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 Christian Bale, star of the latest Batman blockbuster, has been arrested in London on allegations of assault, British media reported on Tuesday. The reports could not be independently confirmed but, when asked if Bale had been arrested, a police spokesman said: "A 34-year-old man attended a central London police station this morning by appointment and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault. He currently remains in custody." The wording is the usual tangential way that British police have of confirming an arrest of a well-known personality. The arrest follows an allegation of assault by his mother and sister, British tabloid Sun newspaper said. It came the day after Bale attended the first European screening in London of The Dark Knight, the latest in the Batman franchise also starring the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. Ledger died of a drugs overdose shortly after completing the filming of Dark Knight, which took record box office receipts on its opening weekend in the United States. Bale was on the red carpet with co-stars Michael Caine and Maggie Gyllenhaal in central London's Leicester Square on Monday night. A martial arts enthusiast and environmental campaigner, Bale has also appeared in Batman Begins, American Psycho and Empire Of The Sun. Related StoriesChristian-Bale-hits-back-on-calls-to-cut-Ledger`s-final-performance  Hollywood actor Christian Bale has hit back on calls to cut late actor Heath Ledger`s final performance, insisting they are "bloody insane". The Batman star hit out at the people asking to cut the scene featuring Ledger`s The Joker character in a body bag from the new Batman film The Dark Knight. Bale wants the scene to remain intact. "I know there are a lot of people out there who don`t think this movie should be shown. But, if you`re asking my opinion, I think that`s bloody insane," Con more Batman-film-has-London-premiere-  Actor Christian Bale, in London for the European premiere of the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight, has said he was surprised by the success of the sequel. The movie has already set a record for an opening weekend in North America. Bale - in the lead role for a second time - joined Sir Michael Caine and Maggie Gyllenhaal on the red carpet. Speaking against a backdrop of flames shooting up from the cinema roof, he paid tribute to his co-star, the late Heath Ledger who played more Dark-Knight-Christian-Bales-lady-sidekick:-Sibi-Bale  Like the Dark Knight/Bruce Wayne, Christian Bale is a real-life man of mystery. Averse to personal publicity, he is well-known for not wanting to discuss his private life. "I like my privacy, and I don't like answering personal questions, he once told the Telegraph. With this week's report of assault charges, filed against Bale by his mother and sister, that may not work. Now everyone wants to talk to Bale about a personal incident that has become water-cooler chatter. And revelations surfacing Wednesday tha more Express-denied-box-office-crown  Comedy Pineapple Express has missed out on beating The Dark Knight to number one in the North American weekend film chart because it opened two days early. The drug-fuelled movie, named after a strong brand of cannabis, opened at number two with $22.4m (£11.7m). But it would have been number one had it not opened two days earlier than usual to maximise school holiday sales. Its five day total was $40.5m (£21.1m). The chart is measured on three-day sales from Friday to more Cheers-and-tears-for-Heath-Ledger-at-Dark-Knight-premiere  Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker sparked high praise and high emotion at the premiere of "The Dark Knight" at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square. Co-star Michael Caine - who has two Academy Awards - predicted an Oscar for Ledger, telling the Daily News, "If he were alive, this would have blown him into the stratosphere." Critics are echoing the sentiment. London's Sun newspaper called Ledger's performance "fuller" than Jack Nicholson's and "deserv[ing] all the talk of a Best Supp more Batman-wont-catch--Titanic-  Will "Titanic" ever lose its berth as the biggest movie of all time? "The Dark Knight" is racing up the ranks, but the Batman sequel will stall at No. 2 with about $510 million to $520 million, Warner Bros. Pictures predicts. That's far from the $601 million haul of "Titanic," which set sail in December 1997. (Adjusted for inflation, both movies are dwarfed by the $1.4 billion haul for 1939's "Gone with the Wind"). The buoyancy of "Titanic" is traceable to teenage girls from Toledo to Tokyo to Timbuktu. more Heath-Ledgers-Family-Attends-Dark-Knight-Premiere  Heath Ledger's family attended Monday's The Dark Knight premiere in New York, where the late actor's father left the theater giving a thumbs-up sign. Kim Ledger and his wife Ines – Heath's stepmother – bypassed the red carpet and ducked into the theater to watch his late son play The Joker in the latest Batman film. Also attending the premiere were Heath's mother Sally Bell and her husband, and Heath's older sister, Kate. As his father Kim left, he was asked how it felt to atte more Ledger-frightening-in-final-role-in--Dark-Knight-  He hired actor Heath Ledger to portray a frightening villain whose chaotic life threatens audiences, and Chris Nolan, director of new Batman movie "The Dark Knight," says he got exactly what he wanted. The film marks one of the final big-screen appearances for Oscar nominee Ledger, who died in January of an accidental drug overdose at 28, and his portrayal of the villainous Joker has wowed audiences in early screenings. "We both saw it (the part) exactly the same way," Nolan told Reuters in an intervie more Naomi-wins-bail-after-losing-cool Supermodel Naomi Campbell was released on bail on Thursday after being arrested in London on suspicion of assault, British police said. "The 36-year-old woman has been bailed to return to a London police station on a later date in October," a police spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman declined to name Campbell because no charges had been filed, but the comments were in response to media reports the model had been arrested and freed on bail. Wednesday's arrest occurred after a woman went to police alleging she had been attacked at a residence in London, a police spokesman said earlier. "Officers attended the address. A women aged 36 was arrested for an alleged assault and taken to a central London po more -The-Dark-Knight--leads-box-office-for-third-weekend  "The Dark Knight" fended off a strong challenge from the new "Mummy" sequel to lead the North American box office for a third weekend, and is on track to become the second-biggest movie of all time. The Batman blockbuster earned $43.8 million for the three days beginning Friday, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday. Universal's "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" followed with $42.5 million. The Walt Disney Co. political comedy "Swing Vote" came in at No. 6 with just $6.3 mill more |
