Gossip: Christian Bale
The Welsh actor Christian Bale, who plays Batman in the new film The Dark Knight, was arrested this week on charges he assaulted his mother and sister in a London hotel room.
The Welsh actor Christian Bale, who plays Batman in the new film The Dark Knight, was arrested this week on charges he assaulted his mother and sister in a London hotel room. The women, 61 and 40, reported the crime themselves. Police allowed Bale to attend the movie’s European premiere and to hold a series of press conferences, said the London Guardian. He turned himself in at the police station the following day.
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