Bateman’s curt baritone was the same as it always is: no sorrow or self-recrimination or even rote regret marred his tone. In fact, he sounded sort of peppy, even though he was relaying what might have been a dark glimmer of a sordid arc—too much “fun” followed by a fall. His euphemistic locution was extra funny because it was directed at Jenner, whose public profile carries no hint of ever having had “a bit of a fun time” that didn’t yield a nice paycheck, or at least a helpful hit of press. All efficiency, that Jenner. She didn’t really respond to Bateman’s biographical toss-off.journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter