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Jason Bateman Pushes Back on 'Rare Red Carpet' and Sobriety Clickbait on Kimmel

He says he routinely brings wife Amanda Anka to premieres, disputing portrayals of their DTF St. Louis outing as unusual ahead of the HBO show's March 1 debut.

Overview

  • On Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, Bateman said headlines calling his appearance with wife Amanda Anka “rare” are inaccurate and that he has brought her to premieres for about 27 years.
  • He criticized recent stories cherry‑picking his Hollywood Reporter profile to suggest new drama around his sobriety, noting those experiences date back more than two decades.
  • Bateman says he no longer drinks alcohol or uses hard drugs and describes himself as “California sober,” occasionally using marijuana gummies.
  • The couple walked the red carpet on Feb. 24 at the DGA Theatre in Los Angeles for HBO’s DTF St. Louis, joined by co-stars Linda Cardellini and David Harbour, with Alicia Silverstone also in attendance.
  • The limited series, co-starring Cardellini and Harbour, premieres March 1 on HBO and follows a tense adult love triangle that leads to dire consequences.