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Twitter'Dark Knight' Christian Bale arrested for alleged assault! Of his mother and sister?
"The Dark Knight" smashed box office records this weekend.
Now comes news that Batman/Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister.
The alleged incident was believed to have taken place on Sunday night at Park Lane's Dorchester Hotel in London where Bale is staying.
Bale's mother, Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, are said to have gone to a police station in Hampshire to make the allegation, which was subsequently referred to the Metropolitan Police.
Despite the allegations, he was permitted to attend the Monday night premiere of "The Dark Knight" in London's West End. But this morning he turned himself in and is still in custody, according to police.
A Met Police spokesman told the London Telegraph: "A 34-year-old man attended a London Police Station on Tuesday by appointment and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault."
Bale, 34, is married to Sibi Blazic, a former personal assistant to Winona Ryder, for eight years. They have a 3-year-old daughter Emmaline.
Bale, who lives in Los Angeles, was born in Haverfordwest in South Wales. His father was the late David Bale, an activist and businessman, and his mother, Bale's second wife, was a circus performer.
He has two older sisters, Sharon and Louise, and a half-sister, Erin, from his father's first marriage.
Bale left Wales at age 2 and lived in Portugal, the U.S. and in Bournemouth.
His first role was in Steven Spielberg's epic "Empire Of The Sun." He was 13.
In 1994, he appeared in "Little Women" alongside Ryder. In 2000, he was cast in the controversial movie "American Psycho," based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel.
He's also appeared in "Captain Corelli's Mandolin," "The Machinist," and "Rescue Dawn."
He became Batman in the 2005 blockbuster and will next appear as John Connor in "Terminator Salvation," due out next year.
Coincidentally, Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blogger Geoff Boucher saw Bale last week on the set of "Terminator Salvation."
More details to come as story develops...
Photos: Christian Bale at Monday night's "Dark Knight" premiere in London. Bale at the premiere of "Empire of the Sun," at age 13.
Credit: WireImage
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It's probably nothing. The British police will arrest you for anyhting, especially if you're famous. A touch of jealously perhaps from Ma and Sis?
All that glitters...
In another telling display of misogyny, the police admitted they waited to question him until *after* the movie premiere.
Need more examples? See the Bad Cop section of www.FamilyLawCourts.com
He plays such tormented characters -- it's not surprising he has issues in real life.
Great actors place so much of themselves into their roles that they often run the risk of being unable to separate who they play from who they are. Few of the rest of us are willing to be as courageous, by delving deeply into ourselves for the sake of their work. All too often they pay an incalculable price for their deep explorations.
If the charges prove to be valid, have compassion for all concerned.
An 'American Psycho' in London?
Arye Michael BenderA:
"Few of the rest of us are willing to be as courageous"
You've got to be kidding me. It's @ best commitment, but pretending to be other people for a living is not courageous. As far as the charges in question, they would seem to be valid judging the source to be his own family, but criminal charges and a court date probably won't occur. The mother and sister probably figure the arrest was enough to send a message, and won't testify against Bale.
No matter how many masks he hides behind, Christian Bale will always be a disrespectful, remorseless, and pathetic abuser of women. A real "star" scumbag. With any luck Catwoman will finish him off in the next one.
Perhaps he cut them off and they didn't like it.
Too bad the LA Times is too lazy to get us the facts and details. Instead, the Times/Snead just pass along other reporters' vague gossip. No wonder the Times is losing money. We expect more from the paper of record for the entertainment capital of the world.