The gloves are off in the custody battle between Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis and his – and Harry Styles’ – ex, actress and director Olivia Wilde.
The couple’s split has turned nasty, with Olivia filing court papers containing what a source close to actor Jason claims are “unfair and unfounded” accusations.
In her legal statement filed last month in California, she said he had behaved with “egregious, unnecessary, and aggressive conduct” and paid no child support, claiming she has footed “100% of the costs of the children’s care” while they are with her. She confirmed the pair split “certain expenses for the children, such as their school tuition”.
Olivia, 39, also requested he pay her £400,000 legal bills, because “he is wealthier than I am and has far greater income”. But a source close to Jason, 47, tells the Mirror: “Olivia and Jason shared costs equally and fairly throughout their relationship, including everything related to the children.
“Jason took it upon himself to initiate the proceedings in the first place to ensure that the kids would be properly cared for by both parents based on the court deciding what is fair financially going forward.”
Olivia’s court papers, obtained by The Blast, also confirm that she has £8million in assets, and makes £32,000 per month, but her monthly outgoings total £85,000.
The parents to Otis, eight, and Daisy, six, split after a seven-year engagement in November 2020, shortly before she started dating Harry, star of her film Don’t Worry Darling.
It is understood that for the first year following Olivia and Jason’s breakup they continued to split the family’s costs, as they had during
their relationship.
But this setup ended in November 2021 when Jason started a proceeding requesting the New York Family Court to determine an arrangement.
Olivia has filed hers in LA, so there is also a battle over which jurisdiction determines the custody ruling.
She was served legal papers while she was presenting on stage during CinemaCon in April last year, of which Jason denied having “prior knowledge”.
But the former couple appeared amicable when they attended their son’s sports game together last week.
