Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde’s high-profile relationship has officially come to an end.
New York Post reports that the couple, who were first seen holding hands in January 2021, decided to split, just as the dust was beginning to settle after the disaster Don’t worry honey press tour
It comes after sources first said so people on Friday that Styles and Wilde were “taking a break” from their relationship.
“He’s still on tour and now he’s going abroad. He’s focusing on his kids and his work in LA,” a source told the outlet. “It’s a very amicable decision.”
The source insisted the two are “still very close friends,” while another insider added: “Right now, they have different priorities that are keeping them apart.”
The news of their breakup seems abrupt, given that Wilde was spotted at Styles’ concert in Los Angeles on Tuesday with her two children.
Despite their appearance on his show, it is understood they had been preparing to split as the former One Direction singer will embark on his South American tour, while Wilde heads to London to work on a documentary.
A source added: “They are friends. You will still see them together. Things have been challenging for them as a couple because of Harry’s tour, while Olivia needs to spend time with her children in London , where they are with Jason.”
The split comes after the pair were plagued with drama in the run-up to the release of their film, Don’t worry honeyfor an alleged fight between co-star, British actress Florence Pugh.
Rumors began circulating in July that Pugh, 26, had a falling out with director Wilde, 38, when she failed to promote the psychological thriller in any real way both publicly and on social media.
The speculation worsened when Pugh agreed to appear only at the Venice Film Festival for the film’s September premiere and opted out of other promotional appearances.
It’s unclear what exactly sparked the alleged feud, but fans believe it had something to do with Shia LaBeouf’s exit from the film. (Styles took over from LaBeouf.)
Although Wilde publicly maintained that he had fired LaBeouf, he later explained that he actually quit. To further prove his point, a leaked video showed Wilde asking LaBeouf to stay, in which he referred to Pugh as “Miss Flo,” adding that she would get a “ton of attention.”
Pugh’s glam squad made it clear they had watched the video with custom “Miss Flo” T-shirts while getting her ready for Venice.
All while Wilde struggled with Pugh’s drama, the former O.C The star was also facing a very nasty custody battle with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis, who she had been with for nearly a decade. Most fans believed that Wilde had left her Ted Lasso star, 47, for Styles, 28, which she denied.
“The whole horses** idea that I left Jason for Harry is completely inaccurate,” she said Booksmart said the director, who shares children Otis, 8, and Daisy, 5, with Sudeikis Vanity Fair on its October 2022 cover.
“Our relationship ended long before I met Harry,” she explained. “Like any relationship that ends, it doesn’t end overnight.”
This story originally appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission