Olivia Wilde is too sexualized to play Linda Lovelace, says Olivia Wilde

I’ve never really gotten why Olivia Wilde is as much of a “thing” as she seems to be. Like, I get why dudes like her – she’s pretty and she has a nice figure. She’s a half-decent actress – not award-worthy, but not actively bad either. But over the past few years, she gets promoted like she’s the greatest thing to ever hit Hollywood, like we’ve just been dying for a hot-girl-actress like Olivia. When really, she’s just kind of bland.

Anyway, Ol’ Cockburn (her birth name) covers the April issue of GQ UK. She seems to be promoting Butter, I suppose. That’s the film that she did with Jennifer Garner and Ashley Greene (cough, haha, cough). I wasn’t even going to cover this, but then I was reading Olivia’s quotes, and she kind of pissed me off.

Before Olivia Wilde began dating Saturday Night Live’s Jason Sudeikis, the 27-year-old beauty was linked to a bevy of Hollywood hunks, including Justin Timberlake, Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling.

In the April issue of British GQ, the Butter star explains how being such a man magnet has affected her acting career.

“I was very sexually mature at a very young age,” Wilde says. “I was very comfortable with it and talking about it, and once someone hears a young woman speak candidly about sexuality, it’s like, ‘Whoa!’ You get labelled.”

Wilde even “pulled out” of the Linda Lovelace biopic because she wanted to be viewed in a different light. “I decided that it should go to someone who is not already sexualized by the public — Linda Lovelace was an innocent. Amanda [Seyfried] will do an amazing job.”

The actress also opens up about her 2011 divorce from Italian prince Tao Ruspoli, calling it a “peaceful parting” because “there were no kids involved.”

“We could see it as this wonderful chapter,” Wilde tells British GQ. “And anyway, you fall in love again. Oh God, to think that you only fall in love once in your entire life is such a depressing thought.”

[From Us Weekly]

I don’t give a crap about the “I’ve been labeled because I’m a girl who talks about sex” thing. Because that’s just Olivia acting like Megan Fox, hoping that more people will write about her if she says the word “sex” a lot. That’s just a standard-issue famewhore move that a lot of young actresses employ. What bugs me is the “I decided that it should go to someone who is not already sexualized by the public — Linda Lovelace was an innocent. Amanda [Seyfried] will do an amazing job” part. First of all, I cannot stress this enough: DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE ROLES YOU PASSED ON. It’s disrespectful to the actresses who are now doing those roles. It’s bad form. Second of all, I have my doubts that Olivia was ever up for serious contention for any Linda Lovelace bio-pic – the initial rumors of her casting came from Olivia herself. That’s a lead role, and Ol’ Cockburn hasn’t proven that she can carry a film – she hasn’t even proven that she can participate in a hit film as part of an ensemble. So while it’s nice of her to say something nice about Seyfried (who has proven that she can carry a film), it’s also disingenuous (not to mention insulting) for Olivia to act like she was in serious contention for a lead role, and Amanda only got the role after Olivia stepped aside for such noble reasons.

Third point: “…It should go to someone who is not already sexualized by the public…” Bitch, please. Like that sexualization has been FORCED upon her. Like she didn’t actively participate in it. And, just by the way, Amanda Seyfried participates in the sexualization of her image as well. Both women have done barely-clothed photo shoots in men’s magazines, and both women give relatively explicit interviews. So maybe Olivia shouldn’t try so hard to convince us that it was all her choice that she’s not playing a lead role in a studio-backed film.

Here are some more shots from GQ UK of the public forcing Ol’ Cockburn to be so incredibly sexy.

Photos courtesy of GQ UK.

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  1. Happy21 says:

    I really hate it when chicks think they are all that and a bag of chips because they use the word sex or seem fine with it. Every woman I have ever known who is like that is incredibly insecure and thinks that people will think they are cool for talking like that. It is not cool. It is unfortunate.

    As for her being sexualized in public or by the public – I’m not too sure which planet she is living on but I’ve never thought of her as an overly sexual female. I think of Amanda Seyfried as more sexual than her.

    These quotes just made me like her less than I already do – if that was even possible.

  2. original sandy says:

    i agree, i didn’t even know who she was, why is she on covers? when she started defending Kim k. marriage/divorce situation? (a fame whore reality person?) i didn’t want to know who Olivia was, she’s not a very deep or smart person, is she?

    • Tiffany says:

      The reason she is working so much is that yes, she is gorgeous…but she has a reputation in the industry for being a VERY kind person. Fun to work with, good energy…when you work on sets for weeks on end, being around an irritating person can be a huge challenge. She is decently talented, but she makes up for it in other ways. I think she has a lot of potential because she is humble enough to grow.

  3. lipsy says:

    Where did all her boobs come from? She’s always been very lean and flat. I noticed the sudden growth in that Time Magazine video(?) couple of days ago where she was juggling her boobs left to right.

  4. jc126 says:

    I think it’s sad when anyone is “very sexually mature at a young age”. I know she thinks it’s supposed to be a good thing, but it’s too bad, really.

    I don’t think playing Linda Lovelace is going to be a good thing for anyone’s career, either.

    • Kimbob says:

      Seriously, I agree. I think she thinks she’s “sensationalizing” such, but it really comes off as plain SAD…I agree.

      Kaiser, I also agree that it IS bad form to comment on roles that one has…ahem….ALLEGEDLY passed up, right?! Spot on! Famewhore move, & very disrespectful to the actress who’s been awarded the part. Actually, this knocks down Ol’ Cockburn (LOVE your name for her) quite a few notches in my book.

      Soooo, she’s aiming @ a comedic-sexy angle. EPIC FAIL! Her famewhorin’ moves overshadowed such…tis a shame, Olivia.

  5. Working says:

    @ Lipsy…she gained weight. She was super skinny with no boobs when she first came out, gained some after her divorce and BAM she was one of the lucky ones and it went to her boobs! I had the same thing happen…only it went to my saddle bags!!!

  6. Gene Parmesan says:

    She is not interesting in any way or form. does she really expect longevity in the business?.. she comes off very arrogant

    • Kimbob says:

      Very arrogant, indeed. She just couldn’t help herself! The narcissist part of a celeb will ALWAYS overshadow any attempts at humility or self-deprecation (meaning her comedic-sexy try). Like I said above….EPIC fail.

  7. sup says:

    lol that last pic

  8. Amanda says:

    Sounds like a moron. I never had an opinion on her before, just thought of her as “that pretty-but-kinda-plain looking chick with small eyes who Hollywood keeps trying to make happen”. Now I can just add “self-absorbed” to that assessment.

    • Monkey Jim says:

      Co-sign this. I wasn’t even going to read the post, as she doesn’t interest me in slightest, but I’m bored so sue me.
      The pics…. I’m embarrassed for her. Cringe. Next!

  9. sullivan says:

    I think she’s pretty, but her legs never fail to startle me. Misha Barton’s legs did the same thing. The legs are fine, but they don’t fit their bodies. A silly observation, I know.

  10. Cinesnatch says:

    Bad timing? Butter comes out in the Fall.

  11. SCREEEE says:

    This annoyed me so much. Why THANK YOU Olivia for making it clear Amanda Seyfried gets your sloppy seconds. A) rude and B) AS IF. Seyfried has worked with Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Tina Fey and a ton of other talented people. You’re the girl from House.

    • normades says:

      Wilde is so full of herself. That princess stuff was so annoying.

      And yeah, I don’t see how any casting director would prefer Olivia to Amanda. Amanda is way better known esp. internationally. I think this is a great role for Amanda and she’ll nail it (there are 2 Lovelace projects in the works, this isn’t the one Lohan was going to do).

  12. bns says:

    A few more years and she’ll fade into oblivion like the rest of her kind.
    And I don’t believe for a second that she passed on the Lovelace role.

  13. miriam says:

    She looked more distinctive and memorable in The OC days. I haven’t seen anything of hers since then.

  14. The Bobster says:

    Linda Lovelace was an innocent? Has she seen Linda’s early work?

  15. wunder says:

    Those are some really stupid looking mag pics.

  16. laila says:

    She’s a beautiful woman. I would kill for her eyes and cheekbones. Didn’t she leave her husband for Ryan Gosling last year? I wonder if she regrets it now, since it didn’t end up lasting with him?

  17. UsagiChan says:

    Girls, girls, girls! Please stop posing with your mouth open. I half expect drool to come out of your mouth.