India, June 17 -- Olivia Wilde is looking back at the intense scrutiny surrounding her 2022 film Don't Worry Darling which became overshadowed by headline-making controversies like alleged tensions among cast members to the viral "spitgate" rumours involving Wilde's then-boyfriend Harry Styles and Chris Pine.

The director is now admitting that publicly addressing the rumours may have been the right move at the time.

Speaking on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the filmmaker talked about on the media storm that engulfed the psychological thriller where she revealed how often she wanted to correct the record as speculation about the film and its cast dominated headlines.

"I wanted to be like, 'Can I just talk to people?' Can I just go and say...