If you are livng in New York (or anywhere else, depending on how celebrity based your paper is), chances are you picked up one of our fine newspapers (the Post being the best of course, lol) and learned that Christian Bale has allegedly assaulted his 61-year old mother and his sister last Sunday, the day before the UK premiere of the biggest movie of the year, The Dark Knight.
Well, it seems like there is more to the story than a simplistic tale of man beating up his mom and sis. As a fan of Christian Bale, I had a hard time believing the story that broke yesterday (sorry tabloids, you're late on this one), I did some research of my own.
According the UK's Daily Mail, in an exclusive report, Christian Bale reportedly "flew off the handle" when his mum made disparaging remarks about his wife, Sibi. The alleged altercation occurred at the Dorchester hotel, where Bale put his family up for the premiere. According to the paper, Bale didn't physically assault his mother and sister, as the paper here in the States implied. Instead, he heavily cussed his family out, which is akin to verbal assault. In the UK, verbal assault is apparently a crime and is counted as much as physical assault is.
To make things all the more wacky, the same people who filed the complaint against Bale, have a little trouble with their stories. His mother Jenny originally denied knowledge of the situation, but when contacted again, she made this statement: "Yes I was there and yes there was a family situation but the police are handling it and I cannot say any more at the moment. We didn't call the police to the scene. I can't say any more but we didn't call the police." The statement is rather odd, considering reports show that she and Bale's sis Sharon called a Hampshire police station to make the statement. Sharon was more vague, admitting that there was an "incident" after denying any knowledge as well.
Apparently Bale, who just helped The Dark Knight gross an unbelievable $158 million at the box office this past weekend, has been under a lot of stress. Marriage problems as well as the stress lingering from the film probably led the intense actor to snap.
With all of the confusing details surrounding both the incident and the life of Bale, it's pretty hard what to believe. Hopefully its nothing more than a spat between relatives. Until more details are revealed, I'm on Team Bale.
Photo courtesy of WENN and the Daily Mail Online
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