Olivia Wilde on public serving of custody papers: ‘It was really upsetting’

Don't Worry Darling director says delivery of documents from ex-partner Jason Sudeikis during on-stage presentation was vicious'

Olivia Wilde has spoken publicly for the first time about the vicious" serving of custody papers during a CinemaCon presentation, calling the public ambush by a process server deeply painful".

In a new Variety cover story, the 38-year-old actor and director referred to the April incident in which she was handed a manila envelope by a woman in the front row at CinemaCon, interrupting Wilde's presentation of her upcoming film, Don't Worry Darling, to theater exhibitors at a ticketed industry event. The envelope was first reported to contain a script, then revealed to hold legal papers pertaining to her custody dispute with former partner Jason Sudeikis. Wilde and the Ted Lasso star, who dated from 2011 to 2020 and were once engaged, have two young children, eight and five.