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Not so fast, Olivia Wilde. Shia LaBeouf wants to clear the air: 'I quit the film'

When it rains it pours for Shia LaBeouf. Just as the embattled "Transformers" star revealed that he was contemplating suicide ahead of converting to Catholicism, he found himself embroiled in a war of words with his former director Olivia Wilde, who recently said she fired him from her new film "Don't Worry Darling" because his creative process "was not conducive to the ethos" she demands on ...
Shia LaBeouf attends the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 8, 2020, in Santa Monica, California.

When it rains it pours for Shia LaBeouf.

Just as the embattled "Transformers" star revealed that he was contemplating suicide ahead of converting to Catholicism, he found himself embroiled in a war of words with his former director Olivia Wilde, who recently said she fired him from her new film "Don't Worry Darling" because his creative process "was not conducive to the ethos" she demands on her productions.

According to Variety, LaBeouf — who describes himself as an immersive actor — denied Wilde's claim and asserted that he "quit the film due to lack of rehearsal time," citing 2020 emails and text messages he allegedly sent the director before she replaced him with her now-boyfriend Harry Styles.

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