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Olivia Wilde: Legal Papers Served On Stage, Led to Therapy
18 Jun
Summary
- Olivia Wilde received legal papers during a CinemaCon presentation in 2022.
- The incident caused her to seek therapy and step away from the spotlight.
- Wilde believes her ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis did not intentionally plan the event.
In 2022, actress and director Olivia Wilde experienced a profoundly challenging moment when she was served legal papers concerning child custody while on stage at CinemaCon. The papers were related to her two children with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis. Although Wilde managed to complete her presentation professionally, the incident left her deeply shaken.
Backstage, Wilde reportedly broke down, describing the event as "one of the most fucked up things" she had ever experienced. This public humiliation prompted her to step back from the spotlight and seek professional therapy. She has since shared that she believes Sudeikis did not intentionally plan for the papers to be served during her directorial promotion.
Wilde and Sudeikis, who met in 2011, were engaged in January 2013 and welcomed son Otis in April 2014, followed by daughter Daisy in October 2016. They ended their engagement in November 2020. Wilde recounted the stage incident as "vicious" in prior interviews, noting it impacted her children and was a "deeply painful" experience for them.
