Will Arnett was quick to shut down an awkward question from Jason Bateman regarding his marriage to ex-wife Amy Poehler.
The Is This Thing On? actor, 56, was quick to snap back at his Arrested Developmentco-star during a conversation on the Monday, June 22, episode of their Smartless podcast after the chat veered into a discussion of Arnett’s bathroom habits with his ex-wife.
“So then, Will,” Bateman, 57, asked. “Did you ever poo in front of Amy?”
“Are you looking for clicks?” a shocked Arnett responded. “Are you trying to get something that we can click around?”
The DTF St. Louis actor was undeterred, however. “Wait, but hang on. You were married to her, had two kids,” he pressed. “You guys never went to the bathroom in front of each other?”
Arnett held strong with his refusal, however, responding, “I’m sorry. The question is, did I poo in front of Amy? And you’re saying that I don’t have manners. What are you talking about?” He added, “It’s not a good question. I refuse to answer it.”
Arnett tied the knot with the Parks and Recreation star, 54, in 2003, and the two would go on to welcome sons Archie and Abel in 2008 and 2010, respectively, before announcing their separation in 2012. In 2014, Poehler filed for divorce from Arnett, and their split was finalized in 2016.
Despite their split, Arnett and Poehler have maintained a close relationship, with The Madison actor saying of their relationship on an April 2025 episode of Smartless, “I’m really, really lucky to have her as a partner in this way. There aren’t many people I speak to more than I speak to her, which is weird—you know what I mean? But it’s great.”
Arnett added that Poehler is someone he still runs “a lot of stuff by,” explaining, “She’s the person I go to, like, ‘Hey, I’m thinking about doing this.’ Whether it’s life or work, I really seek her counsel because it’s important to me—because I trust her. She’s awesome.”
