Olivia Wilde

On The Late Show, Olivia Wilde commented on rumors about her feud with Wilde’s actress Florence Pugh, who starred in “Don’t Worry, Sunshine,” describing them as sexist.

The quarrel between the actresses allegedly occurred because of the relationship between Olivia and Harry Styles, who played the main male role in the film: supposedly Florence Pugh did not like that Olivia cheated on Harry with her partner Jason Sudeikis, who is the father of two children. .

Olivia Wilde said she has no conflict with Florence and feels “nothing but respect for her talent” towards her. He also called these rumors sexist, noting that his male director colleagues were “not asked such questions”.

He also commented on the controversial replacement of Shia LaBeouf, who was originally supposed to play the male lead, stating that he gave her a choice.

In addition, Olivia talked about another high-profile incident that occurred at the premiere of her movie at the Venice Film Festival – after watching one of the videos at the premiere, fans decided that Harry Styles spit on his colleague Chris Pine. Olivia stated.

Recall that his film “Don’t Worry, Sunshine” was the most scandalous premiere of recent years due to the large number of contradictory rumors. So, at first, Wilde decided to replace the actor who played the main male role: Shia LaBeouf was initially in the casting. However, Olivia replaced him with Harry Styles, citing LaBeouf’s heavy-handed character. The actor later stated that the decision to leave was his own initiative and no one fired him. As proof, she posted a video asking Wild to return to the project.

Later it became known about the romance of Olivia and Harry Styles, and then the conflict between Wilde and Pugh. The controversy was indirectly confirmed by Florence’s decision not to attend press conferences dedicated to the film’s PR campaign, as well as unwillingness to speak to Olivia at its premiere.

During the presentation of the film at the Venice Film Festival, the fact that Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles also did not talk to each other or even sit together, which was the reason for the rumors about their separation. At the same time, the couple was seen together at a party recently.