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Terrina Jairaj

Olivia Wilde’s viral ‘Gollum’ interview look had fans convinced she’d found the One Ring but the truth is weirder than Middle-earth

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Olivia Wilde just set the record straight on that bizarre Gollum comparison that blew up online after her red carpet interview last month. Fans were convinced she was channeling the popular Lord of the Rings character, but the truth is even weirder – it was all thanks to a fish-eye lens and some questionable camerawork.

According to LADBible, the 42-year-old actor and director took to Instagram Stories over the weekend to address the viral moment, which happened during a chat with the San Francisco Chronicle at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 24. Social media users had a field day with her distorted appearance, with one person writing, “She looks as if she had found the one ring.” 

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