Subject: OT: Batman Assaults Mom & Sis
Author: SLGregDate: 22 Jul
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07222008/news/worldnews/christian_bale_arrested_in_london_121025.htm
ARRESTED IN LONDON
FAMILY ACCUSES BATMAN STAR OF ASSAULT
Christian Bale was arrested today in London in relation to an alleged
assault over the weekend.
"A 34-year-old man attended a central London police station this
morning by appointment," a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman told UK's
The Sun.
"He was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault. He
currently remains in custody."
The Batman star's mother and sister claim the 34-year-old actor lashed
out at them at a hotel Sunday night.
They filed the complaint against Bale yesterday afternoon, but Bale
was allowed to attend the premiere for blockbuster film "Batman: The
Dark Knight" last night in London.
Today, however, police took Bale into custory for questioning.
PHOTOS: Bale at London Premerie
A source told The Sun, "It was a very difficult situation but it would
have been wrong to have wrecked the premiere over a complaint which we
don't yet know is founded in truth. But Mr. Bale will be contacted at
the earliest opportunity and be asked to provide an account of
anything that happened."
Wales-born Bale first made a splash as the child star of Steven
Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" in 1987. His screen credits also
include "American Psycho," "The Machinist" and "Batman Begins."
In "The Dark Knight," Bale reprises the role of wealthy playboy Bruce
Wayne and his crime-fighting alter-ego Batman, a brooding vigilante
superhero still scarred by the murder of his parents.
The film, which stars the late Heath Ledger as Batman's nemesis The
Joker, took in a record $158.4 million at the box office in its
opening weekend in the U.S. last week.
daveparks
