Olivia Wilde Deflects Florence Pugh-Related Questions At Don't Worry Darling Press Conference!
05.09.2022 - 20:25
/ perezhilton.com
Olivia Wilde is trying to play down endless rumors of the supposed rift between her and Don’t Worry Darling star Florence Pugh!
As we reported on Sunday, Pugh’s filming schedule on Dune: Part Two necessitated that she miss out on the press conference for the Wilde-directed film at the Venice International Film Festival premiere this weekend. Fans raised eyebrows about that interesting, uhhh, scheduling quirk. But Wilde tried her best to stick to it!
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Sure enough, Pugh landed in Venice after the Don’t Worry Darling press conference was over, per social media reports. So at the media scrum, Wilde was left on her own to address the alleged controversy between the two stars. And the Booksmart filmmaker addressed (or, didn’t address) related rift rumors regarding Shia LaBeouf, too!
At the press junket, one reporter asked Wilde about whether she thought it was a “shame” Pugh was absent:
Truly trying to be as diplomatic and drama-free as possible, Wilde attempted to play down any drama.
She responded:
So, that’s nice. But is it true??
Regarding specific rumors about the tense time on set, it sounds like Olivia wasn’t even going to touch that:
Yikes!!!
Things got really interesting with the next question. Per People, a journalist from the Hollywood Reporter asked Olivia about “the noise” surrounding the production of the film and its finicky star relations. That question specifically centered on LaBeouf’s abrupt exit from the project months ago — and all the drama that came with that.
Panel moderator Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan shut things down before Olivia could even answer, though!!
The press conference lead quickly replied:
Damn. Definitely protecting Olivia