Shia LaBeouf Denies Being Fired From Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling”

Olivia Wilde publicly revealed on Wednesday, August 24, in Variety Cover Story the reason Shia LaBeouf was no longer featured in the movie “Don’t Worry Darling” which Olivia was the director, was because Shia was fired. While giving more details regarding why Shia was let go, Olivia said that Shia’s method of acting was “combative” and it doesn’t fit to the style she wants, she also added that she wanted to create a safe environment because she believes that a safe environment would make the workers including the producers which she is responsible for to bring out their best.

Olivia said, “…He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances. I believe that creating a safe, trusting environment is the best way to get people to do their best work. Ultimately, my responsibility is to the production and to the cast to protect them. That was my job.”

Shia LaBeouf — Shia Denies Being Fired From The Movie

According to Variety, Shia sent them an email the following day Thursday, containing what he told Olivia regarding what Olivia said about Shia being fired from the movie in which Shia was supposed to be the lead cast Jack (the lead cast was later on changed to Harry Styles). The email was first sent by Shia to Olivia on Wednesday after the issue of his firing and forwarded to Variety on Thursday by Shia.

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In the email which variety released, Shia began by telling Olivia that he prays for her everyday and wishes that God gives her health and happiness. Shia then said that his wife Mia gave birth to a baby girl Isabel who’s currently five months old, and that he is writing to Olivia after spending 627 days being sober and turning a new leaf because. Shia went on to say that he reached out to Olivia several months back to reconcile over their “failed collaboration”

Diving into what brought about him writing to Olivia, Shia said he heard Olivia say that he was fired meanwhile both he and Olivia knew that he left on his own, and it was because the rehearsal time for the actors was not enough “…You and I both know the reasons for my exit. I quit your film because your actors & I couldn’t find time to rehearse.”

Shia LaBeouf — Shia Pleads With Olivia To Change The Narrative

Shia went on to tell Olivia in the email that he is aware that she is starting her press run for DWD and that the news of Shia being fired would be a good “clickbait” however, he is more concerned about his daughter growing up to read something like that which is not the truth about her father, and giving his notorious reputation which he is doing his best to change, it would be difficult to not believe that Shia was fired. Shia said the terrible things which he has done, he owns up to doing them but he would not own up to being fired because he wasn’t. He quit the show.

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Shia went on to tell Olivia that If “lies are repeated enough in the public they become truth,” and it would make it difficult for him to crawl out of the hole he dug for himself. Finally, Shia begged Olivia to change the narrative while strongly insisting that he was never fired. “Firing me never took place, Olivia. And while I fully understand the attractiveness of pushing that story because of the current social landscape, the social currency that brings. It is not the truth. So I am humbly asking, as a person with an eye toward making things right, that you correct the narrative as best you can.”

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