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More details (and by details we mean gossip) have emerged on the Christian Bale arrest yesterday. The tabloids and TMZ have talked to an anonymous friend and are reporting that the heated shouting match that erupted in Bale’s hotel suite Sunday night was sparked by a disparaging comment made by his mother about his wife, Sandra (Sibi) Blazic. Says the friend:
Christian was stressed, but he didn't lay a finger on anyone. Instead, he flew off the handle and cussed his mother. He just got very loud because his mother was saying some very outrageous things about him, and his wife. He has stresses in his marriage He can have a terrible temper. Instead of lashing out at his wife, he sometimes lashes out at people around him. His marriage is not perfect, but his relationship with his mother is in much more trouble.TMZ has it that Bale’s relationship with his mother, a former circus clown named Jenny James, has been “bitter” ever since he moved to L.A. as a boy with his father after his parents’ divorce: “Christian's camp thinks this could be nothing more than a shakedown. We're told some newspapers and mags have already been throwing around ‘insane’ amounts of money for the story, so mom and sis could score big.”
The situation is complicated by the fact it's policy in England to arrest a suspect before questioning him in connection to a possible crime. It’s also been noted that “verbal assault” is a crime there, and that Bale has not been charged with anything, though he may be asked to speak with investigators again. For now he’s off to Barcelona for The Dark Knight premiere, in a country where crazy yelling is perfectly legal, if not customary.
Photo of Bale Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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Don't piss Patrick Bateman off!
“verbal assault” is a crime there
That's understandable in a country which has a rash of Drive-By arguments. Mr Bale's comments must've been very unbecoming of a gentleman of his standing. Such unpleasantness is unwarranted in any proper British household.
i love that she's a former circus clown.
it adds essential gravity to the entire situation.
Sounds like a petty family squabble. Patrick Bateman can do no wrong, aside from murder, solicitation of prostitutes and an inexplicable love for Huey Lewis.
Yeah but they are english. They don't use the words "fuck" much. Can you get arrested for saying "bloody bollocks Guvna!" ?
the thing is, it was actually aaron eckhart who did all the yelling. but the people can't know this. it would undo all the good that he's done. christian is taking the blame because although aaron eckhart is the actor we need, christian bale is the actor we deserve. he's running because we have to chase him.
Verbal assault is a crime? Nanny state at its finest...
Snapping back at your mum is a crime it is. 'e oughta 'ave 'is filthy gob soaped out, 'e does.
and the prize goes to zodak.
I thought that the term arrested was just used differently in England - that anyone going in for any time of questioning was considered "arrested" even if they weren't a suspect. Anyone with experience getting "arrested" over there?
That would be the first Christian Bale drama I actually want to see.
Those Brits will let any clown be a parent.
Would you believe he is Gloria Steinam's stepson?
#5: When you are already a prime ASBO magnet, it's best to keep stumm.
#3: Circus clowns have feelings too, especially when you insult their frumpy top hat, huge, oversized shoes, and embarassing horn.
And#7: You're lookin' at Nanny State at its finest.