As many of you are probably aware, Olivia Wilde made the decision in 2020 to fire Shia LaBeouf from her highly anticipated new film, Don’t Worry Darling.
Now, she’s finally speaking out about what led her to that point. As we’ve previously reported, the actress-turned-director enacted what she calls a “no a**holes policy” on set to create a safe and productive environment for cast and crew alike, which she detailed in an installment of “Directors on Directors” for Variety.
She explained at the time: Break those norms! There’s absolutely NO reason for division on set — everyone is there with the shared goal of making the best movie they can make. Related: Olivia Calls Ex-Husband Jason Sudeikis’ CinemaCon Incident ‘An Attack’ While early reports of Shia’s departure from the hot new film cited scheduling conflicts, we know this to be a sort of scapegoat for industry members when things just aren’t jiving.
It was later reported by Variety that the Transformers star had been fired for poor behavior, but Olivia never confirmed it… until now.
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