

The lawsuit accuses LaBeouf of violent attacks including strangulation and of knowingly giving FKA Twigs a sexually transmitted disease, among other allegations. FKA Twigs starred opposite LaBeouf in the film “Honey Boy” and the two artists dated for about a year. LaBeouf’s alleged firing from “Don’t Worry Darling” took place around three months before singer and actress FKA Twigs filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf over alleged sexual battery and abuse. The source noted Wilde “is known to build collaborative sets with a zero asshole policy.” “He is not an easy guy to work with,” a source close to “Don’t Worry Darling” told Variety, adding the actor was “off-putting” to Wilde and other members of the cast and crew. Wes Anderson's Favorite Movies: 35 Films the Auteur Wants You to SeeĢ021 Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win at the Primetime Emmy Awards?
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Olivia Wilde: 'Don't Worry Darling' Will Make Viewers Realize 'How Rarely They See Female Pleasure' Though shooting had not started yet when LaBeouf departed, insiders close to the project say LaBeouf displayed poor behavior and his style clashed with the cast and crew, including Wilde, who ultimately fired him. Variety has learned LaBeouf was dropped from the film. Instead, studio sources announced that Harry Styles would be replacing him, citing a scheduling conflict. Deadline reported at the time LaBeouf “departed the project due to a scheduling conflict,” but a new Variety report claims LaBeouf was fired off the project by Wilde due to alleged poor behavior.Īs reported by Variety: “In September, LaBeouf was officially moved off the project. News broke in late April that Olivia Wilde had cast Florence Pugh and Shia LaBeouf as the leads in the psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling,” her highly anticipated second feature directorial effort following the breakout success of “Booksmart.” By September, LaBeouf had been replaced by Harry Styles as the film’s male lead.
