As Olivia Wilde navigates rampant criticism over her recent appearance on the red carpet, the actress and director knows that siblings are always the ones to keep us humble.
Wilde, 42, rose to stardom on House and The O.C. before making her directorial debut with Booksmart in 2019. She followed that up with Don’t Worry Darling, and recently debuted her latest directorial effort, The Invite, which she also stars in. But after a video of Wilde looking very thin on the red carpet while promoting the new film went viral, her brother, Charles Cockburn, is having the time of his life roasting his sister.
“Olivia Wilde, do you care to address recent rumors that you’re a resurrected corpse?” Cockburn can be heard asking Wilde on the video, which was shared to her Instagram Stories. Lying back on a cozy couch outdoors covered in blankets, Wilde laughs as her brother juxtaposed a photo of her at the viral event, in which her smoky-eyed makeup accentuates the size of her eyes, and is placed next to a photo of Gollum from TheLord of the Rings.
“Listen, that is a fisheye lens,” Olivia said, laughing. “And I admit, is that my best angle? Was that my best ever look? No, it’s a startling image.” Wilde continued, saying, “I don’t know why I was so close to the camera. I didn’t have to be. That’s not the truth.”
“I’m not dead,” she added. On the video, Wilde wrote, “Leave it to your little brother to give you the maximum amount of s—.”
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What Video of Wilde Caused Such a Stir?
The video that caused such a stir was from an SFGate interview taken at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 24. The video racked up 4,738 comments, many of which inquired about Wilde’s appearance. The comments criticized everything from her heavy eye makeup, which made her eyes seem particularly large, to the type of camera lens the photographer used. However, many people inquired about Wilde’s health, wondering if she was okay. Several people chimed in, citing the rampant use of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic in Hollywood, which Wilde has never said anything about using.
Check out the controversial video from SF Gate below:
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