Olivia Wilde’s latest Instagram post has been trolled by Harry Styles fanatics just days after the pair confirmed their romance at his agent’s wedding over the weekend.
The actress, 36, took to Instagram earlier this month with a funny New Year meme of rock band Ramones, but was flooded with criticism over her relationship with the musician, 26, who he is working with on the film she is directing, Don’t Worry Darling.
Some of the One Direction star’s followers claimed the mother-of-two ‘stole’ him from them and slammed their decision to advance from colleagues to lovers, while others defended their romance and branded the hate ’embarrassing’.
Backlash: Olivia Wilde’s latest Instagram post has been trolled by Harry Styles fanatics just days after they confirmed their romance at his agent’s wedding over the weekend (pictured)
Screen star Olivia’s post read: ‘2020, 24 hours to go’ – a funny spin on Ramones’ 1978 hit track I Wanna Be Sedated.
Despite the filmmakers’ efforts to inject humour into the start of the year, a few social media users took the opportunity to lash out at her for dating singer Harry.
One cruelly questioned the professionalism of Olivia’s psychological horror movie, which sees her new beau step into the leading role of Jack, who hides a dark secret from his wife Alice (Florence Pugh).
He took over Shia LaBeouf’s role as Florence’s love interest in September last year, and it is his first screen role since the 2017 movie Dunkirk.
Cruel: The actress, 36, was flooded with criticism over her relationship with the musician, 26, who he is working with on the film she is directing, Don’t Worry Darling (pictured last February)
Light-hearted: The filmmaker took to Instagram earlier this month with a funny New Year meme of rock band Ramones
They said: ‘dating a Co star and an employee isnt very professional from you …the movie should be called Harry and olivia’. (sic)
Others agreed: ‘So… Harry Styles got the part because he sleeps with the director? LOL.
‘And now we know how he got the part in the film… Did you slept with harry and you gave him the part? and you split with your husband bcoz you want to date harry?’ (sic)
Another troll ridiculed Harry’s past relationships, as well as the New Yorker’s nine-year romance with Wilde Jason Sudeikis, with whom she shares son Otis, six, and daughter Daisy, four.
Naysayers: Some of the One Direction star’s followers claimed the mother-of-two ‘stole’ him from them and slammed their decision to advance from colleagues to lovers
They said: ‘I know Harry have a thing for older women not a mummy with 2 babies… YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF WHAT YOU’RE DOING… DATING A BOY WHO’S WORKUNG FOR YOU!’ (sic)
However, a legion of the songwriter’s loyal fanbase urged the naysayers to stop writing negative comments on Olivia’s page, especially after Harry recently released the music video to his track Treat People with Kindness (TPWK).
Treat People with Kindness is a slogan the media personality first used to promote love and acceptance during his debut concert tour in 2017.
Fans penned: ‘clearly some of you in the comments have forgotten to TREAT PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS!!!! On behalf of the SANE Harry stans, I’m sorry and this is embarrassing.
Support: Others defended the new couple, branded the hate ’embarrassing’ and said their remarks weren’t reflective of the artist’s loyal fanbase
Splitsville: The romance marks mother-of-two Olivia’s first public relationship since her split from fiancé Jason Sudeikis, 45, in early 2020 after nine years together (pictured in 2019)
Family first: The former couple have remained committed co-parents to their two children: Otis Alexander, six, and Daisy Josephine, four (pictured)
‘where’s the treat people with kindness? leave her alone. she has done nothing. i’m so sorry for all the hate oh my god.
‘jesus christ please leave her alone.. olivia bby i’m so sorry about these comments ily queen… LEAVE HER ALONE.
‘bestie hope ur well idk why everyone thinks ur business is theirs but… treat olivia with kindness.
‘THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING LEAVE HER ALOME,, YOURE ACTING AS IF THOUGH HARRY WAS FORCED TO HOLD HER HAND.
‘Everyone needs to leave Olivia alone! So what if her and Harry are dating! He isn’t our to claim! How do you think it makes Harry feels that his fans that say they love and support him are here rn hating on Olivia for holding hands with Harry!
‘It isn’t any of our business where they are dating or not! As long as they are both happy that is all what matters! So everyone leave her alone! And TREAT HET WITH F*****G KINDNESS.
‘y’all need to leave her alone. you preach tpwk until harry is seen with a woman. literally leave her alone, she did nothing wrong.’ (sic)
Harry and Olivia made their debut as Hollywood’s hottest new power at his agent’s nuptials in Montecito, California over the weekend.
Their appearance marks the thespian’s first public relationship since her split from actor fiancé Jason, 45, in early 2020.
The happy photos came amid claims James Corden helped keep close friend Harry and Olivia’s ‘romance a secret’ after allowing the artist to stay in his home while filming Don’t Worry Darling in Palm Springs, California.
A source told Page Six: ‘This relationship between Harry and Olivia is very new. Olivia has been directing Harry in the movie in Palm Springs, and there were literally 10 people on the set, because they were strictly adhering to COVID rules.
‘Harry had been staying at James Corden’s house near Palm Springs during filming, and so they were able to be alone and keep their relationship very secret.
‘So everyone was really surprised — and rather delighted — when Harry brought Olivia as his date to the wedding, and introduced her as his girlfriend.’
The source added that Harry doesn’t give a ‘f**k* about the 10-year age gap and was ‘openly holding hands and kissing Olivia’. Olivia, Harry and James’ representatives were contacted for comment.
Acting stint: He took over Shia LaBeouf’s role as Florence Pugh’s love interest in September last year, and it is his first screen role since the 2017 movie Dunkirk (pictured left in the film)