Olivia Wilde Responds to Jason Sudeikis Custody Docs, Says She Was Served in 'Most Aggressive Manner': Report

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Olivia Wilde is firing back after she was served custody papers from ex Jason Sudeikis on stage at CinemaCon in April, according to a new report.

In sealed court filings obtained by , the director accuses her children's father of malice with the highly public legal move. «Jason's actions were clearly intended to threaten me and catch me off guard,» Wilde reportedly says in the new documents. «He could have served me discreetly, but instead he chose to serve me in the most aggressive manner possible.»Wilde was infamously interrupted on-stage in Las Vegas during a presentation for her thriller,, in front of thousands of film industry executives, when a process server approached the stage to slide her a mysterious manila envelope labeled, «personal and confidential.» Sudeikis claims to have been unaware of the manner in which the papers would eventually be served.«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,» Wilde continues. «Since Jason has made it clear that we will not be able to work this out for our children's sake outside of the court system, I filed a petition for custody in Los Angeles.»Sudeikis and Wilde began dating in 2011 and became engaged a year later.

They went on to have two children -- son Otis, 8, and daughter Daisy, 5 -- before ending their relationship in November 2020.

They never married.Sudeikis was previously linked to his  co-star Keeley Hazell, while Wilde is now dating the star of her upcoming film Harry Styles.Now, what was said to once an amicable co-parenting and custody arrangement between the exes has turned litigious over disagreements regarding where to raise their.