During the same week Jamie Lynn Spears, 17, gave birth to daughter Maddie, Time magazine reported that 17 high school students - all under the age of 16-years-old - in Gloucester Massachusetts, were pregnant after making a pact to have babies together.

"Some girls seemed more upset when they weren't pregnant than when they were," Gloucester High School principal Joseph Sullivan revealed to Time.

(Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk told the Boston Herald, "The information from the principal has not been verified by any other source.”)

Many media outlets have since dubbed the rash of teen pregnancies the "Juno Effect," referencing the Oscar nominated film starring Ellen Page and Bateman.

“I don’t know the specifics, but I can speak about what sort of responsibility entertainment should hold for social behavior,” Bateman told Access Hollywood Tuesday.

“Unfortunately, we’ve had these instances where guys kill people because of what they hear in rock ‘n roll lyrics or some garbage like that. Look, if you’re going to blame a movie or song for your actions, whether they be good or bad, I think you’re looking at the wrong things to influence your life.”

Bateman continued, “I think people should look to other areas of their life for lessons and guidance, mainly parents, or teachers, or friends, or whomever. That should probably be where you should point your eyes and ears.
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