Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis Respond to Allegations By Former Nanny in Joint Statement
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are speaking out after the pair's former nanny delivered a slew of «false and scurrilous accusations» against them in an interview with . «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 in a joint statement released Monday.«Her now 18-month long campaign of harassing us, as well as loved ones, close friends and colleagues, has reached its unfortunate apex,» the statement continued. «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.»The statement comes just hours after the nanny, who looked after the former couple's children, Otis, 8 and Daisy, 6, for over three years, gave an interview to the , in which she made several shocking accusations.In the interview, the woman, who spoke anonymously to the outlet, claimed that Sudeikis discovered that Wilde had kissed Harry Styes in Palm Springs, while filming , after finding emails between her and the pop star on her old Apple Watch. She also claimed that the Ted Lasso star was so upset about finding out about Wilde's alleged affair with Styles, that he tried to stop her from going to see the former boy band member by lying underneath her car.Wilde has long insisted that she and Sudeikis parted ways in early 2020 and that her relationship with Styles started months later.Elsewhere in the interview, the woman claimed that Sudeikis fired her on Feb. 1, 2021 while in a drunken rage after he discovered that she texted Wilde.