’t pay attention to,” Wilde, who began dating the 28-year-old former One Direction singer after connecting on the movie set, told Variety in an August profile. “But the absurdity of invented clickbait and subsequent reaction regarding a