Jason Bateman Faces Backlash For Comments About Charli XCX Having Kids On Podcast

Jason Bateman is getting criticism on social media for asking Charli XCX about having children during a SmartLess podcast interview. When the Grammy winner said “I actually don’t really want to have kids,” Bateman suggested she might change her mind, citing his wife’s experience. “My wife did not want to have kids, so the story goes. She said once we started going out she thought, ‘OK, I think I can have a kid with this guy.’ So you might find somebody,” Bateman told her. Charli responded, “Well, I am married,” referring to her husband George Daniel from The 1975. Bateman joked about her “next husband” wanting kids. Social media users called the interview “disgusting” and criticized societal pressure on women about children. The podcast format means hosts don’t research guests beforehand, which may explain Bateman’s lack of knowledge about her marriage status.