Olivia Wilde has a sense of humor about her viral moment.
The 42-year-old Don’t Worry Darling star and director recently responded to a photo going viral following an appearance at the 2026 San Francisco International Film Festival last month.
If you haven’t seen, a screenshot from a video of herself being interviewed by SFGATE on the red carpet at the event began circulating online, and people began commenting on her seemingly gaunt appearance.
In a video response posted on Sunday (May 3) to her Instagram, Olivia‘s brother Charles Cockburn is heard asking: “Olivia Wilde, do you care to address recent rumors that you’re a resurrected corpse?”
The video also included a side-by-side photo with Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.
“Listen, that is a fisheye lens. And I admit, is that my best angle? Was that my best ever look? No, it’s a startling image,” Olivia said in response.
“I don’t know why I was so close to the camera. I didn’t have to be. That’s not the truth,” she laughed, adding: “I’m not dead.”
“Leave it to your little brother to give you the maximum amount of s–t,” she captioned the video, which you can see on her Instagram Story.
She also made an appearance at another star-studded event recently. See the red carpet photos.
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