Guy Who Plays Batman Assaults Mother and Sister

Christian Bale denies assault allegation

Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Christian Bale, star of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight," on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister after he was questioned by London police.

The Welsh-born performer, 34, riding high as Hollywood's latest blockbuster film star, spent several hours at a London police station before being released without charge, his Los Angeles-based spokeswoman, Jennifer Allen, said.

"Christian Bale attended a London police station today, on a voluntary basis, in order to assist with an allegation that had been made against him to the police by his mother and sister," Allen said in a statement.

"Mr. Bale, who denies the allegation, co-operated throughout, gave his account in full of the events in question, and has left the station without any charge being made against him by the police."

She confirmed separately that the allegation was of assault, but said she knew no further details.

When asked if Bale had been arrested and released on bail, a police spokeswoman said: "A 34-year-old man has been bailed to return to a police station on a date in September." The wording is the usual tangential way British police have of confirming news about well-known personalities.

British media reports said Bale was arrested following allegations of assault made by his mother and sister in relation to an incident at his London hotel suite late Sunday.

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Bale was in London for the European premiere of "The Dark Knight," which shattered box office records this past weekend by grossing more than $158 million during its first three days in North American theaters.

The film also stars the late Australian actor Heath Ledger as Batman's maniacal arch-nemesis, the Joker. Ledger died of an accidental drug overdose shortly after completing the film.

A spokeswoman for the film's distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc, said the police inquiry involving Bale would have no effect on the studio's international press tour for the movie, which goes next to Barcelona then on to Tokyo.

"Everybody is continuing with business as usual," she said.

Bale was on the red carpet with co-stars Michael Caine and Maggie Gyllenhaal in central London's Leicester Square Monday night.

A martial-arts enthusiast and environmental activist, Bale has often played troubled characters, first donning the cape and cowl of the brooding superhero Batman for the 2005 film "Batman Begins."

Starting out as a child actor who appeared in Steven Spielberg's 1987 World War Two flop "Empire of the Sun," he went on to such adult roles as a psychotic investment banker in "American Psycho" and a rancher who faces down a dangerous outlaw in last year's western, "3:10 to Yuma."

Christian Bale denies assault allegation - omg! news on Yahoo!

Holy Christmas Batman!

POW!
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Originally Posted by rebgirl420

British media reports said Bale was arrested following allegations of assault made by his mother and sister in relation to an incident at his London hotel suite late Sunday.

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Maybe why he knows how to kick so much ass in movies?!? He's got experience at home!! wow just kidding.

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Bale was in London for the European premiere of "The Dark Knight," which shattered box office records this past weekend by grossing more than $158 million during its first three days in North American theaters.

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Do you possibly think that his mother and sister are against him because of this though? I mean, if they really want to bamboozle their family member for a s*** ton of money then wouldn't this be the most opportune time to bring it up?

I really wouldn't be surprised if this case turns out in Mr. Batman's favor. I've seen family members turn against family members who have recently done super well before in the news. It's really nothing news.

Your thoughts reb??

Yeah I agree. It seems to me like this may just have been a verbal fight. Unless he socked her in the face I don't see too much wrong with it.

Everyone has arguments I suppose.

Yes, and honestly, would you really spend so much effort as to take it to court on an assault charge with YOUR MOVIE STAR SON if you weren't trying to get at his money??

Seriously now folks...

It does look a bit fishy. But I bet nothing will come of this.

But it is funny to fathom a guy in the Batman outfit punching his family members to hell and back.

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You can just imagine poor little Robin witnessing a first hand case of domestic abuse and becoming a violent home owner some day...how sad

Thanks for another great story reb

p.s. - I'm sure it's probably another attempt at a publicity stunt or something like that, you see it all the time in Hollywood and such, can't see why it wouldn't be different overseas

Haha thanks.

Yeah for all we know he's just pissed off that he isn't getting all the attention for this movie.

That dude who died is getting most of it.

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Haha thanks.

Yeah for all we know he's just pissed off that he isn't getting all the attention for this movie.

That dude who died is getting most of it.

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Heath Ledger is also the most dominating presence in the film, he would be getting all the attention whether he died or not.

I've heard so many different stories on Heath Ledger...

I heard from one source that literally learning and embodying the role of this movie's Joker drove him mentally insane and thus ending in his intentional suicide

And then there's the sources that claim it was all an accident

I suppose this is to be expected in any celebrity suicide...intentional or not

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Heath Ledger is also the most dominating presence in the film, he would be getting all the attention whether he died or not.

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Very true. He looks quite menacing. I can't wait to actually go and see the film.

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Very true. He looks quite menacing. I can't wait to actually go and see the film.

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The previews on TV actually mildly scared the F*** out of me, I really wanna see it

I enjoy a good dark action thriller

And Gracias for the kind Rep +

It's nice to have a simple one on one conversation with someone using a friendly medium (canndotcom)

Am I right?

Yup and it's why I've stayed here for 2 years haha.

There is nothing I love more than toking up and logging on. I always end up either learning something new or laughing myself into a high stupor.

Intensive High + Laughter = SWEET DOPAMINE LEVELS!!! :woohoo:

Now all you need to do is be playing some impact sport while eating food AND having sex and you'll pretty much die of feeling WAY too good

All of these things release dopamines into your system...YAY DOPAMINES!!

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Intensive High + Laughter = SWEET DOPAMINE LEVELS!!! :woohoo:

Now all you need to do is be playing some impact sport while eating food AND having sex and you'll pretty much die of feeling WAY too good
All of these things release dopamines into your system...YAY DOPAMINES!!

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That sounds like the busiest afternoon I've ever heard of haha.

Glad to know that the person who's doing this has died happy though...

Amen brother, you were an icon

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That sounds like the busiest afternoon I've ever heard of haha.

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Correction, replace busiest with bestest :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Bale out on bail.

was he ever in jail? He can't really bail himself out if he's not in...

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was he ever in jail? He can't really bail himself out if he's not in...

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I was mostly just making a play on words with "Bale" and "bail," so I don't reallly know, but this is what the article said:

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When asked if Bale had been arrested and released on bail, a police spokeswoman said: "A 34-year-old man has been bailed to return to a police station on a date in September." The wording is the usual tangential way British police have of confirming news about well-known personalities.

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That's what I thought, I was just making sure I'm not missing anything :thumbsup:

I think that second quote just means he was released from custody, I don't think they ever locked him up in the first place.

But really, who cares right? He's a celebrity, not the best thing to spend all of our time paying attention to

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But really, who cares right? He's a celebrity, not the best thing to spend all of our time paying attention to

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Oh no! He's more than that --- he's BATMAN!

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That's what I thought, I was just making sure I'm not missing anything :thumbsup:

I think that second quote just means he was released from custody, I don't think they ever locked him up in the first place.

But really, who cares right? He's a celebrity, not the best thing to spend all of our time paying attention to

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It could be worse. We could all be thinking about people humping outdoor furniture.

oh jeez...

I've heard enough of erotic outdoor furniture...

HA