A complete breakdown of the Harry Styles, Florence Pugh, and Olivia Wilde Don't Worry Darling drama
Daily MailFor months now, speculation has swirled about what exactly went down on the set of Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling; there was talk of a feud between director Olivia and main star Florence Pugh, rumors of pay disputes, and even allegations that Olivia's romance with singer Harry Styles made crew members 'uncomfortable'. Olivia and Shia's row: The director claimed she fired the actor from the movie after Florence became 'uncomfortable' with his behavior, but he accused her of lying for 'clickbait' The drama first began months before Harry was even cast in Don't Worry Darling; Olivia had originally chosen Shia LaBeouf to play the role of Jack, but in September 2020, before filming kicked off, the actor suddenly cut ties with the movie The drama first began months before Harry was even cast in Don't Worry Darling; Olivia had originally chosen Shia to play the role of Jack, but in September 2020, before filming kicked off, the actor suddenly cut ties with the movie. Olivia and Harry's romance: The House star and the One Direction member fell in love on set of the movie, but their relationship allegedly didn't go over well with Florence Harry soon entered the scene, joining the cast of the movie in September 2020; filming kicked off that October, and one month later, Olivia announced that she and Jason had gone their separate ways after 10 years together When the actress was spotted holding hands with the former One Direction member months later, rumors started to swirl that she had cheated on her fiancé with the British superstar, however, she has repeatedly denied that she was unfaithful to Jason Harry soon entered the scene, joining the cast of the movie in September 2020; and Olivia stated at the time that she and costume designer Arianne Phillips 'did a little victory dance' when he agreed to take part in the movie. Reports also emerged that Harry - who had only starred in one movie, Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk in 2017, before he was cast in Don't Worry Darling - was paid three times more than his Oscar-nominated co-star Florence, but Olivia later denied these claims 'When it's reduced to your sex scenes, or to watch the most famous man in the world go down on someone, it's not why we do it,' she said, while discussing the preview with the outlet. The Venice Film Festival tension: Things came to a head when Olivia and Florence attended the red carpet premiere and refused to make eye contact The problems even trickled into the premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August, when onlookers were quick to notice visible tension between the two women on the red carpet During the premiere, some people noticed a few icy interactions between the two women - Florence seemed to avoid eye contact with Olivia and walked away in the middle of the cast's standing ovation Despite Olivia's positive comments about Florence, rumors that they were on bad terms were fueled when it came time for the cast to promote the movie, as Florence revealed in a statement that she would not be doing press for Don't Worry Darling.