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Olivia Wilde has blasted โcomplete horses*** ideaโ she left Jason Sudeikis for Harry Styles.
The โDonโt Worry Darlingโ director split from her ex-fiance in 2020 before moving on to her new relationship with the One Direction actor, whom she cast in her new drama.
Speaking to Vanity Fair magazine, she said: โThe complete horses*** idea that I left Jason for Harry is completely inaccurate. Our relationship was over long before I met Harry.
โLike any relationship that ends, it doesnโt end overnight. Unfortunately, Jason and I had a very bumpy road, and we officially dissolved the relationship towards the beginning of the pandemic.
โWe were raising two kids during lockdown, so we co-parented through that time.
โOnce it became clear that cohabitating was no longer beneficial for the children, it became the responsible thing to not, because we could be better parents as friends who live in different houses.โ
The Hollywood star โ who has Otis, eight, and Daisy, five, with Jason โ also shrugged off the idea her bond with Styles alienated his co-star Florence Pugh on the set of โDonโt Worry Darlingโ.
She argued: โIt is very rare that people assume the best from women in power. I think they donโt often give us the benefit of the doubt.
โFlorence did the job I hired her to do, and she did it exquisitely.
โIt is ironic that now, with my second filmโwhich is again about the incredible power of women, what weโre capable of when we unite, and how easy it is to strip a woman of power by using other women to judge and shame themโweโre talking about this.โ
While Florence hasnโt done much to promote or even talk about the film, Olivia suggested this is down her to leading ladyโs busy schedule.
She added: โFlorence is one of the most in-demand actresses in the universe. Sheโs on set on Dune. I gather that some people expect for her to be engaging more on social media.
โI didnโt hire her to post. I hired her to act. She fulfilled every single expectation I had of her. Thatโs all that matters to me.โ
Read โOlivia Wilde on Donโt Worry Darling, Baseless Rumors โ And Everything Else,โ by Julie Miller in Vanity Fairโs October issue, and on VanityFair.com.