{"id":12803,"date":"2026-07-21T18:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12803"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:30:27","slug":"jason-bateman-details-drunk-monaco-arrest-after-wild-night-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12803","title":{"rendered":"Jason Bateman details drunk Monaco arrest after wild night out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2F135076766.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wild thing.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Bateman revealed he was detained overseas for being \u201cdrunk and disorderly\u201d while wearing a \u201cleopard outfit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was arrested in Monaco for being drunk and disorderly in a nice little leopard outfit, fresh from the casinos, all banged up on,\u201d the \u201cOzark\u201d alum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5a0HkQZe7t0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared on his \u201cSmartLess\u201d podcast<\/a> with Sean Hayes and Will Arnett on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCheap champagne and a pocket full of chips,\u201d Bateman, 57, added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jason Bateman (seen above in April) recalled a time he was arrested while drunk. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI was arrested in Monaco for being drunk and disorderly,\u201d he said on his \u201cSmartLess\u201d podcast Monday. (Pictured: Bateman at a red carpet premiere in February.) <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI just got rocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cZootopia\u201d voice actor didn\u2019t disclose when the arrest took place.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bateman has been sober since 2001 \u2014 the same year he married his wife, Amanda Anka. <\/p>\n<p>In February, the \u201cArrested Development\u201d alum said he stopped drinking alcohol because it <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/18\/celebrity-news\/jason-bateman-breaks-down-his-decision-to-get-sober-over-tension-with-wife-amanda-anka\/\">caused \u201ctension\u201d with the actress<\/a>, also 57.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cOzark\u201d alum (seen above at the 2026 Tribeca Festival) said he was wearing a \u201cnice little leopard outfit\u201d during the incident. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Tribeca Festival<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The \u201cHorrible Bosses\u201d star stopped drinking alcohol in 2001, the same year he married his wife, Amanda Anka (seen above). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c[She] didn\u2019t demand that I completely absolve, but that was sort of the back-and-forth,\u201d he told the Hollywood Reporter at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Well, I feel like my [sobriety] ETA is six months away, but if I could land this plane now, it would alleviate a lot of the tension, so let\u2019s just f\u2013king do it,\u2019\u201d Bateman added.<\/p>\n<p>The Emmy winner clarified that he abstained from alcohol and cocaine, but does smoke marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got friends who had bottoms that were pretty chilling, but I was lucky enough to recognize, \u2018This is probably as far as I should go if I still want to accomplish the things that I want to get to,\u2019\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bateman (seen above with his wife at the Golden Globes 2026) said he stopped drinking because it caused \u201ctension\u201d with the actress. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bateman (seen above at a Netflix event in May) blamed the incident on \u201ccheap champagne.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was conscious the whole time of wanting to get a lot of these boxes checked before I became a father and a guy with a career that I not only wanted but had a feeling I might be able to get it if I just got the right job,\u201d the \u201cHorrible Bosses\u201d star shared.<\/p>\n<p>Bateman also shared that he wanted to become sober before he became a dad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was conscious the whole time of wanting to get a lot of these boxes checked before I became a father and a guy with a career that I not only wanted but had a feeling I might be able to get it if I just got the right job,\u201d he told the Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n<p>The actor and Anka share daughters Francesca, 19, and Maple, 14.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wild thing. 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