Olivia Wildewas taken aback whenservedwith legal documents fromJason Sudeikisin the middle of her CinemaCon presentation.An industry source tells PEOPLE that theDon’t Worry Darlingdirector, 38, “was surprised and embarrassed” as she was served the papers onstage Tuesday in Las Vegas, “but she moved forward with little fuss.““Olivia was professional and adult about what happened and made sure the show went on,” the insider adds.Wilde wasinterrupted while speakingabout her upcoming thrillerwhen a woman approached the stage and tossed a manila envelope toward her. The contents of the envelope were later confirmed to be legal documents pertaining to her children with ex-fiancé Sudeikis, 46. (The former couple share sonOtis, 8, and daughterDaisy, 5.)Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Olivia Wilde (L); Jason Sudeikis.Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage; Rich Fury/GettyWhile many believed at the time that the envelope was an unsolicited script, sources confirmed to PEOPLE last week that the director and actress was served legal papers mid-presentation pertaining to her children with theTed Lassoactor.After remarking that it seemed “very mysterious,” theTron: Legacystar said she was “going to open it now because it feels like it’s a script.“Olivia Wilde.Frazer Harrison/GettyOnce she opened it, Wilde continued, “Okay, got it. Thank you.” She then went on with the presentation, picking up where she left off with her remarks onDon’t Worry Darling, and it never came up again.A source close to Sudeikis told PEOPLE, “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,” the latter source added.A representative for Sudeikis did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, and a rep for Wilde has not commented.Family law attorney David Glass, who is not involved in the case, told PEOPLE it is “highly unlikely” that Sudeikis did not know any of thedetails of how Wilde would be served.“I talked to every one of my clients to get the information on where could we serve him or her,” he said. “We get all that information from them. And if you’re going to go to that sort of extreme length to do it publicly, to do it in an embarrassing way, I can’t see the client not knowing about it.”
Olivia Wildewas taken aback whenservedwith legal documents fromJason Sudeikisin the middle of her CinemaCon presentation.
An industry source tells PEOPLE that theDon’t Worry Darlingdirector, 38, “was surprised and embarrassed” as she was served the papers onstage Tuesday in Las Vegas, “but she moved forward with little fuss.”
“Olivia was professional and adult about what happened and made sure the show went on,” the insider adds.
Wilde wasinterrupted while speakingabout her upcoming thrillerwhen a woman approached the stage and tossed a manila envelope toward her. The contents of the envelope were later confirmed to be legal documents pertaining to her children with ex-fiancé Sudeikis, 46. (The former couple share sonOtis, 8, and daughterDaisy, 5.)
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Olivia Wilde (L); Jason Sudeikis.Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage; Rich Fury/Getty
While many believed at the time that the envelope was an unsolicited script, sources confirmed to PEOPLE last week that the director and actress was served legal papers mid-presentation pertaining to her children with theTed Lassoactor.
After remarking that it seemed “very mysterious,” theTron: Legacystar said she was “going to open it now because it feels like it’s a script.”
Olivia Wilde.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Once she opened it, Wilde continued, “Okay, got it. Thank you.” She then went on with the presentation, picking up where she left off with her remarks onDon’t Worry Darling, and it never came up again.
A source close to Sudeikis told PEOPLE, “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,” the latter source added.
A representative for Sudeikis did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, and a rep for Wilde has not commented.
Family law attorney David Glass, who is not involved in the case, told PEOPLE it is “highly unlikely” that Sudeikis did not know any of thedetails of how Wilde would be served.
“I talked to every one of my clients to get the information on where could we serve him or her,” he said. “We get all that information from them. And if you’re going to go to that sort of extreme length to do it publicly, to do it in an embarrassing way, I can’t see the client not knowing about it.”
source: people.com
