Jason Bateman Explains Why His Sister Justine Can't See 'Tons'

Jason Bedman did not talk about his family, 'Zoosopia 2' NQKA expressed his thoughts about his sister with his sister.'We respect each other as individuals.'

Why Jason Bateman and his sister Justina Bateman rarely see each other.The actor made a rare comment about his relationship with his controversial filmmaker sister. Author Mekishana Peter Mekishana Peter Mekishana Peter is a news writer for Entertainment Weekly. With the company after 2025. His work has previously appeared on Entertainment Tonight and Popsugar.Editorial Guidelines December 8, 2025 1:15pm ET 40 Comments Jason Bateman; Justin Bateman.Photograph: Ian West/PA Images via Getty; Jeremy Chan/Getty While Jason Bateman doesn't usually talk about his relationship with his family, the Zootopia 2 star has shared some unexpected things about his relationship with Justine Bateman's sister."We don't have a typical 'every Thanksgiving or every Christmas and we want to get together with our kids,'" Jason explains. "None of that. In a good way." The Emmy winner has two children with his wife, Amanda Anka, and Justina with husband Marco Fluent. Jason, 56, said of his conversations with Justin, 59, "you'd have rich conversations with an adult friend, not a grumpy one with an adult brother." "We hang out together, and we're good with each other,that we respect each person, regardless of their grandparents," he added. "I'm going to have lunch with her next week." Justin Bateman and Jason Bateman. NBC/NBCU Photo Gallery (via Getty) A daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our financial letters. The Bateman siblings have worked in Hollywood since they were children. Jason was adopted by the Ingalls family on the TV series "Little Prairie House" and continued his adult life as he turned to directing. JustinShe got her start playing Mallory Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties.While the two siblings seem to avoid talking about their relationship publicly, in 2015, Jason called her relationship with Justin "healthy" on the WTF podcast, admitting that the two are not close.You deserve it." When Marlon asked Justin how far he lived, Jason admitted, "It's a thousand miles from my house.Melissa Gilbert defends Jason Bateman being over her in 'Little House on the Prairie'."Anyone who mentions my brother to me for any reason other than you coming up as his new show or any of his past work will be damned at best and at worst discontinued," Justin wrote on September 10th."I am not interested in your fantasies about our two competing political ideologies," she continued."It's really disgusting. Yes, go ahead. So I can identify myself more easily, so I can set up 10 combinations so that I never hear from you again."Close Read more: Celebrities & Creators Entertainment Industry Roles Actors View Comments