{"id":2011990,"date":"2026-06-25T11:15:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2011990"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:15:42","slug":"olivia-wilde-explains-silence-over-florence-pugh-feud-rumours-during-dont-worry-darling-press-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2011990","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Wilde explains silence over Florence Pugh feud rumours during \u2018Don\u2019t Worry Darling\u2019 press run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dont-worry-darling-venice-premiere.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Olivia Wilde explains silence over Florence Pugh feud rumours during \u2018Don\u2019t Worry Darling\u2019 press run<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;I became the full-on villain&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T12:15:42+01:00\">25th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dont-worry-darling-venice-premiere-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Wilde Don&apos;t Worry Darling\" title=\"Dont worry darling venice premiere\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">(L-R) Nick Kroll, Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, and Olivia Wilde at the Venice premiere of &#8216;Don&#8217;t Worry Darling&#8217;. CREDIT: Kate Green\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Olivia Wilde has addressed her silence surrounding rumours about friction on the set of her 2022 film <em>Don\u2019t Worry Darling<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: \u2018Don\u2019t Worry Darling\u2019 review: paradise isn\u2019t so perfect in unfairly overshadowed thriller<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The drama, directed by Wilde, starred Florence Pugh and Harry Styles (whom Wilde dated for a brief period). The film\u2019s press tour was overshadowed by rumours of friction between Pugh and Wilde over the latter\u2019s availability, resulting in an alleged argument between the pair.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In a new interview with <em>The Cut<\/em>, Wilde denies that was ever the case. \u201cI\u202fhave never had a screaming match on my set. I was never not available on set. I wanted to be like, \u2018None of this is true,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>However, she claimed her lack of denial about the stories was due to studio pressure. \u201cI was told, \u2018Don\u2019t say a fucking word. Just go out there and smile.\u2019 I resent that, but it taught me it\u2019s not the way I want to handle things.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Don't Worry Darling - Final Trailer - Warner Bros. UK\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSmBIIGZoGI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, she said Jennifer Garner, who she worked with on a 2011 film called <em>Butter<\/em>, gave her advice about being categorised as a woman in the film industry. \u201cShe said it\u2019s like you get cast in a soap opera by the public,\u201d Wilde recalled. \u201cAnd they assign you an obvious archetype: the damsel in distress, the good girl, the pretty girl\u2026. I became the full-on villain. Like Cruella.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further headlines emerged during the movie\u2019s Venice premiere, when it appeared as if Styles spat on co-star Chris Pine in a video that circulated online. A year later, Pine confirmed that it wasn\u2019t the case, calling the singer and actor \u201ca very, very kind guy\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recently, Olivia Wilde recalled her relationship with Harry Styles as \u201cwholesome and sweet\u201d despite the \u201cparasocial\u201d backlash online. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like [our] happiness made them mad,\u201d she said on the <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> podcast. \u201cLike, I would go to his shows and dance, and people were like, \u2018Oh, how could she?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t Worry Darling<\/li>\n<li>Florence Pugh<\/li>\n<li>Harry Styles<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Wilde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Muse \u2013 \u2018The Wow! 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UK\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSmBIIGZoGI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, she said Jennifer Garner, who she worked with on a 2011 film called <em>Butter<\/em>, gave her advice about being categorised as a woman in the film industry. \u201cShe said it\u2019s like you get cast in a soap opera by the public,\u201d Wilde recalled. \u201cAnd they assign you an obvious archetype: the damsel in distress, the good girl, the pretty girl\u2026. I became the full-on villain. Like Cruella.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further headlines emerged during the movie\u2019s Venice premiere, when it appeared as if Styles spat on co-star Chris Pine in a video that circulated online. 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