Olivia Wilde Reveals What She Thinks Overshadowed 'Don't Worry Darling'

In the interview with Elle, Olivia said she was disappointed with the way the media “minimized into bite-size TikTok points.”

She clarified that her intention was not to “throw myself into the flames for the movie.”

“This film is trying to ask big questions, but [it’s] ‘Let’s just focus on this sideshow over here.’ Having been a known figure for a while…makes me well-equipped to have a Teflon exterior. But it also means that you’re under a different kind of microscope. It’s brought my attention to the media and how it pits women against one another,” she said, likely referring to rumors of on-set tension with star Florence Pugh.

“She’s so generous in her acting in every scene. She makes everyone around her better,” Olivia said of Florence.

“It is shocking to see so many untruths about yourself traded as fact. Florence had a really wise comment that we didn’t sign up for a reality show. And I love that she put it that way, because it’s as though the general public feels that if you are making something that you’re selling to the public, you somehow have accepted that your life will be torn to shreds by a pack of wolves. No, that’s actually not part of the job description. Never was,” she continued.

She also talked about what might have overshadowed the film.

“It’s interesting because Florence very wisely pointed out that a lot of attention has been given to the sex scenes. And I think she’s so right. I completely agree with her that it’s overshadowing everything else that the movie’s about, which is so interestingly ironic because one of the uses of sex in Victory is as a tool of distraction.”

“When Florence pointed that out that this film is so much bigger and better than just the sex scenes, I was so happy that she said that because I feel the same way,” she concluded.

Olivia also opened up about the hate she’s been receiving online.