Jason Sudeikis slammed preaching about mental health White House publicly humiliating Olivia Wilde

Jason Sudeikis is coming under fire for preaching about mental health less than a year after publicly humiliating ex-fiancée Olivia Wilde by having her lawyers hand over custody papers to him while onstage in front of industry executives.

Sudeikis, 47, along with other members of the Ted Lasso cast, were meeting with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to discuss how mental health contributes to overall well-being.

The comedian said he wanted to encourage people, even in politically divided Washington, DC, to make sure they check in often with friends, family and co-workers to “ask how they’re doing and listen honestly.”

His kind words seemed to directly counter the actions of his own legal team who he delivered roles to Wilde in April 2022 while performing live on stage at the 2022 CinemaCon.

The 38-year-old actress was in the middle of a presentation to 4,100 film industry executives about last year’s thriller Don’t Worry Darling when she received the legal documents.

Wilde called the incident “an attack on her workplace” but said she was not surprised it happened because there was a “reason” she ended her relationship with Sudeikis.

In court documents obtained by DailyMail.com, he argued that the decision to serve her on stage in front of an audience was a clear attempt to “threaten” and “shame” her.

Sudeikis has since claimed that he did not know Wilde would receive the documents in such a public and humiliating manner.

Wilde stated that: ‘Jason’s actions were clearly intended to threaten me and catch me off guard. He could have served me discreetly, but instead he chose to serve me in the most aggressive manner possible.

“For Jason to professionally embarrass me and put our personal conflict on public display in this way is extremely contrary to the best interests of our children.”

Sudeikis later responded, apologizing saying he was “very, very sorry” and “deeply sorry” for the way she was treated. His response detailed the reason why he contested the previously agreed upon custody arrangement for the children.

said a source Variety at the time: ‘Documents were drawn up to establish jurisdiction in relation to the children of Mrs Wilde and Mr Sudeikis.

‘Mister. Sudeikis had no prior knowledge of the time or place the envelope would have been delivered, as this would depend solely on the litigation firm involved and he would never approve of its being delivered in such an inappropriate manner.

However, it led many on Twitter on Monday to question whether Sudeikis was in fact the right person to deliver such a sensitive message about mental health.

‘Didn’t you have custody papers served on your wife in front of a live audience to embarrass her?’ asked a Twitter user.

He dated his girlfriend PUBLICLY! wrote another outraged user.

“Joe Biden wow thanks for inviting these experts to discuss,” Peter posted sarcastically.

Who cares what an actor thinks? asked Orville Alloway.

“Wouldn’t a meeting with real mental health experts and medical personnel be more imperative than a photo op with a celebrity talking to the press?” noted David Strickhouser.

Sudeikis and Wilde began dating in 2011 and ended their relationship in November 2020.

They fought an ugly custody battle over their children that coincided with Wilde’s relationship with 29-year-old Harry Styles.

Sudeikis filed a lawsuit against his ex in New York City Family Court in October 2021 and the dispute largely revolved around where their children would live.

While he wanted them to live in Brooklyn, Wilde hoped they would stay in Los Angeles and possibly move to London, where her then-boyfriend Styles lived before they split last November.

In a legal filing signed last August, a judge ruled that “New York was not the state of origin of the children in question” and that “California was the state of origin of the children.”

Recently, the couple have been friendlier and are now said to be on good terms as they co-parent their children.

Mental health and caring for each other is a Ted Lasso theme, Sudeikis told reporters from the lectern as he helped press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre open her daily briefing at the White House.

The Emmy-winning feel-good show on Apple TV+ just opened its third season.

“While this is easier said than done, we also need to know not to be afraid to ask for help ourselves,” Sudeikis said. ‘That takes a lot, especially when it’s something that has such a negative stigma, like mental health, and it doesn’t have to be that way.

“And if you can ask for that help from a professional, great,” he continued. “If it has to be a loved one, just as good, in many ways.”

Mental health is part of Biden’s bipartisan ‘unity agenda’.

He has called on lawmakers to put more resources into fighting what some say is a crisis, and the administration has increased funding to bolster a new 988 crisis and suicide hotline and put more mental health professionals in schools. .

Sudeikis said there shouldn’t be any stigma attached to seeking help because everyone knows someone who has needed a shoulder to lean on, or has been that person themselves.

‘It doesn’t matter who you are, it doesn’t matter where you live, it doesn’t matter who you voted for, we all probably, I guess, we all know someone who has been or has been that someone really, who has struggled, that’s felt isolated, who he felt anxious, he felt alone,’ he said.

“It’s actually one of the many things, believe it or not, that we all have in common as human beings,” Sudeikis continued. “That means it’s something we can all, you know, and we should talk to each other when we feel that way or when we recognize that in someone who feels that way.”

He made a special appeal for people in the nation’s capital.

“I know in this city a lot of people don’t always agree, right? And they don’t always feel heard, seen, heard,” Sudeikis said. “But I really think we should all do everything we can to help take care of each other. That is my personal belief. I think that’s something that everyone up here on stage believes in.’

The Bidens have seen a bit of Ted Lasso and are familiar with his messages of hope and kindness, according to the White House.

Biden on Sunday tweeted a photo of the Oval Office with a sign reading “BELIEVE” taped above the door, a reference to Lasso’s mantra.

Joining Sudeikis at the daily briefing were cast members Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Toheeb Jimoh. The group toured the president’s private home, a White House official said.

As he left the briefing room, Sudeikis was asked if he would do the Joe Biden impersonation he used to do on Saturday Night Live, “but he declined and said ‘now they have the real thing here.’

Ted Lasso won Emmy Awards in 2022 and 2021 for Outstanding Comedy, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy for Sudeikis, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Brett Goldstein, among other awards.

After winning in 2021, Sudeikis said the show was about family, mentors, teachers and teammates.

“And I wouldn’t be here without those three things in my life,” he said.