Posted on 07/22/2008 7:19:56 AM PDT by Perdogg
'The Dark Knight' actor allegedly lashed out while staying at London's Dorchester hotel on Sunday, where he has a suite. His mother Jenny (61) and sister Sharon (40) lodged a formal complaint against the star at a police station in Hampshire, Southern England. Bale (34) was permitted by police to attend the European premiere of 'The Dark Knight' - in which he plays superhero Batman - last night but will face questioning over the claims.
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Something must be very wrong with Mr. Bale. Attacking, allegedly, your mother and sister is a dreadful accusation...esepcially when Mom and Sis file the complaint.
I hope he enjoyed the premiere.
Possibly upset that Mr. Ledger’s portrayal of The Joker is all that anyone seems to want to talk about, even though he is “The Dark Knight.”
Pls tell me Batman didn’t just beat up his Mom & Sister!
HOLY FAMILY ABUSE BATMAN!!!!
Batman abused Joseph, Mary, and Jesus? STOP THE PRESSES!
I don’t know about British definitions of “assault” vs. “battery,” but in the U.S., assault could just mean he yelled at them. This is also implied by the article’s phrase, “lashed out.”
It’s not nice, of course, to yell at one’s mother, but I’ve had a few barn-burners with OldTax-lady in the past 42 years, no hospitalization required ...
Unless they are pulling some money grabbing stunt.
I’ve heard Bale say on numerous occasions how difficult it is to be a star as a child, and he would never do that to his own daughter.
Maybe he regrets some of the things his parents did to him.
At this point, it is an accusation. He should be presumed innocent until found guilty.
The article has few details. The police presume he is innocent, but will investigate. According to the article, his mother and sister lodged a complaint, and he “allegedly lashed out while staying at London’s Dorchester hotel on Sunday.”
It’s the HEADLINE that uses the word “assault.” That choice was made by the editor, for whatever reason. I respect the integrity of used car salesmen over that that of editors.
It seems to be a fact that mother and sister lodged a complaint, but that does not mean that he “assaulted” them. I lodged a complaint against my neighbor for letting his dogs bark at me non-stop. I suppose you could say that my neighbor “lashed out” by leaving the dogs out and that I “lashed out” by calling the city. But there was no assault by anyone.
Finally the voices of reason. I think if I’m ever accused of anything I’m asking for a bench trial. Rather take my chances with one judge than 12 pre-formed opinions.
Tough call.
I’m thinking the relatives are trying to squeeze money out of them.
Well, you know....lol
There are at least a couple of threads running & so far I’ve seen Christian Bale called trash, amoral, accused of drugs & apparently jealous of Ledger. All without one SHRED of evidence. At this point we don’t know what happened or if ANYTHING happened. I thought maybe something had been learned from the Duke rape hoax but—guess not.
Christian Bale looks likeable enough but he did play some pretty grim characters in American Psycho, The Machinist, Harsh Times, so maybe he was channelling something in those roles.
Considering he has hit the major big time in the last 3 years, his wealth has gone up exponentially in a short period of time. Even though he has been an actor for a long time, I don’t recall him being in any real moneymakers until Batman Begins. He just reached “hey, you’re doing good now, buy me a yacht” territory.
Maybe he told them, no I’m not paying for you to go to Fiji with 15 male strippers and threw an ashtray against the wall and they sneered “I’ll fix you ‘the Batman’”
See, I can make assumptions too!
You never know where the truth lies.
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Any of those might be true, but it sure is an awful lot to read in to the information we've got here!
What gets me is the way some people allow their hatred of all things Hollywood to overcome them in stories like this. He was assumed guilty by some people from an article that had virtually NO information.
Now that some is beginning to leak out it’s appearing that there needs to be a whistle on the play. (False start. lol)
If what’s being said is true, the mother & sister should be prosecuted. At the moment it’s still rumor so I’ll just keep waiting for those facts.
LOL - not a surprise, though.
I'm reminded of the people who said Heath Ledger deserved to die because he played a homosexual character. Sometimes I just wonder, who are these people?
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