Olivia Wilde Slams Online 'Bullies', Talks Shia LaBeouf's DWD Ousting, & Denies Harry Styles Spit On Chris Pine!

Nick Kroll is taking credit for the wildly dramatic press tour surrounding his new film, «The movie, if you haven't seen it yet, it's a thriller, and I think the less you know about the movie going in the better so that when you're watching it it's all new and surprising,» Kroll saaid on . «So I decided, 'Let's make a lot of buzz around the film but not about the film itself, right?'»In the film, Kroll plays the husband of director/actress Olivia Wilde's character.As Wilde and her cast have promoted the film in recent months, they've been plagued by drama surrounding everything from the project's early casting shakeups — with Harry Styles taking over for Shia LaBeouf -- to Wilde's high-profile split from her long-time partner, Jason Sudeikis, and subsequent romance with her new leading man, to an alleged falling out between Wilde and lead actress Florence Pugh.While the drama had largely been between Wilde, LaBeouf and Pugh, Styles and co-star Chris Pine were also dragged into the rumor mill over an alleged incident at the Venice Film Festival — dubbed#Spitgate by fans online.«I'm the puppeteer,» Kroll joked of the scandals. «I was like, 'Hey Harry, you know what would be a great idea? When you walk into the premiere at Venice, spit on Chris Pine.' And he was like, 'Got it,' but then he was like, 'I don't know if that's gonna work,'» Kroll teased.«Then I was like, 'Maybe you should just, you know, give me a kiss,'» he continued, «and then I asked him to spit in my mouth and he wouldn't do that. He's got boundaries.

Nick Kroll had some fun with the controversies swirling around his new film Don't Worry Darling during his appearance Monday night on The Tonight Show.While chatting with host Jimmy Fallon, the 44-year-old comedian and actor joked that he was the 'mastermind' of all the behind-the-scenes drama that has dogged the Olivia Wilde–directed thriller, which stars Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Harry Styles.Kroll joked that he was responsible for talking Harry into spitting on his costar Chris at the movie's Venice Film Festival premiere — though a representative for Pine vehemently denied that there was any spitting.  Nick Kroll joked Monday on The Tonight Show that he was the 'mastermind' behind drama dogging his film Don't Worry Darling. He said he told Harry Styles to 'spit' on Chris Pine; seen September 5 in Venice After recommending the audience know as little about Don't Worry Darling as possible before seeing it so as to get swept up in its twists, Nick joked that he wanted to drum up interest in the film.'So I decided, let's create a lot of buzz around the film — but not about the film itself,' he deadpanned to laughter and claps from the Tonight Show audience.

The spit seen around the world? Don’t Worry Darling originally stirred up interest in its mysterious plot — but it was the behind-the-scenes drama that became an even bigger topic of conversation between fans and cast members alike.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has promoted Matt Lappin.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” has promoted Matt Lappin to serve as co-executive producer of the late night show. In his new role, Lappin will help oversee the show’s daily creative direction; his promotion was announced on Tuesday by executive producers Stephen Colbert and Tom Purcell. Lappin was most recently senior supervising producer. As co-executive producer, he’ll be part of a team that also includes co-EPs Denise Rehrig and Tanya Michenvich Bracco. Together, they’re all helping Colbert and Purcell run the ship in the absence of former executive producer Chris Licht, who departed “The Late Show” earlier this year to take over CNN as its CEO.

Harry Styles has broken a long-running US chart record with his mega-hit, As It Was.

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s ‘Ticket to Paradise,’ starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, and Warner Bros.’ “Don’t Worry Darling,” with Florence Pugh, Harry Styles and Chris Pine, were in a close tussle at the U.K. and Ireland box office, with the former winning narrowly. “Ticket to Paradise” collected £2.8 million ($3.03 million) to top the box office, edging “Don’t Worry Darling,” which took £2.7 million ($2.99 million) to second place, according to numbers released by Comscore. Disney’s “Avatar” rerelease placed third with £1.2 million. After two weeks atop the box office, Disney’s “See How They Run” dropped to fourth position in its third weekend with £473,222 for a total of £3.6 million.

He became entangled in the Don't Worry Darling drama this past month.But all the controversy seemed out of sight, out of mind for Shia LaBeouf as he hit the beach in Santa Monica on Sunday.The former Even Stevens star, 36, beat the heat by splashing around in the ocean in his underwear. Life's a beach! Shia LaBeouf beat the heat as he hit the beach in Santa Monica on Sunday Shia was the picture of relaxation as he emerged from his refreshing dip in the water with his wet hair slicked back and clad in his underwear.He strode back onto dryland barefoot with his tattooed body glistening in the sunlight.

Crew members on Don’t Worry Darling have publicly dismissed claims of a "screaming match" between actress Florence Pugh and director Olivia Wilde. After an unnamed source revealed to Vulture that Olivia and her lead actress were feuding and had screaming matches on set, crew members for the film released a joint statement refuting the claim. In Vulture’s 23 September report, the outlet wrote that an “inside source” saw Olivia and her boyfriend Harry Styles, who stars in the movie as Florence's husband, “just disappear” together while working.

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are putting rumors to rest. The high-profile couple were spotted out together in New York City last week packing on the PDA for a date night. In one photo, they had their arms wrapped around one another in a passionate kiss, while out on the street. The co-stars also walked together as Styles put his arm around Wilde's shoulders after completing 15 consecutive nights of his tour at Madison Square Garden. The 28-year-old former boy bander wore a white jacket with a large peach printed on the front and back.

"Don't Worry Darling" did not disappoint at the box office, darling. Olivia Wilde's sophomore release earned $19.2 million domestically, nabbing the top spot across theatrical releases nationwide.

Olivia Wilde is being publicly supported by more than 40 crew members and studio executives over her ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ controversy. They joined forces to deny a report director Olivia, 38, and the film’s star Florence Pugh, 26, got in a “screaming match” on the set of the actress’ thriller. Warner Bros.

HARRY Styles kissed Olivia Wilde as they celebrated the release of Don’t Worry Darling across the Pond. The film was projected to have a £20million opening at the weekend when it was screened in more than 4,000 cinemas across the US.

had a ‘screaming match’ on the set of Don’t Worry Darling.The film has been at the centre of speculation for months, with it being claimed leading actress Pugh, 26, and director WIlde, 38, were embroiled in a ‘feud’. The rumours only amped up when Pugh limited her promotion of the film, missing the press conference at Venice Film Festival (although it was said this was down to filming commitments on Dune 2).Most recently, a report from Vulture claimed the pair got into a fierce argument on set, but a group of crew members from the Warner Bros film have claimed in a letter that the ‘allegations about unprofessional behaviour on the set of Don’t Worry Darling are completely false’.

Olivia Wilde appeared to be in high spirits as she was seen exiting The Bowery Hotel in the heart of New York City earlier on Saturday.The 38-year-old actress and filmmaker opted for comfort in loose-fitting jeans during her busy schedule.The star's film, Don't Worry Darling, recently premiered in theaters on Friday amid alleged drama that occurred on set between her and actress Florence Pugh.

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are still going strong!

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde for a hot minute, but the famous couple have proved they’re still going strong.The singer and actress met on set of their newly-released thriller movie Don’t Worry Darling, in which Harry plays Jack and Olivia directs, while also taking on the role of Bunny.However, when the couple failed to interact much on the red carpet at the film’s premiere in Venice, fans and tabloids alike started speculating whether they had called it a day.But, the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker and Booksmart director are clearly paying no mind to the gossip, enjoying a cosy dinner date in New York City recently.A photo obtained by TMZ shows the loved-up stars dining out on Friday at Truck, a Mexican restaurant in the small town of Bedford.Keeping things casual, Harry wore an Adidas tracksuit, plus some Adidas trainers, while Olivia also kept it plain in a white tee.Harry and Olivia took their seats in a quiet corner and appeared engrossed in conversation, maintaining eye contact.Folks who were there say the stars ate dinner alone as a couple, with the snap suggesting they washed their food down with a Coca-Cola.Ever the supportive girlfriend, Olivia, 38, has been cheering Harry, 28, on from the crowd during his Love On Tour shows over recent months, including at his 15-date residency at Madison Square Garden.Olivia has been front and centre, dancing and singing along to the Grammy winner’s tracks during his sold out shows, and became visibly tearful when he was honoured with a banner at MSG to commemorate his achievement.The pair seem to be living in their own bubble and letting all the drama surrounding their movie wash over them, after reports of on-set arguments between Olivia and lead Florence Pugh overshadowed

Back together officially? Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde photos emerged after the Don’t Worry Darling premiere. The couple was spotted out on a date in New York City after Harry’s residency at Madison Square Garden.

Crew members that worked on the psychological thriller, Don't Worry Darling, shared a statement on Saturday refuting rumors of on set issues between Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh.A total of 40 individuals, including producer Miri Yoon, came forward to release a statement obtained by DailyMail.com with the 'need to correct' the alleged claims, calling them 'absurd' and 'completely false.' The recent statement came shortly after an insider told Vulture that both Olivia Wilde, 38, and Florence, 26, got into a 'screaming match' during filming last year.   No drama: Crew members recently came forward to state that there was never any issues between Olivia Wilde, 38, and Florence Pugh, on set of Don't Worry Darling 'As a crew, we've avoided addressing the absurd gossip surrounding the movie we're so proud of, but feel the need to correct the anonymous 'sources' quoted in a recent article,' the statement began.