Olivia Wilde and her ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis appeared to hit it off when they were spotted together in Los Angeles this week, over two years after ending their seven-year engagement in 2020.
Sudeikis, 47, and Wilde, 38, emerged from a meeting together and were seen chatting on the sidewalk before closing in on a hug and going their separate ways.
The couple have had an ugly custody battle over their children Otis, eight, and Daisy, six, which overlaps with Wilde’s relationship with Harry Styles, which she directed in the film Don’t Worry Darling last year.
Affection: Olivia Wilde and her ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis appeared to hit it off when they were spotted together in Los Angeles this week, over two years after ending their seven-year engagement in 2020
History: The couple have had an ugly custody battle over their children Otis, eight, and Daisy, six, which overlaps with Wilde’s relationship with Harry Styles, which she directed in the recent film Don’t Worry Darling
Styles, whose involvement in Don’t Worry Darling was the focus of dramatic rumors leading up to the film’s release, split from Wilde in November after a romance that spanned nearly two years.
Wilde and Sudeikis were spotted the following month having what appeared to be a tense conversation after leaving a two-hour meeting in Hollywood.
However, during their sighting this week, they appeared to be more comfortable, chatting to each other and indulging in a loving hug.
They expressed goodwill as they walked away from each other, with Sudeikis throwing a peace sign in the air and Wilde smiling happily as they strolled across the parking lot.
Background: Styles, whose involvement in Don’t Worry Darling was the focus of dramatic rumors leading up to the film’s release, split from Wilde in November after a romance that spanned almost two years
Times are changing: Wilde and Sudeikis were spotted the following month engaging in what appeared to be a tense conversation after leaving a two-hour meeting in Hollywood – far from their last sighting there (pictured)
However, they seemed more relaxed with each other when they were spotted earlier this week, chatting and sharing a loving hug
Here we go: They expressed goodwill as they walked away from each other, with Sudeikis throwing a peace sign in the air and Wilde smiling happily as they strolled across the parking lot
The drama between them during their legal battle has surfaced several times, including when she was served with infamous custody papers on the CinemaCon stage last April.
Wilde called the incident “an attack on her workplace,” but said she wasn’t surprised because there was a “reason” she broke off her relationship with Sudeikis.
In court documents obtained by DailyMail.com, she argued that the decision to serve her on stage in front of an audience was an attempt to “threaten” and “embarrass” her.
Sudeikis filed a lawsuit against his ex in New York City Family Court in October 2021, and the dispute largely revolved around where the children would live.
Remember when: The drama between them during their legal battle has surfaced several times, including when she was served with infamous custody papers on the CinemaCon stage last April
Story: Wilde called the incident “an attack on her workplace” but said she wasn’t surprised it happened because there was a “reason” she left her relationship with Sudeikis
While he wanted them to live in Brooklyn, Wilde hoped they would stay in Los Angeles and possibly move to London, where her then-boyfriend Harry Styles lived.
In a legal act signed August 5 last year, a judge ruled that “New York was not the home state of the children in question” and that “California was the home state of the children.”
“For the reasons stated in the transcript on July 15, 2022, defendant’s motion to dismiss the custody motions filed on October 21, 2021 is granted,” read the Page Six reviewed filing.
The court ruled that “New York does not have jurisdiction to hear the custody motions” because it is not Otis and Daisy’s home state.
Throwback: Sudeikis filed a lawsuit against his ex in New York City Family Court in October 2021, and the dispute largely revolved around where the children would live
Booting out: While he wanted them to live in Brooklyn, Wilde hoped they would stay in Los Angeles and potentially move to London, where her then-boyfriend Harry Styles lived
Wilde filed a petition “to determine the parental relationship in the Superior Court of California in LA” in May, the filing states. Her legal team finally dismissed Sudekis’ custody case on May 18.
Experts claimed at the time that the custody battle was likely to continue in California.
In Wilde’s motion to dismiss Sudeikis’ lawsuit, the actress claimed that he and she originally agreed to send their children back to school in Los Angeles for the upcoming school year due to the Sudeikis completing the final season of the Apple TV series Ted Lasso should. what had compelled him to be in London.
“Recently, however, Jason decided he wanted to go to New York for the next year while he wasn’t working and wanted the kids to be with him during that hiatus,” the actress said on the filing. “When I didn’t agree, as the kids haven’t lived in New York for several years, Jason submitted those papers.”
Jurisdiction: In a legal act signed August 5 last year, a judge ruled that “New York was not the home state of the children concerned” and rather that “California was the home state of the children.”
Looking ahead: Experts claimed at the time that the custody battle was likely to continue in California
Wilde, who began dating Styles in January 2021, argued that the children have spent most of the past four years in Los Angeles or London, attending schools in both cities.
Wilde was reportedly delivered the court documents on April 26, in the middle of a presentation to 4,100 film industry executives about her thriller Don’t Worry Darling, when she was awkwardly handed a Manila envelope by a bailiff.
The bizarre moment sparked furious speculation about the envelope’s contents among attendees and reporters at the annual gathering of cinema owners and Hollywood studios.
Sudeikis has claimed he was unaware that the newspapers would be delivered to Wilde in such a public and humiliating manner.