Jason Bateman calls out ‘clickbait’ articles about his sobriety journey and wife’s role - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

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Feb. 26, 2026 – The actor criticized stories targeting the couple, specifically public sightings of them and Anka’s involvement in his sobriety journey, on Jimmy Kimmel Live. 

“What I saw when I googled you were the words, ‘Jason Bateman makes rare red carpet appearance with wife, Amanda Anka  at the premiere of new show DTF St. Louis,’” host Jimmy Kimmel said during their interview on Wednesday’s episode. “And I thought the word ‘rare’ was interesting.” “Well, here’s the thing, Jimmy,” Bateman responded. “In today’s media climate, these people, they like clickbait. It’s a phrase where they gotta put a headline up there to make people get interested and go, ‘Oh, I wonder what that is! It’s ‘rare,’ so I guess I better click on that to see because they’re never out together.’”

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