Olivia Wilde accused her ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis of attempting to “sabotage” her by having custody papers served at CinemaCon, calling the move “appalling.”
The “Don’t Worry Darling” director, 38, reflected on the “really vicious” incident in April in a Variety interview published Wednesday.
“Sadly, it was not something that was entirely surprising to me,” she admitted.
“I mean, there’s a reason I left that relationship.”
Wilde noted that the only people who “suffered” from the decision were the former couple’s son, Otis, and their daughter, Daisy.
“They’ll have to see that, and they shouldn’t ever have to know that happened. The victims were an 8- and 5-year-old, and that’s really sad,” she said.
“I chose to become an actress; I willingly walked into the spotlight,” Wilde continued. “But it’s not something my children have asked for. And when my kids are dragged into it, it’s deeply painful.”
The “Booksmart” director insisted she was not “distracted” when she received the documents in a manila envelope, saying, “I had a job to do. It was my workplace.”
That said, the “attack” did take attention away from “the work of so many different people,” Wilde added, as she had been giving the first look at “Don’t Worry Darling” during the event.
“It was really upsetting,” she said. “It shouldn’t have been able to happen. There was a huge breach in security, which is really scary.”
The “House” alum said the moment “required forethought,” explaining that attendees had to “jump through” hurdles for “special badges, plus special COVID tests that had to be taken days in advance, which gave you wristbands that were necessary to gain access.”
Wilde previously slammed Sudeikis, 46, saying in a court filing earlier this month that she was served “in the most aggressive manner possible.”
At the time, a source close to the actor told Page Six that he had “no prior knowledge of the time or place that the envelope” would be delivered.
The former couple broke up in 2020 and are battling for custody of their two little ones.
Wilde told Variety that she and the “Ted Lasso” star currently split custody.
“They’re my world,” she said after describing homemade breakfasts, bedtimes and school drop-offs with Otis and Daisy. “They’re my best friends.”
The filmmaker, who is currently in a relationship with Harry Styles, went on to clap back at the criticism she has received for dating as a mom.
“When people see me not with my kids, it’s always ‘How dare she,’” she shared. “I’ve never seen anyone say that about a guy. And if he is with his kid, he’s a f–king hero.”
