Olivia Wilde Shuts Down Florence Pugh Feud Rumors & Hits Back At Gossip Overshadowing Her ‘Talent’

“Florence [Pugh]  did the occupation I hired her to do, and she did it exquisitely,” Olivia Wilde told Vanity Fair when discussing her alleged feud with the Don’t Worry Darling costar. Olivia, 38, and Florence, 26, person been embroiled successful rumors implicit a falling out. However, erstwhile speaking to VF’s Julie Miller, the Darling director unopen down immoderate thought of a tiff. She blew maine away. Every time I was successful awe of her, and we worked precise good together,” she said.

“It is ironic that now, with my 2nd film—which is again astir the unthinkable powerfulness of women, what we’re susceptible of erstwhile we unite, and however casual it is to portion a pistillate of powerfulness by utilizing different women to justice and shame them—we’re talking astir this,” continued Olivia. “Florence’s show successful this movie is astounding… It’s conscionable baffling to maine that the media would alternatively absorption connected baseless rumors and gossip, thereby overshadowing her profound talent. She deserves much than that. As does the movie, and everyone who worked truthful hard connected it.”

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Olivia besides spoke connected the alleged rumors that she was distracted from her directing occupation owed to her blossoming emotion with Darling star Harry Styles. Olivia and Harry, 28, went nationalist with their romance successful November 2021. “The thought that I had 5 seconds successful the time to beryllium distracted by thing is laughable,” Olivia told Vanity Fair. “I was determination earlier everyone. I was determination aft everyone. And it was a dream. It’s not similar this enactment was not enjoyable. It was conscionable all-encompassing.”

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Fans person speculated online astir the feud owed to Florence’s lack during property events for Don’t Worry Darling. She didn’t airs solely with Harry oregon Olivia on the reddish carpet astatine the Venice Film Festival. While immoderate fans person done their champion to dispute these allegations, the rift rumors persist successful Florence’s silence, but Olivia isn’t having immoderate of it.

After pointing retired that Pugh is “one of the astir in-demand actresses successful the universe,” Wilde said that she “gather(s) that immoderate radical expect for her to beryllium engaging much connected societal media. I didn’t prosecute her to post. I hired her to act. She fulfilled each azygous anticipation I had of her. That’s each that matters to me.”