Olivia Wilde blasts idea she left Jason Sudeikis for Harry Styles

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Olivia Wilde has blasted โ€œcomplete horses*** ideaโ€ she left Jason Sudeikis for Harry Styles.

The โ€˜Donโ€™t 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: โ€œThe complete horses*** idea that I left Jason for Harry is completely inaccurate. Our relationship was over long before I met Harry.

โ€œLike any relationship that ends, it doesnโ€™t end overnight. Unfortunately, Jason and I had a very bumpy road, and we officially dissolved the relationship towards the beginning of the pandemic.

โ€œWe were raising two kids during lockdown, so we co-parented through that time.

โ€œOnce 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 โ€˜Donโ€™t Worry Darlingโ€™.

She argued: โ€œIt is very rare that people assume the best from women in power. I think they donโ€™t often give us the benefit of the doubt.

โ€œFlorence did the job I hired her to do, and she did it exquisitely.

โ€œIt is ironic that now, with my second filmโ€“which is again about the incredible power of women, what weโ€™re capable of when we unite, and how easy it is to strip a woman of power by using other women to judge and shame themโ€“weโ€™re talking about this.โ€

While Florence hasnโ€™t done much to promote or even talk about the film, Olivia suggested this is down her to leading ladyโ€™s busy schedule.

She added: โ€œFlorence is one of the most in-demand actresses in the universe. Sheโ€™s on set on Dune. I gather that some people expect for her to be engaging more on social media.

โ€œI didnโ€™t hire her to post. I hired her to act. She fulfilled every single expectation I had of her. Thatโ€™s all that matters to me.โ€

Read โ€˜Olivia Wilde on Donโ€™t Worry Darling, Baseless Rumors โ€” And Everything Else,โ€™ by Julie Miller in Vanity Fairโ€™s October issue, and on VanityFair.com.