{"id":2265828,"date":"2026-02-04T03:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T03:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2265828"},"modified":"2026-02-04T03:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T03:27:27","slug":"jason-bateman-questions-charli-xcx-about-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jason-bateman-questions-charli-xcx-about-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Bateman Questions Charli XCX About Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Actor Jason Bateman had an uncomfortable moment with singer Charli XCX during Monday\u2019s episode of \u201cSmartless\u201d when he questioned her about not wanting kids.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>While discussing her childhood, Charli XCX revealed that dealing with conflict was hard because she\u2019s an only child. Bateman then asked her whether she wanted to have more than one kid because of that. She responded that she didn\u2019t think she wanted any kids.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cAll that could change,\u201d Bateman said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>He then said his wife didn\u2019t want kids until she met Bateman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cSo you might find somebody&#8230;\u201d Bateman began to say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Charli XCX interrupted him: \u201cWell, I\u2019m married.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Bateman then quipped, \u201cI gotta read a newspaper one of these days.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Charli XCX assured him it was OK. \u201cI knew immediately where you were gonna go.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>On \u201cSmartless,\u201d hosted by Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, only one of the hosts knows who the guest is going to be, so the other two hosts are surprised. Charli XCX was Hayes\u2019 guest, so Bateman and Arnett weren\u2019t able to do any research. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Charli XCX married musician George Daniel after three years of dating. She opened up about not being able to decide if she wants kids in her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Charli-xcx-i-think-about-it-all-the-time-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"song\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69821551e4b00e89c72df024\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Charli-xcx-i-think-about-it-all-the-time-lyrics\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">song<\/a> \u201cI Think About It All The Time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>People on social media tore into Bateman for his awkward line of questioning. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jovyskol\/status\/2018720022156190159\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"One X user wrote\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69821551e4b00e89c72df024\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jovyskol\/status\/2018720022156190159\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">One X user wrote<\/a>, \u201cThe Charli xcx \/ Jason Bateman interview was so cringe and embarrassing. I can\u2019t believe his people didn\u2019t just shelve it or at least cut that part about kids out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justfournotes\/status\/2018665797636456756\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Another wrote\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69821551e4b00e89c72df024\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justfournotes\/status\/2018665797636456756\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">Another wrote<\/a>, \u201cDisrespectfully, we need to bring back journalists to red carpets and as podcast hosts. The lack of research going into questions is a waste of guests\u2019 time and a missed opportunity for fans. Have thought this for ages but the jason bateman\/charli interaction is particularly wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>And one <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Fauxmoi\/comments\/1quj2hg\/comment\/o3amn8a\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"person on Reddit wrote\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69821551e4b00e89c72df024\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Fauxmoi\/comments\/1quj2hg\/comment\/o3amn8a\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">person on Reddit wrote<\/a>, \u201cWhy the fuck does society continue to pressure women, in particular, about having kids?!? People should respect when someone knows themselves well enough to say they don\u2019t want to be a parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"cli cli-related-articles js-cet-subunit\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Jason Bateman had an uncomfortable moment with singer Charli XCX during Monday\u2019s episode of \u201cSmartless\u201d when he questioned her about not wanting kids. While discussing her childhood, Charli XCX revealed that dealing with conflict was hard because she\u2019s an only child. 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