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Olivia Wilde responds after viral red carpet footage drew comparisons to Gollum from ‘Lord of the Rings’
Olivia Wilde is poking fun of herself after online critics compared her recent red carpet appearance to the “Lord of the Rings” character Gollum.
Last week, Wilde — who was promoting her new film, “The Invite,” at the San Francisco Film Festival — gave an on-camera interview with SFGATE and the footage instantly went viral.
“The cameraman really doing a disservice here,” one user commented on the post.
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“She looks as if she had found the one ring,” another said, referencing the “Lord of the Rings” franchise.
Over the weekend, Wilde took to social media to address the online criticism.
“Leave it to your little brother to give you the maximum amount of s—,” Wilde captioned the clip, per People.
In the clip, Wilde’s brother, Charlie Cockburn, asked, “Olivia Wilde, do you care to address recent rumors that you’re a resurrected corpse?”
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“Listen, that’s a fish-eye lens. And I admit, is that my best angle? Was that my best-ever look? No. No, it’s startling,” she admitted. “It’s a startling image.”
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“It was a fish-eye lens,” she continued, while giggling. “I don’t know why I was so close to the camera. I didn’t have to be. That’s not the truth.”
“Do you have any more questions?” she jokingly asked. “I’m not dead.”
Wilde isn’t afraid to address controversy.
During an appearance at the Red Sea International Film Festival in 2024, the actress and director admitted she rarely seeks approval or acceptance from outside voices.
Wilde said she enjoys pitching projects that people “know that I won’t be afraid of,” adding, “And I think part of that is being willing to not be accepted, being willing to not be celebrated by everyone, being willing to not be loved by everyone.”
“I think a huge problem with our business – around the world, I imagine it’s the same – when you conflate filmmaking or acting with fame or with large-scale acceptance, you immediately cut off every opportunity to do any risky work,” she continued. “And so I think that it was important to me to never become overly focused on being accepted or loved.”
The world’s largest sporting event, the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is just a few weeks away, returning to North America and the United States for the first time since 1994.
FIFA announced their first ever halftime show for the World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. In a post on X, featuring Elmo, Coldplay announced that the halftime show would be curated by lead singer Chris Martin and feature BTS, Madonna and Shakira. Shakira is set to release the official song of the World Cup, “Dai Dai,” later Thursday.
The show will also “raise funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund,” dedicated to “improving access to quality education and football for children around the world.”
FOX broadcasts the entire tournament, with opening matches kicking off on June 11 in Mexico. El Tri hosts South Africa in Mexico City, while South Korea takes on Croatia in Guadalajara.
Then the next day, the other two hosts play their first group stage matches. Canada plays Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto in Group B. Then the US Men’s National Team, coming off a rocky past few months of friendlies, plays its first match against Paraguay in Los Angeles. They then head to Seattle to play Australia on June 19, before closing out the group stage against Turkey back in LA on June 25.
Unsurprisingly, given the scale and scope of the tournament, and the stage hosting in the US offers, FIFA is pulling out all the entertainment stops.
Already, soccer’s governing body has set up an extensive list of entertainment to kick off the tournament in the host countries. An opening ceremony in Los Angeles on June 12 will feature music acts like Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA, Rema and Tyla.
“This opening ceremony in Los Angeles represents the extraordinary scale of what the FIFA World Cup 2026 will become,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement. “The lineup of artists reflects the cultural diversity of the United States and the vibrancy of its many diasporas, highlighting the nation’s rich influence on music, entertainment and pop culture, while showcasing the power of music to bring people together across the country.”
That ceremony will kick off 90 minutes before the start of the US match, and will complement two additional opening ceremonies in Canada and Mexico. The opening match in Toronto will feature performances by Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Elyanna, Jessie Reyez, Michael Bublé, Nora Fatehi, Sanjoy, Vegedream and William Prince.
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In Mexico, opening ceremony headliners include Alejandro Fernández, Belinda, Danny Ocean, J Balvin, Lila Downs, Los Ángeles Azules, Maná and Tyla.
Prior performers at World Cup finals include stars like Carlos Santana and Wycleaf Jean at the 2014 tournament in Brazil. Will Smith was among those who sang at the 2018 finale in Russia, and Davido, Aisha, Ozuna were part of the 2022 closing ceremony in Qatar.
Over 100 matches. 16 cities hosting in three countries. Over a month’s worth of action, culminating in a momentous finale in New Jersey. The World Cup never fails to deliver.
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