Jason Bateman, who plays Michael Bluth in the hit show, saw no humor in the life imitating art.


“I get what you’re trying to do. But you know I can’t comment,” he told The Post. “And please don’t call me. Do you understand? You have to go through a publicist. It’s totally unprofessional.”
At first I was a bit shocked that he was acting like a bit of a jerk. Then I realized, why in the crap would a newspaper call an actor over something like that? It's a mildly amusing story, and it resembles a gag from a tv show. Make a joke or two, and leave it at that. What do you expect the actor to say about it? "Yes, I did do something similar in that show, and yes it is amusing... just like you probably said already in your article"