Olivia Wilde Dodges Florence Pugh and Shia LaBeouf Questions at ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Event
usmagazine.comThe drama continues. Olivia Wilde praised Florence Pugh at a press event for Don’t Worry Darling — but she refused to answer questions about Shia LaBeouf.“Florence is a force,” the Booksmart director, 38, said of the Little Women star, 26, during a Monday, September 5, press conference at the Venice International Film Festival. “We are so grateful she’s able to make it tonight [for the red carpet] despite being in production on Dune.”Wilde’s answer came in response to a question about whether she could “clear the air” regarding rumors that she and Pugh have had a falling out since production ended on Don’t Worry Darling, which hits theaters later this month.“I know as a director how disruptive it is to lose an actor even for a day, so I’m very grateful to her and to [Dune director Denis Villeneuve] for helping us,” the House alum added on Monday. “And we’ll get to celebrate her work tonight.
I can’t say how honored I am to have her as our lead. She’s amazing.”The former O.C. star added: “As for all the endless tabloid gossip and all the noise out there, the internet feeds itself.
I don’t feel the need to contribute; I think it’s sufficiently well-nourished.”The day before the press conference, Deadline reported that the Midsommar actress would miss the event because she had to fly in from Romania, where she’d been filming the Dune sequel.
She was, however, set to attend the film’s premiere on Monday before returning to the Dune set on Tuesday, September 6.While Wilde was happy to praise Pugh at the press conference, she wouldn’t address rumors about LaBeouf, 36, who exited Don’t Worry Darling in August 2020.
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