Olivia Wilde was served child custody papers from ex-fiancée Jason Sudeikis whilst delivering a presentation at CinemaCon.
On Tuesday, the 38-year-old actor and director was promoting her new film - titled Don't Worry Darling - when she was handed an envelope marked "private and confidential" in the middle of her speech.
Wilde asked at the time: "Is this for me? Is this a script? Ok got it. Thank you." She then scanned the documents before resuming her speech.
The letter was not mentioned again, which lead to the speculation that it was potentially a film-script-related document. It was later revealed that the documents contained child custody papers.
As per BBC News, it's been reported that 46-year-old Sudeikis had "no prior knowledge" of the circumstances of the letter's delivery despite it being served on his behalf.
Sources close to Sudeikis told Variety: "Papers were drawn up to establish jurisdiction relating to the children of Ms. Wilde and Mr. Sudeikis."
"Mr. Sudeikis had no prior knowledge of the time or place that the envelope would have been delivered as this would solely be up to the process service company involved and he would never condone her being served in such an inappropriate manner," it added.
Wilde met Sudeikis - perhaps best known by fans as Ted Lasso in the sitcom of the same name - back in 2011. They got engaged in 2012 and share two children, Otis aged eight, and Daisy, aged five. After nearly 10 years together, the two actors ended their seven-year engagement in November 2020.
In response to the incident, NATO managing director and head of CinemaCon Mitch Neuhauser told Variety that it would re-elevate its security protocol.
"To protect the integrity of our studio partners and the talent, we will reevaluate our security protocols," Neuhauser said.
CinemaCon also added in their statement: "We will act accordingly because it’s the right thing to do. We want to do the safe, proper thing."
Despite the incident, Wilde's Don't Worry Darling presentation made headlines after CinemaCon got a sneak peek of the trailer. The film features her current romantic partner Harry Styles as the lead, alongside Florence Pugh.
Wilde told the audience that the movie is "a love letter to movies that push the boundaries of our imagination" and cited films such as Matrix, Inception, and The Truman Show as inspiration.
The film is due to be released in theaters by Warner Bros in September.
