Florence Pugh's Personal & Professional Relationship With Olivia Wilde TARNISHED For Good
By MLC on August 31, 2022 at 3:15 PM EDT
There’s definitely something to worry about darling.
Florence Pugh and Olivia Wilde’s rumored feud is becoming less of rumor and more of the truth!
The co-stars of “Don’t Worry Darling” have been making headlines recently given the film’s theatrical debut on September 23rd.
There's A Lot Of Drama Going On Darling!
Press for the film is in full swing and will make its official debut at the Venice Film Festival which starts August 31st.
Wilde and Pugh will both attend the festival, but it doesn’t look like they will be snapping any photos together, and they will most likely be placed far away from one another in group shots.
The actresses haven’t been seeing eye-to-eye in months.
Florence & Olivia Have Had Several Disagreements
A source revealed to Us Weekly, “Florence and Olivia have had several disagreements personally and professionally, that’s why Florence isn’t doing any press for the movie.”
It’s become subtly apparent there’s a rift between the two starlets given the “Little Women” actress has done the absolute bare minimum to promote the film.
On August 11, she shared the trailer for the film to her Instagram and captioned it, “Not long now! Only in theatres September 23rd #dontworrydarling.”
In a new report from The Wrap, the 26-year-old star’s press engagements for the film will be limited to the Venice Film Festival premiere and red carpet event.
“She’ll be doing greetings for us from the set of ‘Dune’ because she’s not doing press,” a studio executive said.
Their reported feud began when Wilde, the director of the film, struck up an off-screen romance with Pugh’s co-star and on-screen husband, Harry Styles.
This reportedly really rubbed the actress the wrong way and tarnished the relationship she had with Wilde.
Olivias Alleged Affair Led To Tension On Set
Also, Shia LaBeoufrecently came out and denied Wilde’s claims that she fired him from the film due to safety concerns.
Wilde appeared on the cover of Variety and did an in-depth cover story for the publication.
In the story, she opened up about her relationship with ex-fiancé, Jason Sudeikis, her new relationship with Styles and her upcoming project, “Don’t Worry Darling.”
While speaking about her upcoming film, Wilde said she let LaBeouf go from the project in order to protect the cast and crew.
“I say this as someone who is such an admirer of his work. His process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions. He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances,” Wilde explained. “I believe that creating a safe, trusting environment is the best way to get people to do their best work. Ultimately, my responsibility is to the production and to the cast to protect them. That was my job.”
Olivia Says She Fired Shia LaBeouf, He Says Otherwise
Before the cover story was published, Variety reached out to LaBeouf’s team to see if he’d like to issue a statement, he chose not to.
However, given all the chatter her comments about the actor garnered, LaBeouf is now speaking out.
In an email sent to the publication on August 25th, the “Transformers” actor denied being fired.
LaBeouf claims HE QUIT the film, not the other way around.
He also shared two emails he sent Wilde on August 24th and 25th outlining his disapproval.
LaBeouf wrote, “You and I both know the reasons for my exit. I quit your film because your actors and I couldn’t find time to rehearse.”
He also sent Variety screenshots of text messages he sent to Wilde in August 2020, where he told Wilde he’d have to back out of “Don’t Worry Darling.”
LaBeouf Says HE QUIT
LaBeouf was set to take on the lead role of Jack opposite of Florence Pugh. Ironically enough, the role ended up going to Wilde’s now-boyfriend, Styles.
The text messages show that LaBeouf and Wilde met up in Los Angeles on August 16, 2020. After their meeting, the actress reached out to him saying, “Thanks for letting me in on your thought process. I know that isn’t fun. Doesn’t feel good to say no to someone, and I respect your honesty. I’m honored you were willing to go there with me, for me to tell a story with you. I’m gutted because it could have been something special. I want to make clear how much it means to me that you trust me. That’s a gift I’ll take with me.”
He claims to have quit “Don’t Worry Darling” the following day on August 17, 2020.
What’s more, LaBeouf also provided a video Wilde sent him on August 19, 2020, in which she asks him to give ‘DWD’ another shot.
In the video she calls out Pugh and insinuates she needs a “wake-up call.”
“I feel like I’m not ready to give up on this yet, and I too am heartbroken and I want to figure this out,” Wilde says in the video. “You know, I think this might be a bit of a wake-up call for Miss Flo [Pugh], and I want to know if you’re open to giving this a shot with me, with us. If she really commits, if she really puts her mind and heart into it at this point and if you guys can make peace — and I respect your point of view, I respect hers — but if you guys can do it, what do you think? Is there hope? Will you let me know?”
