It’s been more than a half decade since Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis ended their relationship, and for better or for worse, the general public’s collective fascination has never gone away. The interest has, of course, ebbed and flowed a bit, but it’s never gone fully dormant, as we’re seeing right now following an interview, a burst of media attention and anonymous source quotes making the rounds.
This recent chatter started with a podcast appearance from Wilde. She’s promoting her new film, The Invite, and during a conversation on the Call Her Daddy podcast, she talked about when she knew the relationship was over. More specifically, she said Sudeikis didn’t get her a birthday gift because they didn’t even know each other anymore.
Her actual quote is a little more complicated (and we discuss it in depth here). I suspect the goal of her story was to talk about reaching the point in a relationship where you’re disconnected, but a lot of fans focused more on the Sudeikis not buying her a gift part and/ or inferred it was a sign he had checked out of their marriage.
Wilde’s quotes were almost immediately everywhere, as were thousands upon thousands of hot takes. Not surprisingly, fans have wanted to hear Sudeikis’ side, but he hasn’t spoken on the record since the interview. Popular ex-publicist turned gossip columnist Rob Shuter from the Naughty But Nice podcast, however, says he’s spoken to sources connected to Sudeikis. They’re allegedly claiming he’s not happy and doesn’t get how any conversation about how their relationship ended doesn’t involve Harry Styles.
Jason and those closest to him feel the real story is being overlooked. From their perspective, everything changed when Olivia fell for Harry.
That quote and a few others about how Sudeikis allegedly doesn’t want to keep having this conversation in public for the sake of their kids have been picked up by Yahoo, InTouch and more. Since Sudeikis hasn’t gone on the record, we can’t be sure how he really feels, but clearly, a lot of fans are giving some weight to these anonymous quotes.
Regardless, I’m not sure we’ll ever know Styles and Wilde’s true, unfiltered opinions on their relationship or the actualities of what happened. Their relationship ended in 2020. She's always been clear that things ended with Sudeikis before they started with Styles, but that hasn't stopped people from speculating about the timeline and a whole host of other things.
All that chatter became arguably the most discussed story in the entertainment world in 2022 during the Don’t Worry Darling press tour. In the lead-up to the movie, you couldn’t get on the internet without seeing a dozen stories about their personal lives.
From Wilde’s romance with the aforementioned Harry Styles, who also starred in the movie, to alleged drama between Wilde and actress Florence Pugh to the “spitgate” scandal between Styles and Chris Pine, the stories became increasingly more outrageous. Even the couple’s nanny was interviewed.
Since the Booksmart director and the One Direction alum broke up in 2022, Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have allegedly been able to repair their relationship enough for cordial co-parenting — they were even seen hugging it out in 2023 — so hopefully this latest resurfacing of their past drama doesn’t cause too much of a backslide.
You’ll be able to see Olivia Wilde in action when The Invite hits the 2026 movie calendar on Friday, June 26. The relationship comedy also stars Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton. As for Jason Sudeikis, he’s been working on Ted Lasso Season 4, which is set to premiere on the 2026 TV schedule on Wednesday, August 5, streaming with an Apple TV subscription.
