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Christian Bale Arrested on Assault

Christian Bale Arrested on Assault

Christian Bale walks the red carpet at the UK premiere of The Dark Knight held at the Odeon, Leicester Square on Monday.

The Dark Knight star allegedly lashed out and assaulted his mother and sister at London’s Dorchester hotel on Sunday, where he has a suite. Bale‘s mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, went to a police station on Monday to lodge a formal complaint against him.

Bale was allowed to go to the premiere but police in London were expected to question him soon after.

A Met Police spokesman said: “A 34-year-old man attended a London Police Station on Tuesday by appointment and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault.”

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138 Comments

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anonymous @ 07/22/2008 at 9:21 am

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I hope this isn’t true…

# 2

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I don’t get it- did he assault his mom?

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WHAT THE HELL?!

# 4

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Crazy, her rmom and sister pressing charges ?
I hope it’s not true, He seems to had a very mild manner.

# 5

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Maybe his mom and sister wanted money and to go to the premire. I have heard horror stories about family wanting everything from the family member that makes it big, giving guilt treatments on how the don’t care about the family unless they take care of everyone finanically. That is why there are some celebrities that don’t talk to their families anymore.

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I would not talk to my mom or sister again after this.

# 7

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OMG, he looks so handsome. Just saw his profile on m’illionaire d’ating s’ite “”"”"M e e t i n g W e a l t h y.c o m”"” ” last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship he is looking for on that site. Is he single now? Just curious!
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He seems exhausted and agitated both in these pictures..
I really hope this isn’t true, it would be so disappointing.

# 9

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This story is bizarre!
I can’t believe he would assault his own mother/sister?
I hope it’s not true.
It seems serious though, if his mother/sister felt the need to report him to the authorities.

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ya, it probably is serious if his mother and sister felt the need to report him. :(

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Me too!..but he does look like something’s bothering him and he’s not “there”. Hope it’s just a misunderstanding, but if it’s true, then it’s really sad and disheartening. He’ll lose a lot of fans as well…

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Damn, with family like that you really dont need enemies. I’d definetly cut them off from my money.

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I wonder what his kids are going to think about their grandma and aunt now.

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He is a seriously weird person. This actually doesn’t shock me.

People need to stop being so naive about movie stars. Most of them are damaged goods.

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this is too weird….last night, i was telling my husband how much i liked christian and how even though he started out as a child actor…he had always seemed to stay out of trouble and was really coming into great success….i hope this is a misunderstanding of some sort…..of what sort…i can’t even begin to guess….unless his mom and sis are shady?

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i just googled the story and it’s alreay everywhere. i bet the pressure of hearing all about heath ledger’s performance being praised beyond reason finally pushed him over the edge. i can handle one of my co workers getting praised at work but when i’m totally over looked i get a bit on edge and pissy. i’m sure that wasn’t all of it, but it’s so weird that it happened right in the middle of the batman frenzy. i hope he can bounce back, i really like christian and still do.

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His mom and sister are alcoholics and drug addicts, they showed up at his hotel uninvited and highly intoxicated. they were calling him big shot and that he needs to take care of his own. His mom was yelling that he would be nothing without her and he owed her. His sister was begging for money and when he was pushing her toward the door his mother came from behind and started hitting him on his head and kicking him. He managed to push them both out the door and his mom fell, they called the police and wanted him arrested. I believe that Chirstian is the victim here not his mom or sister

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hes the most boreing peson ever,,, christian bale is a plank of wood,

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OMFG American psycho!! lol

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edna, how do you know all that?

The incredible edward! @ 07/22/2008 at 10:09 am

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I’ve had a crush on him since he was a little boy in “Empire of the Sun”… hope this is not true, but even if it is… who bloody cares… angry he is even hotter!

[☆I n F a m o u s☆] @ 07/22/2008 at 10:10 am

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you gɛt arrested in london for yɛlling at your mummy? lol

this ish is bull, bale wasnt arrested. the ‘lady-who-gavɛ-birth-to-him’ and heɹ ‘daughtɛr’ sound like haters.

the bad side of success – hateɹs. even worse – hating ass family mɛmbers.

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jk – Welsh Psycho ;)

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I thought his mother died?

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My father works security at the hotel, and he said it was a mess. His mom and sister wanted the front desk worker to let them into his room to wait for him. When they were told no they started cussing and yelling. they sat in front of his door for an hour until he finally arrived.

maybe he's the psycho? @ 07/22/2008 at 10:25 am

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I can’t believe everyone is assuming that Christian’s mom and sister started the altercation. Personally, I don’t know what happened and I’m reserving judgment until more is known. Until both sides are heard, no one will know the truth.

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# 24 Helena @ 07/22/2008 at 10:20 am I thought his mother died?

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That was his father that died, in 2003 i believe.

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He IS a weird person, I’m not shocked at all. My friend met him and she said he was a total ass and wasn’t paying attention to what was going around him at all.. like he was drugged up or something.

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Jess your a retarded *****…not every movie star out there is fucked up….there are some good talented people out there….who work hard…and stay out of trouble…so don’t go stereotyping ever single person…

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I didn’t say fucked up but if you’re looking for role models Hollywood should be the last place you look. Don’t confuse talent with being “good” people. Trust me they don’t get where they are by being what any normal person would define as “good”.

[☆I n F a m o u s☆] @ 07/22/2008 at 10:41 am

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……um, are peōple supposed to believe bale went american psy·cho… on his ōwn mother and sister? haha!

in a fɛw hōurs they’ll be talking about hōw this wholɛ thing is a big misundɛrstanding.

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I am gutted to hear the bull! I love Christian. I just hope he manages to clear his name. He’s never been in trouble and all of a sudden at the height of his career his family accuse of him of assault?! It’s just a bizarre story. And why did his mother and sister report the assault to a police station in Dorset and not in London where it happened?

Hope he is released soon and gives a statement.

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@ DEB – This is EXACTLY what I was thinking about!!!

This is so sad.

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Aw, poor baley. I don’t think his mom and sister would charge assault charges against him, unless he has a long history of assault. I’ve never heard anything about him being an angry, aggressive person before. I doubt this is anything serious. Hopefully this will all blow over. If his mom and sister do charge him and its for money… than obviously they just want a piece of his cheese. With Dark Night record breaking at the box office, he sure has a lot of dough now for people to start making accusations to get a piece. I hope thats not the case!

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Jared… I forgot to mention – You’ve reported it FIRST! ;)

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The story is everywhere on the net now. I seriously think his mom and the sister are up to something. How could you turn a family member in? It doesn’t make any sense. I would wait for the facts before we can make any judgement. Christian has so much going for him, wife and child and awesome career. In the mean time as fans, we should give him the benefit of a doubt.

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“# 24 Helena @ 07/22/2008 at 10:20 am I thought his mother died?

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That was his father that died, in 2003 i believe.”

Yeah, you’re right. I remember one of them dying.

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What a Pig!!! HE SHOULD SEE A PSYCHIATRIST

Passing Through @ 07/22/2008 at 11:05 am

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Holy shite! I hope this isn’t true. Not Christian! I thought he was one of the good guys!

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what the…… this cannot be true.. can it?

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I hope that this story isn’t true. A son should never lay a hand on his mother in anger. Popping sis isn’t cool, either.

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So good to know that 99% of you in here use you common sense!

Of course this is some kind of a set up! I think his family was whining about money. He didn’t gave it to them. They’ve made this little “plot”. It is so damn OBVIOUS!

Now they’ll have the money. How? They’ll settle it out of court. Remember this.

They don’t want only the $. They want to finish him off.
And if true (I hope it is) it’s simply despicable!

BETSY SMITH @ 07/22/2008 at 11:16 am

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MAYBE IT WAS ALL THOSE SIGNS THAT SAID “RIP HEATH LEDGER”
IT MUST BE FUN GOING TO ALL THESE PREMIERES ONLY TO TALK
ABOUT HEATH LEDGER.. AFTER WORKING SO HARD ON A MOVIE
THAT HE GETS ALL THE CREDIT FOR IT..OSCARS ARE NOMINATED
BY THE ACTORS… SO WE WILL SEE IF THE ACTORS AGREE…
THIS SPECIAL OSCAR SHOULD BE NOMINATED BY THE
AND MEDIA…SORRY THAT IS THE GOLDEN GLOBES.. MAY HE MIGHT
WIN THAT TOO..WHY NOT HAVE CHRIS NOLAN SHOW UP BY HIMSELF AND PROMOTE THE MOVIE SINCE HEATH A DEAD DRUG ADDICT .. WAS THE ONLY ONE HONORED THE POLICE SAID A 34 YEAR OLD MAN….THEY DID NOT SAY IT WAS CHRISTIAN…

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if he did assault those women, they would be in a bad way. bale is a tank. he would batter them lol

More to it @ 07/22/2008 at 11:20 am

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There has got to be more to it than this. I can not believe he would do something like this. I hope its all a misunderstanding. But anything can be seen as an assult this days so it may not be anything serious. If he did push his mother out of the way, just laying a hand on her to do that could be seen as an assult.

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I hope it comes out that he has had problems with his mom and sister before, so he can clear his name. He will not be losing me as a fan, I have heard too many horror stories like this before. Money does really stupid things to so called family. I know, when my uncle died and gave money to his children some of the family acted in a way I would have never guessed. To this day I don’t talk to any of them. How can you trust people that would try to hurt you just so you will give them money.

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In Bale’s defense, he did tell those b1tches not to touch the mini bar.

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the fact that this happened on sunday and was reported by his mother and sister the next day, and that bale went willingly to the police station after his premier make me think that this is not as serious as everyone initially thought. i hope it all gets worked out!

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and i love bozzer’s comment :)

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I agree with everyone that thinks something smells fishy. Of all the actors that I’d have no problem believing this about, Christian just isn’t one of them. Maybe he did do it but something tells me it would have taken a lot on their part to make it happen.

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Wow! I really hope this isn’t true. The man is talented, but, honestly, he doesn’t seem like a nice person. Of course, I don’t know the man, but I’ve seen him give several interviews, and he always seems like he has an attitude, like he’s pissed about something. I don’t know….
There is no justification for a man laying a hand on a woman, especially if that woman is a mother or a sister. I truly hope this is just another one of Hollywood’s rumors!

art8fashion @ 07/22/2008 at 11:34 am

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This is very sad. I hope it is not true.

I wonder if this is one of those movies we will all think back on as being jinxed – Poltergist for example.

Peace

silverpink @ 07/22/2008 at 11:40 am

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oh my god…..

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You people who say that it was due to all the attention given to Heath
Ledger and whatever else that makes him the bad guy… you people assume way too much. For goodness sake, Heath is a goner. Who in his right mind would feel insecure over a guy who is already DEAD!
Christian Bale went thru a lot of financial woes about 8 years ago before he got noticed in the movie The Machinist to the point where his house was even bank re-possessed. He and his wife were childless for a number of years. At this high point in his life, I don’t think he would just throw that all away, by making a full of himself. With that said, you people, should just sit back, cool it and don’t judge.
You have your own skeletons in your closet that you need to face up to instead of getting at kick out of other people’s misery.

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I think he probably pushed his mom out of his room and she fell and now she is pressing charges. I have never heard any negative stories about Christian like him being abusive or agressive. So, I think this was blown way of portion by his family to get money from him. How freakin sad. it is said when you can’t even trust your own mom and siblings. Hang in there Christian!!!!!

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He looks like a criminal. what kind of person would assault his mother and sister? He is ******* ass-hole.

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Christian your fans are with you!!!!!

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I was so effing shocked by this. Is it true? Is it false? Either way, it’s sad. If it’s true, then why beat down your mom and sister? If it’s false, why do that to your son at a time of his triumph? Oh god, the mess plaguing this movie is just terrible.

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@ Lissa and olga.t – Beautifully put!!!

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His personality was always in question but that doesn’t have anything to do with his acting. There was this rampant rumor last night that Michael Caine had died. ETF is up with TDK?

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Would be f***ing hilarious if it turned out he chased them naked down the hotel corridor with a chainsaw.

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It’s amazing how many people make judgments about a situation they (at this point) know nothing about. Could he be a complete jerk who would hit his own mother and sister? Maybe. Is it a set-up? Maybe. Could the mother and sister be nasty, greedy, horrible people who are making Bale’s life hell? Maybe.
Point is, we just don’t know. The police will arrest anyone for assult, even if all they did was give a shove–I know some cops and I know espcially in domestic situations, the police will err on the side of the “victim” (even if it was a mutual fight, or the accused was provoked)
I can only imagine the hysteria in the PR dept. or The Dark Knight right now! Can’t even imagine how to spin this! (which is why I’m not a PR person!)

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i don’t believe this.

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Assault is a threat of violence. Battery is the actual touching of another person.
This is complete BS. Loser family.
Poor guy.

Mrs. Smith @ 07/22/2008 at 11:59 am

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Innocent until proven guilty…..So let’s give Christian Bale the benefit of the doubt.
I’ve always admired him as an actor, ever since I saw him in ‘Empire of the Sun,’ and I highly doubt that he’s been a closet assaulter of women all these years and nothing has ever leaked out.

These charges sound fishy to me. JMHO.

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This movie has brought out the worse in its stars? What’s next? Michael Caine being charged for rape? Maggie Gyllenhaal getting arrested for theft? It’s terrible.

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what the… ?!

BETSY SMITH @ 07/22/2008 at 12:06 pm

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SO WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS OF HIS MOTHER AND SISTER..
IF HE ASSAULTED THEM THEIR WOULD BE PHOTOS TAKEN
AT THE POLICE STATION.. WHY NOT SHOW THEM..

SOMETHING IS UP..BECAUSE THOSE ARE PUBLIC RECORD…
WHY DO THE POLICE KEEP EVERYTHING ON THE LOW
DOWN… SHOW US THE PHOTOS OF HIS MOTHER AND SISTER..

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There’s nothing wrong with hitting women. Some ******* need a pimp hand to keep them in check.

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hahah 47 good one!

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American. Psycho.

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haha i was in love with him when i saw American Psycho. oh yea i was 12.
He is actually hotter when he’s all angry and mad.
I LOVE CRAZY MAN!

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he’s welsh, so he was probably pissed off cos his mother and sis walked in on him with a sheep in his bed.

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62 is a good one too! lol

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edna @ 07/22/2008 at 10:20 am My father works security at the hotel, and he said it was a mess. His mom and sister wanted the front desk worker to let them into his room to wait for him. When they were told no they started cussing and yelling. they sat in front of his door for an hour until he finally arrived.

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Better admit you are the wife.

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Guys I think we are all in denial land. He asulted his mother and sis, why are we trying to bale him out. Im very sorry this happened because i love this guy as an actor. Now I just am very confused at his actions if he has a temper now that is comming to the surface.

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Something about this doesn’t sound quite right. Why didn’t they report this to the London police(they reported it at another station)? Obviously, Bale didn’t want them there, it doesn’t seem they were invited, seems like they were trying to hassle him. I would believe this about many other actors, but I have difficulty believing about him, especially since he’s such a private person and this couldn’t come at a more bad time for him. It’s beyond suspicious and I’m very skeptical.

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My GUESS, and it’s only a GUESS. They were hounding him for money, etc., etc. and he got fed up to the hilt and lashed out. I think many stars have lurking in the background greedy relatives who are constantly trying to suck money from them. I have heard that Bette Davis had such a sister and of course we know about the Home Alone boy and his parents, and I think Kirsten Dunst’s mother and brother live off of her (so I have read). I am sure it is one of the downsides for many big stars.

Know The Difference @ 07/22/2008 at 12:33 pm

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Here is the difference between assault and battery:

If the victim has not actually been touched, but only threatened, then the crime is considered to be ASSAULT. If the victim has been actually touched by the person committing the crime, then BATTERY has occurred.

Usually assualt and battery go hand in hand, so the very fact that he was only accused of assault means that he showed restraint.

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This is such terrible publicity for Bale. This originally originated from The Sun which means it was tipped off by an insider and I seriously doubt it was the police. If the edna’s posts are to be believed, I really feel sorry for Bale. He’s probably been supporting his entire family since he was a child.

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I might add that a notable exception to this syndrome was Shirley Temple and more recently Daniel Radcliffe whose parents are very wise about all of his new found wealth.

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Jammy Sod @ 07/22/2008 at 11:54 am Would be f***ing hilarious if it turned out he chased them naked down the hotel corridor with a chainsaw.

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ROTFLMAF. Oh, man, the best post here ever! LOL.

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When you make a movie that awesome you should be allowed to beat your mother and sister all you want.

Know The Difference @ 07/22/2008 at 12:39 pm

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If the victim has not actually been touched, but only threatened, then the crime is considered to be ASSAULT. If the victim has been actually touched by the person committing the crime, then BATTERY has occurred.

Usually the two charges go hand in hand. The very fact that he was only charged with assault means that he showed restraint. It seems very odd that he would willingly cause issues with his family during a very high-profile time in his career. It does not make sense. Something smells fishy, double fishy.

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He was showing them the Batman punch on the Wii… and it got out of hand.

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He can beat me anytime.

wICKED WENCH @ 07/22/2008 at 12:47 pm

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Even if his mother/sister are evil leeches, that doesn’t give him the right to lay his hands on them. On the other hand, if they are lying to extort money from him, he ought to hire some female kung-fu bodybuilder to beat them properly in some alleyway.

[☆I n F a m o u s☆] @ 07/22/2008 at 12:51 pm

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hmm…. sōmeōne seɛms to thiŋk this īs thɛ d-listed – “caption this contest”.

sorry, jared… doesn’t ānnounce the ‘corniɛst joke’ winner (loseɹ).

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We’ll see.

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Why is everyone assuming the worst here? If Bale had anger management issues like Russell Crowe, we would’ve known about it a long time ago. Wait for all the facts to come in, since let’s face it, none of us really know what happened.

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Well, judging by the look on his face, he really doesn’t want to be there…

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“This movie has brought out the worse in its stars? What’s next? Michael Caine being charged for rape? Maggie Gyllenhaal getting arrested for theft? It’s terrible.”

I hope this doesn’t happen! :P

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It´s totally tragic …his fault, their fault, it doesn´t matter – I feel really sorry for them all! Who wants to have such a f****d up relationship with their parents and siblings that something like this can happen……

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Does anyone know the truth of what happened?
No!

So keep your stupid comments to yourselves!

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I’m working at the lawers office.. And I’ve seen and heard by myself how greedy ,hypocritic and disgusting people can behave if they want something – money\children custody\property and etc..
Actually it’s shocking.. I mean like I’ve always thought that the only people you can rely on is yourself and your family.. Noone deserves this..

I’m hoping that Christian will get over this sad story as he lives his life, with honour and his head up high!

CHRISTIAN, YOUR FANS LOVE YOU AND ALWAYS WILL SUPPORT YOU!!!

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Oh my God… I just… I really hope this isn’t true… It’d be so sad and disappointing… Christian is admired and loved by so many people around the world… It’d be really sad…

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Does anyone know the truth of what happened? No? so shut up, don´t talk without knowing.
poor bale, by looking at his face he didn´t wanted to be at the premier

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Isn’t his mother deceased? I thought his father had remarried Gloria Steinem ages ago. This story makes little sense. I’m sure with all the stress from traveling and trying to to also be a family guy in the midst of the press surrounding him right now he could be a bit *snappish* but I really just don’t see it.

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They should just stay away from him if they don’t get along. They had to know accusing him of assult right when he’s got this huge movie coming out could ruin his career and definitely his reputation. Most embarressing thing ever. I’m young and don’t have kids but I can imagine I’d have to be near dead to accuse my own child of that knowing that it would be made very public. Very wierd situation.

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I knew all this hype around Batman would get to him. He’s really pissed that Heath Ledger got all the accolades. Must be hard feeling frustrated and not being about to SAY you are. He’s an actor after all and they have EGOS. If you do say it, you become just a petty person. Heath is dead after all.

Everyone has a breaking point, apparently he hit his. Another site said it was verbal assault which is a crime in England. Don’t know if he threatened physical abuse. We’ll just have to see how it plays out. Still hard to imagine him doing that, but then again , he’s human. We only know his public image.

Spideyfan @ 07/22/2008 at 1:23 pm

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He dared touch his mother? Why that no good A-hole!

Any man who lift a finger or even threatens his own mother is worse than slime!

He is overrated just like The Dark Knigh movie. What a jerk!

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I just looked up his information because I was curious about if it was actually his real mother that reported that, here’s what I found. It seems sad, looks like his parents were divorced, his dad now dead, his mom is a circus preformer…I don’t want to be prejudice, but being a circus preformer seems excentric haha so maybe that’s why we can’t relate to what she does. Perhaps a Non-conventional woman?

Father: David Bale (pilot, d. 30-Dec-2003, brain lymphoma)
Mother: Jenny James (circus performer)
Mother: Gloria Steinem (stepmother, married Bale’s father in 2000)
Sister: Erin Kreunen (musician)
Sister: Sharon Bale (software designer)
Sister: Louise Bale (avant garde filmmaker, b. 22-Jul-1972)
Wife: Sibi Blazic (“Sandra”, Winona Ryder’s personal assistant, m. 29-Jan-2000)
Daughter: (b. 27-Mar-2005)

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WHAT?????????????
CANNOT BE TRUE.

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I ran into him at JFK airport 2 years ago and he was not nice at all. I said hi Mr. Bale, and he gave me a look to kill. Was it too hard to say hi??

Spideyfan @ 07/22/2008 at 1:33 pm

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How can you women support a man that attack his own mother? I”m a guy and I was raised to respect my parents. I know when to cross the line. Bale cross the line here. Stop supporting him! He’s a celebrity that doesn’t care about you or how much you love him. He should face the law and punish.

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“His sister Sharon, 40, shouted “it’s a family matter” through a window when approached by reporters at her home in Corfe Mullen, near Wimborne, Dorset. A man who answered the door at the home of his mother Jenny, 61, in Bournemouth, said she did not want to comment.”
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Yeah.. Family Matter.

MONEY matter that is.

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I just heard Christian is out and no charges were filed!!!!!!
It turned out there were some VERBAL assaults exchanged between him and his mom & his sister. I couldn’t believe in England you could be arrested for verbal assaults!!!! Well, now you can kiss any family gatherings goodbye!

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I heard it was verbal, not physical.

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“In a statement just released to TMZ, his reps say “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. 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. At this time, there will be no further comment by Mr. Bale.”"

Bogus bullshit. Sounds like he just has a really f’d up family. Sad situation. I think the media is being typical and blowing things out of proportion and making it sound like he attacked his mother and sister. I don’t believe that for a second or they wouldn’t have waited to take him in the the station, and wouldn’t have let him go with no charges.

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You have got to love the idiot fangirls and fanboys on here. “He’s innocent,” , “No way CHRISTAIN BALE did this,” etc. etc. It might be something that was cooked up, but it’s so funny that if it had been someone else, 500 posters would’ ve jumped down the person’s throat calling him an a****** and what not. But since it’s BATMAN, he must be innocent. Pathetic.

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more news:

“There are reports circulating that Christian Bale was arrested for verbal assault, and one of Bale’s reps is echoing that.

Who knew, but we called around jolly old England and found there is such a thing as verbal assault, Class 4 and Class 5. Class 4 is more aggravated than 5, with “an intent to cause alarm.”

Was Christian’s offense mouthing off to mom? We’re checking.”

http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/22/did-batmans-bad-mouth-trigger-bust/

“Scotland Yard tells us after his mom and sis dropped a dime on Bale yesterday, the cops didn’t jump because they felt Christian was not a flight risk. Also, they thought the crime was not super serious.”

http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/22/cops-knew-batman-would-return/

from poster on another board: “His mother and sister are estranged – both have attempted to contest his father’s will. He died in 2003. His two other sisters are in the entertainment industry.”

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Bobby, there is no one being pig-headed about it. Everyone’s just expressing their shock and surprise, “no way!” havent u ever used the term urself?

As for you, I wouldn’t jump to conclusions, either. there are so many rumors rampant about the internet – that his sister and mother started it, that he did hit them, that it was a verbal argument, etc etc.

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Bobby, nobody’s saying that dude is innocent just because he’s Batman. I’d just rather not be a sheep and automatically believe sensational headlines from a tabloid without some additional factchecking. All it took was three seconds on Google.

Actually, it’s pathetic to think he did it just because he’s grumpy in interviews or because he played Batman or Patrick Bateman, et al of these violent characters. . . ..

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Gosh: “So keep your stupid comments to yourself!”

Ah, Gosh, it’s a comment board.
That’s what people do here.
As annoying as that whole ‘freedom of speech’-thing is, we all just have to live with it…or, stop reading the comments.
That works, too.

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Christian had a really great relationship with his father but I rarely heard about his mom.

This alleged assault is absolutely ridiculous! Christian is probably one of the best Hollywood actors with the best low-key profile from the media, I HIGHLY doubt Christian would even do that! As a Balehead, I stand by my favorite actor and hope this gets resolved and hope it was just blown out of proportion by his mom and sister (some kind of family they are!).

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Batman Filming Caused Ledger’s Insomnia Which Led To O.D.

http://www.judiciaryreport.com/batman_beats_spiderman_by_4_million.htm

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bobby @ 07/22/2008 at 1:55 pm

and that’s a JoliePitt fan.

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i think that this is just the tip of the iceberg; so to speak. look christian has been acting since he was a child. his work as a child star more than likely put money in his mother’s pocket. now that he’s an adult christian must feel that he shouldn’t have to support either his mother or his sister. it may be that these two women have been after him for money and he snapped. had enough!!

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Wow bobby is a bit dim.

And so are all the people posting saying Bale is a psycho. If he had actually attacked his mother and sister it would be battery. In fact the story on this site is misleading because it mentions lashing out.

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Edna, firstly Brits don’t use the word “cussing” and secondly, how on earth did your father know they were drunks and drug addicts based on one incident?

Your story is fishy.

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Christian Bale’s law firm issued a statement saying that Bale had shown up at the police station voluntarily to give his account of the story. He was later released and no charged were made against Christian Bale regarding the assault

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Funny they say he’s the coolest guy ever due to his talent and he is so private. These twits sure have it wrong. I knew this guy had a temper basing how he treats his fans like crap.

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edna @ 07/22/2008 at 10:20 am My father works security at the hotel, and he said it was a mess. His mom and sister wanted the front desk worker to let them into his room to wait for him. When they were told no they started cussing and yelling. they sat in front of his door for an hour until he finally arrived.

May I just add that the terms mom and cussing are Americanisms that are not used in England, over here it’d mum and cursing.

Seems strange considering your father is supposedly a security guard in the Dorchester.

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I bet that his mother and sister was being supported by him monetarily. Maybe he was just tired of being their meal ticket and got into an argument. Whatever the reason for this altercation , I DO NOT think he is an abuser or a bad person. I think his family needs to leave him alone. I mean what the hell, why did his mother and sister call the cops if it was just a verbal thing. Guaranteed they want publicity so they’re riding Bales fame.

Your fans love you Christian.

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Yes, me thinks edna is a stupid ******* yank with an overactive imagination.

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his mom and sister are two witches!!

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JARED, wasn’t this just a VERBAL ASSAULT?!!
I hope you point out that it was a verbal assault so that people don’t believe it’s physical violence

groundcontrol @ 07/23/2008 at 2:19 am

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Know The Difference @ 07/22/2008 at 12:33 pm Here is the difference between assault and battery:

If the victim has not actually been touched, but only threatened, then the crime is considered to be ASSAULT. If the victim has been actually touched by the person committing the crime, then BATTERY has occurred.

Usually assualt and battery go hand in hand, so the very fact that he was only accused of assault means that he showed restraint.

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While Bale is in G.B. , people need to remember that in the US there are 50 different criminal jurisdictions in addition to federal jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction defines its own offenses. In federal jurisdiction and the District of Columbia, for example, there is no difference between assault and battery. In fact, there is no battery. The offense is assault. It can be a mere unwanted touching. It can be spitting. No physical injury is required. Even threatening behavior can be considered an assault such as pointing a gun at someone. Threats is a separate offense.

Christian Bale is innocent until proven guilty. Period. That being said none of us knows what happened in that suite. I also assume none of us knows Mr. Bale personally and can say what he would or wouldn’t have done.

I believe in England they have something they call “a warning,” whereby they elect not to prosecute and sort of “warn” you not to do it again. Something like that. I doubt they’ll formally charge him. Especially if the complainants aren’t interested in going forward. I am sure there are a number of ways for the system to deal with this without prosecuting Bale.

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I hope it is not true….

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HA HA dont believe everything yew hear or read… even if yew see it… it may not be true….

The incredible edward! @ 07/23/2008 at 4:43 am

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Spideyfan..

Shut the F~ Up!

Velvet Goldmine Lover @ 07/23/2008 at 11:47 am

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havent got time to read all this. Good Luck though, Christian!

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Wasn’t there clarification that it was a verbal assault?

Boy, I hope that stupid law passes here. Then Barak Hussein Obama can arrest folks for using his middle name as a verbal assault.

Crazies everywhere, I guess…

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Edna, I believe you. Those who say that from now on will stop being fans of Christian are dead wrong. Lucky for them if they don’t or didn’t have abusive parents, especially siblings. I think the mother and sister didn’t have anything to do there. He is a grown man, making his own living and have a family and children to take care of. The sister has 3 kids and ask his brother to give her money to raise her children and the mother agrees with that and insults his own son and denounce him? That’s what you call a mother? And as someone just said: I will never talk to them again. Period.

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He should disown those idiots.

Kathryn d @ 05/29/2009 at 3:26 pm

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Assault is not defined as Battery, do not get the two confused. Assault can mean physical contact, but is also defined as verbal threats or words of a violent nature. Christian Bale is known to be passionate and, at times, verbally aggressive. Weather of not the allegations are true, we must keep in mind that we were not present and cannot make judgements.

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