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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Matthew Cantor

Olivia Wilde was served papers onstage. It’s no shock to those in the business

Olivia Wilde looks into an envelope handed to her onstage during CinemaCon 2022 at Caesars Palace.
Olivia Wilde looks into an envelope handed to her onstage during CinemaCon 2022 at Caesars Palace. Photograph: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

The actor Olivia Wilde was discussing a forthcoming film on stage this week when she received a mysterious envelope, passed across the stage by someone in the front row.

The contents, according to various reports, were custody papers from her ex-fiance, Jason Sudeikis, with whom she has two kids. Wilde reportedly didn’t bat an eye after opening the papers, marked “personal and confidential”, but the incident sparked questions. How did the person who served the papers get into the event at CinemaCon, a star-studded film industry gathering in Las Vegas? And why did the person choose such a public moment to hand the documents to Wilde?

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