Olivia Wilde on ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ scandals: ‘So many untruths’

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“Don’t Worry Darling,” according to a new interview. Wilde, 38 — who directed the film as well as starring with Pugh — said it’s “shocking” to see “so many untruths traded as fact,” in regards to the behind-the-scenes drama of the highly anticipated flick.Speaking with Ellefor the 2022 Women in Hollywood November issue, Wilde said Pugh made a “wise comment” when she recently quipped that the cast “didn’t sign up for a reality show.”“And I love that she put it that way, because it’s as though the general public feels that if you are making something that you’re selling to the public, you somehow have accepted that your life will be torn to shreds by a pack of wolves,” Wilde continued. “No, that’s actually not part of the job description.

Never was.” Feud rumors blew up at the film’s Venice Film Festival premiere, after reports came out that Pugh was furious at Wilde over her romance with pop prince Harry Styles, because Pugh is close to the director’s ex, Jason Sudeikis.And despite numerous images of the group looking awkward as they promoted the film, Wilde sought to crush the rumors at the time. “As for all the endless tabloid gossip and all the noise out there, I mean, the internet feeds itself,” Wilde said at the time, when asked to “clear the air.” “I don’t feel the need to contribute.

It’s sufficiently well nourished,” she added.The public was quick to pick up on notable awkward interactions between the actors at film festival — and Pugh’s absence from its New York release.

The cast and crew even released a statement the day before it was released in theatres in September denying the rumors of a “screaming match” between Pugh and Wilde on set, as a reported by Vulture.“As a crew, we’ve avoided addressing the absurd.