Olivia Wilde Admits Co-Parenting With Ex-Fiance Jason Sudeikis Is 'So Hard' After Their Bitter Split
Actress Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis share two kids. Years after their split, Olivia made a rare comment about co-parenting with the 'Ted Lasso' star, calling it hard.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleActress Olivia Wilde is hogging the limelight for all things personal. Olivia has had several high-profile relationships, including a 7-year engagement with Jason Sudeikis. The duo shares two kids. Now, in a new interview, Olivia made a rare comment about her co-parenting relationship with Jason.
Olivia Wilde opens up about co-parenting with her ex-fiancé, Jason Sudeikis
While speaking with The New York Times, Olivia Wilde made a rare comment about co-parenting with Jason Sudeikis, admitting that it is way harder than it seems. But despite this, Olivia said that she was proud that they are good co-parents. She shared:
“I really take pride in how good we are at co-parenting our kids in my family. We have reached this healthy equilibrium. It’s so hard.”
Olivia believes it is barely possible for a former couple to come together and easily find a way to co-parent. She explained that she feels relieved knowing that she is giving her and Jason’s kids a sense of authenticity, especially when it comes to how everyone is doing and feeling. In her words:
“Anyone who pretends it’s easy — like, ‘Oh, you just consciously uncouple, and then you find a way’ — that’s BS. I feel relieved that I’m able to give them a life with parents where there’s a real sense of authenticity in terms of how everyone’s feeling and doing.”
Notably, Olivia and Jason welcomed two kids during their relationship: son, Otis Alexander, 12, and daughter, Daisy Josephine, 10. The actress revealed during the interview that the kids are always more perceptive than they may let on; the same is true when it comes to the topic of divorce. Olivia believes that they can sense it more when you are trying to hide it. In fact, she claimed that they're the most intuitive people in the house.
Olivia then shifted the conversation to relationships, claiming that it can make one feel like a “failure” when it doesn't work out. She also opened up about her split from Jason Sudeikis, calling it one of the most “painful decisions” that she ever made in her life. Olivia explained:
“It feels like a failure when you can’t make a relationship work, particularly if it’s with the person you have children with…That is by far the most difficult, painful decision I’ve ever made in my life, to understand that it was not better for my kids to live in a house where their parents were not aligned.”
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis had a bitter split
While Olivia and Jason are currently in a place where they can take pride in co-parenting, their split was far from amicable. After a seven-year engagement, the pair broke up in 2020 and entered a contentious custody battle. It was in April 2022 that Jason served the director legal papers when she was on stage at CinemaCon.
A source at the time told Page Six that it had left Olivia Wilde absolutely mortified. It seemed unthinkable on her part and took a moment to set in. But despite being shocked, Olivia did not want to give a reaction. The former couple's bitter legal battle came to an end a year later, in 2023. Jason eventually agreed to pay his ex-fiancée USD 27,500 per month in child support.
Olivia explained the breaking point in her relationship with Jason during a June 2026 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast. She said that even though they had already grown apart, things came to a head when the two were driving home from a birthday party which Olivia’s friends had thrown for her. When she asked Jason if he had gotten her a present, he told her, “What would I get you, Olivia? I don't know you.”
Olivia realized that what Jason said wasn't wrong, as they truly didn't know each other anymore. They both also understood that it was time to end their years-long relationship.
What are your thoughts on Olivia Wilde’s revelations?
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