

American Horror Story: Delicate is taking no prisoners — and Olivia Wilde is its newest goal.
Throughout a brand new episode of the FX collection, which aired on Wednesday, September 27, Kim Kardashian‘s character, Siobhan, provided her recommendation as a publicist to Emma Roberts‘ character, Anna, after she fainted at an awards present.
“We’re going to pull a Wilde card. As in Olivia Wilde,” Siobhan mentioned, seemingly referencing the Don’t Fear Darling press tour. “Don’t point out what occurred and wait till everybody forgets slash low-key gaslight the people who do ask and make them assume that they’re the issue. As a result of, , sexism.”
Don’t Fear Darling, which was directed by Wilde, 39, was launched in theaters in September 2022. Whilehe movie initially sparked curiosity attributable to its mysterious plot, the offscreen drama brought on much more commotion. Reviews surfaced earlier than the movie’s debut that lead actress Florence Pugh had points with Wilde, 39, attributable to relationship with male lead Harry Types. (Wilde and Types, 29, dated from January 2021 to November 2022.)
Pugh, 27, initially determined to decide out of doing press on the 2022 Venice Movie Pageant attributable to her Dune 2 filming commitments — however she confirmed up in Italy on the final minute. She skipped interviews, later reuniting along with her costars on the purple carpet.

(L-R) Nick Kroll, Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Sydney Chandler, Harry Types and Gemma Chan attend the “Don’t Fear Darling” purple carpet Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis by way of Getty Photographs
Wilde tried to close down rumors of a rift, telling reporters on the time, “Florence is a drive, and we’re so grateful that she’s capable of make it tonight regardless of being in manufacturing on Dune. I do know, as a director, how disruptive it’s to lose an actor even for a day, so I’m very grateful to her, to [Dune director] Denis Villeneuve for serving to us. And we’re actually thrilled we’ll get to have fun her work tonight. I can’t say sufficient how honored I’m to have her as our lead. She’s superb within the movie.”
A supply completely informed Us Weekly that the duo have been holding their distance amid the promotional tour, including, “Florence and Olivia have had a number of disagreements personally and professionally, that’s why Florence isn’t doing any press for the film.”
Earlier this 12 months, Pugh declined to debate the “media frenzy” surrounding Don’t Fear Darling throughout an interview with Self-importance Truthful.
“Ideally I don’t actually need to be happening the Don’t Fear Darling dialog as a result of this complete launch for The Surprise has been so optimistic and I’ve been actually excited to speak about that,” she informed the journal in February. “I don’t actually really feel the necessity to enter the nitty-gritty particulars of Don’t Fear Darling. So, if it’s OK, I’ll in all probability simply let that one sit.”
American Horror Story, in the meantime, has been leaning into the drama by poking enjoyable at varied popular culture matters since Delicate’s September 20 debut. Throughout Wednesday’s episode, Kardashian’s character acquired a costume beforehand worn by Madonna for Robert’s character to put on at an occasion. Siobhan reminded Anna “to not rip” the garment, which some viewers believed was a reference to Kardashian, 42, sporting Marilyn Monroe‘s classic Bob Mackie robe on the 2022 Met Gala.