Jason Bateman put his foot in his mouth in the most spectacular way during a conversation with Charli XCX on the SmartLess podcast, which features the Horrible Bosses star alongside fellow actors Will Arnett and Sean Hayes.
After a conversation with the "360" singer about family planning that turned awkward fast, Charli XCX's fans are hitting back.
It all started innocently as Bateman brought up Charli's childhood, growing up as an only child. He said, "As an only child, you’re sort of protected, and you’re coddled, and you’re... it’s all about you."
After she opened up about growing up, Batement then asked, "Does that mean that you would love to have more than one kid?"
Then, he added, "Or would you like to have a kid that has the same sort of experience as you, where it’s the only child and then you get to just kind of nurture and protect?"
"I actually don’t really want to have kids," Charli quickly replied.
But Bateman didn't drop it, instead pushing with disbelief. "You don’t? Wait, why?" he pressed.
Charli then admitted she could change her mind at some point, telling Bateman, "I love, like, the fantasy of having a child, like naming it sounds so fun, but I’m like that is exactly a sign to me as to why I should not have one."
The conversation became even more awkward when Bateman suggested that Charli might change her mind about having kids because she "might find somebody" who would make her want to have them, prompting Charli to reply, "Well, I'm married..."
Charli XCX Fans Take Aim at Jason Bateman's Questions
On the podcast, Charli XCX was gracious despite the inappropriate line of questioning, but her fans didn't let Bateman off the hook.
On X, one listener posted a photo of the SmartLess podcast photo that appears while listening to it and wrote, "incredible rough listening experience at one point jason bateman asks her how many kids she wants to have (bad enough) and then she’s like 'i don’t think i want kids' and he’s like 'well maybe you just need to find the right guy' and she’s like 'i’m married' and then silence."
incredible rough listening experience at one point jason bateman asks her how many kids she wants to have (bad enough) and then she’s like "i don’t think i want kids" and he’s like "well maybe you just need to find the right guy" and she’s like "i’m married" and then silence pic.twitter.com/jnzTBfM7pu
— merle (@rottenbrunette) February 2, 2026There were many responses to that post, including one person who wrote, "I have this idea in my head of Jason Bateman why would he ruin that for me and get a podcast."
Another defended the Arrested Developmentstar, writing, "the whole concept of their podcast is that one of them knows who the guest is and others don't. So Bateman, if he's not a fan of Charli, can't know if she's married or not."
A third brought up Bateman's friendship with Jennifer Aniston, suggesting he should have known better than to question Charli XCX about her future family plans.
"It's still incredibly condescending for a man to tell a woman the reason she doesn't want children is because she hasn't found the right man," another critic chimed in.
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