Olivia Wilde Posts About ‘Selfish,’ ‘Ugly’ and ‘Crippling’ Love Amid Jason Sudeikis Nanny Lawsuit

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Making a point? Olivia Wilde shared a cryptic quote about “ugly and crippling” love amid news that her former nanny filed a lawsuit against her and Jason Sudeikis.The Don’t Worry Darling director, 38, posted the quote from writer John Steinbeck via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, February 14, Valentine’s Day. “There are several kinds of love,” read the message, which Steinbeck wrote to his son Thom in 1958. “One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance.

This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you — of kindness and consideration and respect — not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable.”The quote continued: “The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had.”Wilde’s post came amid news that her and Sudeikis’ former nanny Ericka Genaro is suing them for employment discrimination.

Genaro filed a lawsuit against the former couple — who share son Otis, 8, and daughter Daisy, 6 — on Tuesday.In court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Genaro alleged that she “became increasingly anxious and stressed” after her former employers ended their romantic relationship after nine years together.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe former childcare pro alleged that Wilde “abruptly left the home where she lived” with Sudeikis and the children in November 2020, adding, “Wilde’s sudden absence from the home had an adverse consequence on its emotional state, including Sudeikis leaning on the presence of [Genaro] for support.”Genaro claimed that