A source close to the project confirms to EW that LaBeouf was not formally fired from the film.
“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; Olivia Wilde.Mike Marsland/WireImage; Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage
He continued: “Firing me never took place, Olivia.
It is not the truth.
Representatives for Wilde andDon’t Worry Darlingdistributor Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
Ultimately, my responsibility is to the production and to the cast to protect them.
That was my job.”
He later sought treatment at an inpatient facility.
“I find myself just really wishing him health and evolution because I believe in restorative justice.
But for our film, what we really needed was an energy that was incredibly supportive.
