Olivia Wilde has opened up about the moment she got served custody papers from Jason Sudeikis while speaking onstage at CinemaCon.
In April, the 38-year-old director was handed a manila envelope labeled "personal and confidential" while she was introducing the trailer for her upcoming psychological thriller - Don't Worry Darling.
At the time, the 46-year-old Ted Lasso star's representative insisted that he had no prior knowledge that she was going to be served at the convention, adding that Sudeikis "felt a great distress at the manner in which service was made", per Deadline.
However, in a new interview with Variety, Wilde revealed that the incident was not "entirely surprising" to her and that there's a "reason" why she left her former partner.
The House actress labeled the move as a "vicious" attack and went on to say that the incident involved "a huge breach in security, which is really scary".
"The hurdles that you had to jump through to get into that room with several badges, plus special Covid tests that had to be taken days in advance, which gave you wristbands that were necessary to gain access to the event - this was something that required forethought," she added.
She continued that that moment was unfortunate for her two kids - Otis, eight, and Daisy, five - who were involved in a public matter that should have been kept confidential.
According to the Independent, Sudeikis revealed in a prior declaration at court that the server was unable to give Wilde the custody papers at the intended location of Heathrow Airport due to numerous mishaps.
The server then tried to serve her the papers at the Las Vegas hotel where the CinemaCon was being held, and then noticed Wilde at the Warner Brothers Panel and "proceeded to serve the Summons and Petition" papers.
The Booksmart director explained that the "nastiness" of the "sabotage" diverted people from her second directorial effort, which will be released in theaters next month.
The former celebrity couple had been co-parenting their kids since ending their relationship in November 2020, following a seven-year engagement.
Recently this month, a judge ruled in favor of Wilde and declared that her children will reside in California and not New York as the Horrible Bosses actor petitioned in October 2021, according to papers obtained by Page Six.
Wilde - who is currently dating singer and Don’t Worry Darling actor Harry Styles - now splits her time between Los Angeles and the UK.
