Will Arnett Addresses Strong Rumors With Ex Amy Poehler

Is Arnett laughed off speculation about his current altercation with his ex-wife Amy Poehler nine years after their divorce was finalized.

“People think they know. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot of ideas that people have,” Arnett, 55, said. Rolling Stone in an interview published on Tuesday, December 23. “I’m amazed at how much s*** is made up and it doesn’t make sense. It’s like, ‘Oh, you think you know what my life is?’

He added, “Look, yeah, it’s part of the celebrity culture that we all participate in. And of course, [celebrity] be nice to me.”

Arnett and Poehler, 54, were married from 2003 to 2012 and have two sons together: Archie, 17, and Abel, 15. Arrested Development the actor got married for the first time Spider appeared actor Penelope Ann Miller from 1994 to 1995, and shares a son Denny with an ex-girlfriend Alessandra Brawn.)

In April, Arnett was surprised when his “Smartless” podcasts played together Sean Hayes again Jason Bateman brought Poehler as a guest.

“That was good,” he said.

Arnett joked that the only “scary” aspect of Poehler from “Smartless” was that it required their two sons to lie to him. (The “Smartless” concept involves one host revealing a mystery guest to two of his hosts.)

“That’s the part that scared me,” he admitted. My 15-year-old was like, ‘Dad, I’m sorry.

Arnett revealed that Poehler recently texted him when they were both nominated for the Golden Globe Awards. (“Smartless” and “Good Hang with Amy Poehler” were both nominated in the Best Podcast category.)

“Amy texted Sean and I this morning saying, ‘We’re all nominated for the Golden Globes, let’s party.’ Then he said, ‘I don’t have Bateman’s number, that’s probably the best.’ That was a document,” he said.

During an April episode of “Smartless”, Poehler revealed that Arnett had “zero” indication that he would be surprised on the podcast because they had sent a message about “something else” hours earlier.

“Our youngest saw my schedule on the kitchen table and said, ‘Aren’t you smart?’ Does my father know?’ And I said, ‘No, don’t say anything,'” Poehler revealed.

Arnett met Poehler in 2000 after first seeing him perform with his influential comedy group, the Upright Citizens Brigade, four years earlier. They tied the knot in 2003 at a private ceremony in Los Angeles while Poehler was on vacation. Saturday Night Live.

Us Weekly news broke in September 2012 that Arnett and Poehler had split after nine years of marriage, a source said Us at the time of the breakup it was “very amicable.” They settled their divorce in 2016.

The former couple’s relationship seems to have come a long way since they broke up in 2012. In the discussion of 2022 no The guardArnett admitted it was “almost weird” to take the plunge Arrested Development shortly after breaking up with Poehler.

“[It was] just cruel, cruel, cruel,” he recalled, “I was driving somewhere one day and I stopped on the side of the road and cried for an hour.”

Arnett went on to a five-year relationship with socialite Brawn, which ended in 2024. He is currently dating a model. Carolyn Murphy.

Poehler is in love with a comedian Nick Kroll two years after breaking up with Arnett, according to People. I Parks and Recreation The actress made a rare public appearance with her current beau, the executive producer of Pineapple Street Studios Joel Lovellat West Hollywood hotspot Sushi Park in November. (Poehler and Lovell have reportedly been together since 2024.)