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Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have released a joint statement regarding the high-profile end of their relationship.
The former couple, who were together from 2011 to 2020 and shared two children, spoke out on Monday in response to an article published by The Daily Mail, in which a woman described as a former nanny to the two stars leaked private details alleged about the time before and around their separation.
“As parents, it is incredibly heartbreaking to learn that a former nanny of our two young children would choose to publicly make such false and slanderous accusations about us,” reads their joint statement provided to CNN. “His now 18-month campaign of harassment against us, our loved ones, close friends and colleagues has reached its unfortunate peak.”
“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 concluded.
The unnamed woman, whose claims have not been verified by CNN, spoke with the British outlet about the pair’s interactions amid Wilde’s relationship with Harry Styles, whom she worked with on the set of his film, “Don ‘t Worry Darling”.
Wilde previously told Vanity Fair that her relationship with Sudeikis, with whom she shares daughter Daisy, 5, and son Otis, 8, ended long before her romance with Styles began.
The couple’s split has been controversial at times.
The “Booksmart” director has previously addressed legal documents being served by Sudeikis’ legal team regarding custody of their children during her latest film’s presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, calling the move “vicious.”
A source with knowledge of the matter told CNN at the time that Sudeikis ‘had no prior knowledge of when or where the envelope was allegedly delivered’ and called it ‘inappropriate’. .