Olivia WildeandJason Sudeikisare shutting down claims from their former nanny about the details surrounding the pair’s split and the beginnings of Wilde’s relationship withHarry Styles.
After the actors' former nanny alleged several new details about Wilde and Sudeikis' breakup in an interview with theDaily Mail, Wilde and Sudeikis are calling the accusations “false and scurrilous” in a joint statement shared with PEOPLE.
“As parents, it is incredibly upsetting to learn that a former nanny of our two young children would choose to make such false and scurrilous accusations about us publicly,” the former couple said. “Her now 18 month long campaign of harassing us, as well as loved ones, close friends and colleagues, has reached its unfortunate apex.”
“We will continue to focus on raising and protecting our children with the sincere hope that she will now choose to leave our family alone.”
Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis.Joe Maher/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; John Shearer/Getty
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“On the Monday morning [of] Nov. 9, when I came back from a weekend off, [Jason] was crying a lot, crying and crying. I didn’t know what had happened at all,” the nanny claimed. “After I’d got the kids ready, Jason came upstairs and was having some coffee. He was crying and a mess, saying, ‘She left us. She left us!’ "
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On one occasion, the nanny, whose name was not revealed, said Sudeikis, 47, “went outside and lay under her car so she wouldn’t leave.”
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“She went back into the house and he went in, it was back and forth. He said he was doing it on purpose to make her late going to see Harry,” added the nanny.
According to the nanny, Sudeikis was upset after seeing Wilde prepare a salad, allegedly for Styles, with her “special dressing” in the family’s kitchen.
While Wilde, 38, has maintained that her relationship with Sudeikis “was over long before I met Harry,” she toldVanity Fairin October, the nanny claimed that theTed Lassoactor discovered details of Wilde’s relationship with Styles on an Apple Watch she left behind while filmingDon’t Worry Darlingthat contained messages between the pair.
The nanny further claimed that Sudeikis banned them from playing any of Styles' music.
Wilde and Sudeikis began dating in 2011 and were engaged for several years, before PEOPLE reported in November 2020 that the couple hadcalled it quits on their relationship.
Olivia Wilde (L); Jason Sudeikis.Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage; Rich Fury/Getty
Afternews of their splitbroke in November 2020, a source told PEOPLE that the pair’s children were their main concern. “It’s been amicable and they’ve transitioned into a great co-parenting routine. The children are the priority and the heart of the family’s relationship,” the source explained.
Though thingsappeared amicablebetween the pairfor some timeafter their split, the co-parents made headlines in April when Sudeikis served Wilde withlegal documentsregarding their childrenwhile onstageat CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
TheBooksmartdirector touched on her co-parenting relationship with Sudeikis during her cover interview withVanity Fair. “When they are with their father, I trust him to be a great parent. So when they’re not with me, I continue to live my life,” she said in response to thejudgment she’s facedwhen she’s photographed without her kids.
Despite the speculation, Wilde reiterated that Otis and Daisy are her main focus. “There’s nothing that is more important to me,” she said. “I love driving to school every morning. I love making pancakes. I love putting them to bed every night. They’re my best friends.”
source: people.com
