Following her split from singer Harry Styles in November, Olivia Wilde appears to have buried the hatchet with her former fiancé Jason Sudeikis.
Seven years of being engaged preceded Wilde and Sudeikis’ amicable breakup in 2020. They have since gone through a very public battle for the custody of their two children.
The “House” actress began a relationship with Harry Styles almost a year after her spit from Sudeikis but ended things last November because of their different priorities.
Read on for more details.
Olivia Wilde And Jason Sudeikis Have No Bad Blood
The pair seem to be leaving the past behind and forging ahead on good terms as they were recently spotted hugging in Los Angeles, two years after they ended their long seven-year engagement.
According to the Daily Mail, Wilde and Sudeikis left an alleged meeting and were seen chatting as they walked along. Just before departing each other’s company, they locked themselves in a warm embrace.
Wilde was pictured giggling cheerfully with the “Horrible Bosses” star as they talked, having emerged from the meeting together.
They first started dating in November 2011 and subsequently got engaged in January 2013. They’re both parents to a son, Otis, eight, and a daughter, Daisy, four.
The Exes Were In A Serious Legal Battle
Following the break up of their engagement, the estranged couple at the time underwent a very public battle over the primary custody of their children, Otis and Daisy.
According to Page Six, the “Ted Lasso” star filed a case against Wilde in NewYork, arguing that he wanted their children to live with him in Brooklyn instead of Los Angeles and London, which his ex-fiancee opted for at the time.
A New York judge dismissed the case seeing to the argument that New York was not the home of the kids.
“Judge Powell and this Referee agreed that New York was not the home state of the subject children, but rather California was the children’s home state,” the legal statement read per the publication.
It continued, “Therefore, for the reasons stated on the record on July 15, 2022, the respondent’s motion to dismiss the custody petitions filed on October 21, 2021, is granted as this court finds that New York does not have jurisdiction to hear the custody petitions as New York is not the home state of the subject children.”
Wilde alleged that Sudeikis only filed the petition after she refused his request for the children to live with him in New York while he was not working.
Sudeikis retorted, “For better or worse, I am a New Yorker,” adding that it was in their children’s best interest to grow up in Brooklyn.
Olivia Wilde’s Whirlwind Romance With Harry Styles
Following her split from Sudeikis, Wilde, 38, first sparked romance rumors with the “Watermelon Sugar” crooner in January 2021 after they were seen holding each other’s hand at a friend’s wedding, having met on the set of Wilde’s movie, “Don’t Worry Darling.”
The actress gushed over Styles in several Instagram posts and was even pictured moving her bags and properties out of Sudeikis’ into Style’s house.
According to a report by People magazine, Styles and Wilde ended their almost two-year relationship due to a conflict in their priorities.
“He’s still touring and is now going abroad. She is focusing on her kids and her work in L.A.,” the source told the outlet, adding that it was an amicable decision by both parties to call it quits.
Another source pointed out to People that the pair are still close friends, explaining that they’ve had their fair share of trials and that their different priorities were keeping them apart.
Olivia Wilde Says She Didn’t Leave Jason Sudeikis For Harry Styles
After initially going public with Styles in 2021, rumors began to circulate that the “Don’t Worry Darling” producer had it all worked out and actually left her fiance at the time for the singer.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Wilde responded to the rumors and called it a “horses**t idea,” explaining that it was “completely inaccurate.”
“Our relationship was over long before I met Harry,” Wilde said. “Like any relationship that ends, it doesn’t end overnight.”
She also pointed out that her relationship with Sudeikis had gone through a tough time before they finally threw in the towel “towards the beginning of the pandemic,” having realized it was no longer beneficial for their children.
