Things are getting sticky in the Sudeikis-Wilde split. The couple were never married, so divorce isn’t an issue…but custody of their kids is. And Olivia Wilde is calling Jason Sudeikis out for handling the situation with, let’s say, a lack of tact. Which he denies, apologetically.
Back in April, a bizarre incident took place on stage at CinemaCon, where Wilde was promoting her upcoming feature Don’t Worry Darling. A woman somehow made her way into the presentation hall and handed Wilde documents in a manila envelope marked “personal and confidential.” The actor-director took a look at the papers inside and continued with her talk, but when word got out that the documents were custody papers, it gave everyone pause. Awkward to say the least.
Neither have discussed the incident publicly, but a source said that Sudeikis “had no prior knowledge of the time or place that the envelope would have been delivered, as this would solely be up to the process service company involved, and he would never condone her being served in such an inappropriate manner.”
Now, Wilde is reportedly making it a point of contention. In a court motion obtained by The Daily Mail, she writes, “Jason’s actions were clearly intended to threaten me and catch me off guard. He could have served me discreetly, but instead he chose to serve me in the most aggressive manner possible.” Her statement calls out this “outrageous legal tactic” and continues, “The fact that Jason would embarrass me professionally and put our personal conflict on public display in this manner is extremely contrary to our children’s best interests.”
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In Sudeikis‘ version of events, Wilde got the papers at CinemaCon, in Las Vegas, because so many other locations weren’t suitable. In his own declaration to the court, Sudeikis says that he wanted the papers served at Heathrow airport, rather than at Olivia Wilde’s boyfriend Harry Styles’ place, because the kids might be there. “I did not want service to take place at the children’s school because parents might be present,” Sudeikis said. But when that didn’t work out, the company tried to contact Wilde at her hotel in Vegas. That didn’t work either, but while there, the server “noticed Olivia at the Warner Brothers Panel and proceeded to serve the Summons and Petition upon Olivia.” In other words, a bad on-the-fly call by a process server and not a premeditated tactic.
