July 22, 2008

Christian Bale busted for assault on mom

"If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest"

Batman movie star Christian Bale was arrested by British police Tuesday in London on charges that he assaulted his sister and mother.

Bale, 34, turned himself in to a London police station to undergo questioning.

"A 34-year-old man attended a London Police Station on Tuesday by appointment and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault," Scotland Yard said in a statement. "He currently remains in custody."

The incident allegedly took place in the box-office champ's Dorchester Hotel room in London on Sunday, the day before the blockbuster film's European premiere.

Bale's 61-year-old mother, Jenny, and 40-year-old sister, Sharon, reportedly went to a Hampshire police station to make the allegation.

Although his family lodged the charges prior to Monday night's premiere, police waited until today to question Bale to allow the event to go on without headline-grabbing interruption.

Bale once told E! Online, "If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest."