Florence Pugh

Promotion of Don't Worry Darling was marked by persistent rumours of a conflict between Pugh and director Olivia Wilde, including an account of an on-set argument and speculation arising from Pugh's limited participation in the promotional campaign.

Pugh explained that she had both very good and bad experiences with intimacy coordinators, describing an instance where a coordinator's presence had made a scene stranger and less useful. She also mentioned earlier filming requests that she now considered inappropriate.

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An Oppenheimer scene in which Pugh's character asks Oppenheimer to read a passage from the Bhagavad Gita during sexual intercourse prompted strong protests in India, with some officials and viewers considering the use of the sacred text offensive.

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After wearing a sheer Valentino dress in Rome, Pugh faced a wave of comments targeting her breasts and body. She responded publicly by condemning how readily strangers felt entitled to humiliate a woman's body.

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The relationship between Florence Pugh and Zach Braff, who were approximately twenty years apart in age, prompted repeated waves of hostile comments. Following attacks beneath a birthday post, Pugh disabled comments and publicly condemned the bullying that she and those close to her were experiencing.

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Amid debates about racism in 2020, Pugh published a lengthy message reflecting on several behaviours she now considered to be cultural appropriation, including wearing cornrows, using henna and bindis, and a teenage fascination with Jamaican and Rastafarian cultural styles.

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