MovieThe new print ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ has been plagued with negativepublicity and gossip in recent weeks. For example, it would reportedly notclick between lead actress Florence Pugh (26) and director Olivia Wilde (38).The latter would have picked up with Harry Styles on the set, much to thedismay of his co-star. The crew and production members now debunk all rumors.”The allegations are false,” it says in statements that ‘Page Six’ and’People’ got their hands on.
The rumor mill has been running at full speed lately regarding the new HarryStyles print. For example, there would be bad blood between actress FlorencePugh and the director on duty, Olivia Wilde. A source told ‘Page Six’ that therelationship between Wilde and Styles was not well received by Florence. “Ican tell you with certainty that Florence was not in a good mood when she sawOlivia on set with Harry. She blames Olivia for hooking up with Harry beforeshe broke off her engagement.” Pugh was also unhappy that Wilde seemed to paymore attention to Styles than to the film itself and sometimes seemed todisappear without a trace. The icing on the cake was the much-discussed pressconference in Venice, where the cast members seemed to avoid each other, Wildeturned around during interviews and on top of that the bizarre ‘spittingincident’ took place between Harry Styles and actor Chris Pine. More thanenough food for the gossipers.
But Wilde can now count on support from unexpected quarters. “We are so proudof the work Olivia Wilde has put in making this incredibly beautiful andentertaining film and look forward to working with her again,” Warner Brosexecutives Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy told Page. six’. “The studio is deeplygrateful for Olivia’s tireless support in bringing her vision to life fromproduction to release. Any suggestion of a conflict between the studio andOlivia is simply untrue.”
On the defensive
The crew members of ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ are also more than tired of thegossip. As many as forty crew members and members of the production team told’People’ the following: “As a crew we have avoided responding to the absurdgossip about the film that we are so proud of, but we still feel compelled togive the so-called ‘ anonymous sources’.” The employees strongly deny therumours. “All allegations of unprofessional conduct on set are completelyfalse.” Furthermore, Wilde was credited as an “incredible leader and directorwho was present and involved in every aspect of the production and did so withclass and respect for everyone involved.”
They went on to say that there were never any fierce fights on set. “We arehappy to put our name to this as real people who have worked on this film andwho have witnessed the collaborative and safe space that Olivia has created asa director and leader.”
The film ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ is now in cinemas.
Florence Pugh and Harry Styles in Don’t Worry Darling. © Warner Bros.Entertainment via AP
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