"I hear that your dad passed away and I text you that day or the next day and I said, Hey, listen. I'm sorry to hear about your dad's passing, sending love from our family to yours,' Arnett said. The reply Arnett received from O'Brien, he then revealed, was: Thank you, Will. To be honest, I blame Bateman meaning Arnett's Arrested Development co-star Jason Bateman. The crew erupted in laughter."
"Bateman then reportedly texted O'Brien Arnett tells me you're on to me prompting O'Brien to respond: Bateman, do yourself a favor. Turn yourself in. The exchange continued after O'Brien's mother died just days later, with Arnett texting, Um, Bateman is asking for your sister's street address. Okay to give?' O'Brien eventually replied: Just seeing this now. Fantastic tell Bateman to make it look like a robbery.'"
A viral clip captured Conan O'Brien and Will Arnett trading dark, joking texts about Jason Bateman in the days after O'Brien's parents died. Arnett described texting condolences and receiving a reply that blamed Bateman for the death, which prompted laughter in the studio. The joking exchange continued after O'Brien's mother died, with texts about asking for a sister's address and instructions to "make it look like a robbery." O'Brien said that using irreverent humor was how he grieves and that joking with friends was comforting. The clip drew praise online as healing and an example of close friendship.
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