After Olivia Wilde Debacle, CinemaCon Amps Up Security for 2023 Edition (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film Writer CinemaCon is making sure things don’t get Wilde this year. The annual convention of movie theater owners is updating security protocols for its 2023 edition, after a shocking breach last year involving “Don’t Worry Darling” director Olivia Wilde.
The filmmaker was served child custody papers on behalf of former partner Jason Sudeikis at the 2022 convention while in the middle of a presentation on stage at Caesar’s Palace.
Images of Wilde opening a manila envelope slipped to her by a process server went viral on social media, an incident she would later describe as “vicious.” This year, numerous sources told Variety that extra layers of security have been put in place to make sure no such hiccups occur.
This includes the installation of guards around the stage perimeter, an insider added, as well as extra manpower in the wings, both stage right and left.
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