Over four years ago now, Olivia Wilde experienced one of the wildest Hollywood moments caught on camera. While presenting her directorial debut, Don’t Worry Darling, onstage at CinemaCon in 2022, she was served legal papers from her ex, Jason Sudeikis. The moment was downright shocking to everyone involved, and Wilde herself is still reeling from the incident.
In an interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast on June 17, the House alum addressed the incident head-on. “I will never forget, one of the most f— up things that I went through — among so many — was that I was served papers on stage,” Wilde said. “It was incredibly traumatizing.”
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She then went on to talk about how Sudeikis, whom she shares kids Otis, 12, and Daisy, 9, with, played a part in the whole thing.
Jason Sudeikis at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
“I know Jason has told me that he did not know [about the timing] and I need to believe that in order to continue,” she said. Wilde and Sudeikis were together for seven years before splitting in 2020 amid rumors of her relationship with Don’t Worry Darling star, Harry Styles.
“I think that lawyers can be super f— up and do f— up things, and I’m aware of that,” Wilde continued, partly removing responsibility from her ex. “I think that people are never their best selves when they’re engaging in that kind of process, and it was so f— up in so many ways.”
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Regardless of his involvement, the Ted Lasso star was open with Wilde about regretting how everything happened. “I know it really hurt him to see it happening to me,” Wilde said. “I think it was undeniable that it was a f— up thing, and I know he felt very, very bad that it happened to me.”
“It was a moment that I ended up doing a lot of therapy about,” she added, “still kind of do.”
Also in the interview, Wilde explained why the moment was so traumatizing for her.
“There’s the feeling of being on stage that is a vulnerable feeling, she said. “Also, that room couldn’t have been higher stress. The people in that room at CinemaCon are… it’s all the studio people. So it’s all the people you were trying to impress the most with your work and all the exhibitors, the people at the movie theaters, the people you need to sell your movies, and all the press.”
“It was like, I cannot f— believe this is happening to me here,” she reflected. “And yet, the crazy thing is, once you make it through things like that, you kinda feel like you can make it through anything.”
Wilde went on to date Styles for two years before splitting amicably in 2022. She and Sudeikis never got back together, but have been co-parenting ever since their split.
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