Jason Bateman is making of us cringe after the newest episode of his podcast!
Charli XCX appeared on the Smartless podcast on Monday, the place the 57-year-old actor made issues so extremely awkward by grilling her about not wanting youngsters. The dialog began when the pop star stated she “miss(ed) out on plenty of battle” rising up as an solely youngster. Jason, who co-hosts the present with Will Arnett and Sean Hayesthen requested:
“Does that imply you’ll like to have a couple of child, or would you prefer to have a child that has the identical kind of expertise as you?”
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Nicely, that could be a bit presumptuous to imagine she even needs children within the first place! And she or he doesn’t! Charli replied:
“I really don’t actually need to have children.”
Sean instantly chimed in to ask “why,” earlier than acknowledging that “it’s none of (his) enterprise.” Charli didn’t appear to thoughts answering at first, although. The From Dutch singer acknowledged her lack of want to have youngsters “may change” sooner or later, however she agreed with Sean when he identified:
“I’d quite remorse not having children than have them and remorse it later.”
Charli went on to elucidate that she “love(s) the fantasy of getting a baby” and “naming it sounds so enjoyable.” Nonetheless, when she thinks of parenthood, that feels like one of the best half to her, which she takes as a transparent signal she shouldn’t have children:
“That’s precisely an indication to me as to why I mustn’t have one. The truth that that appears like the good half about it? Perhaps I’m not prepared.”
That’s so truthful! And if she is rarely prepared, it’s completely OK!
However quite than leaving it at that, Jason continued to push Charli on the subject! He insisted “all that would change” as soon as she finds the correct individual, after which dove right into a story about his spouse, Amanda Anka:
“(She) didn’t need to have children, so the story goes. And she or he stated as soon as we began going out, she was like, ‘OK, I feel I can have a child with this man.’ So that you may discover anyone.”
Charli is married, although. She acquired hitched to The 1975 drummer George Daniel in July 2025. When the artist clarified her relationship standing, Jason joked:
“I’ve acquired to learn a newspaper considered one of as of late.”
She insisted, “That’s OK,” including:
“I knew instantly the place you have been going to go and the way I used to be going to reply, so I used to be wanting ahead to it.”
Jason fired again that Charli hadn’t “let (him) end,” saying:
“Perhaps your subsequent husband, you’re gonna need to have children with him.”
The dialog then awkwardly ends there, and the episode cuts to a industrial. Yeesh. Take heed to the chat (beneath):
Jason actually ought to have taken a web page out of Sean’s e-book and acknowledged that this was none of his enterprise. A minimum of know higher than to grill her, or any girl, on the subject so arduous. Jeez. Followers slammed Jason within the feedback, saying:
“Who TF does y’all’s analysis, and have been they sick/on trip, is what I wanna know? The woman has a complete track about her emotions on having children. Two, really, when you embody the remix model.”
“She ought to have been on Good Cling with Amy (Poehler) as a substitute of this pod lol”
Apparently, in keeping with different followers, not figuring out something concerning the visitor is a part of the present’s premise. However nonetheless, he didn’t need to press so arduous on this Q, no matter whether or not he knew she was married or not. We guess Amy would know higher than to ask her about children!
Others took to X (Twitter) to say:
“unimaginable tough listening expertise at one level jason bateman asks her what number of children she needs to have (unhealthy sufficient) after which she’s like ‘i don’t assume i need children’ and he’s like ‘properly possibly you simply want to search out the correct man’ and he or she’s like ‘i’m married’ after which silence”
“There are such a lot of alternative ways to be human. Not everybody must be a mum or dad. It’s sort of gross how presumptuous he’s, making an attempt to inform her the right way to stay her life. I’m questioning if he would broach this topic to a male pop star/actor the identical age as her.”
“btw, if a girl says she doesn’t wanna have children, THEN THATS THE END OF THE STORY. saying ‘possibly you’ll change your thoughts if you get married…’ is GROSS.”
“Disrespectfully, we have to convey again journalists to purple carpets and as podcast hosts. The shortage of analysis going into questions is a waste of visitors’ time and a missed alternative for followers. Have thought this for ages however the jason bateman/charli interplay is especially wild”
“The Charli xcx / Jason Bateman interview was so cringe and embarrassing. I can’t imagine his folks didn’t simply shelve it or at the least minimize that half about children out. It jogs my memory a lot of the awkward dinner scene in The Household Stone with Sarah Jessica Parker.”
“I LOVE smartless however why why WHY does Jason Bateman ask each younger girl if/when they need children why has nobody instructed him possibly don’t do this”
It’s 2026. If somebody says they don’t need to have youngsters, depart it and transfer on. We actually don’t want the entire “possibly you’ll change your thoughts sooner or later” or “possibly with the correct individual or your subsequent husband” spiel.
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