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'Knight' star Bale arrested for assault

LONDON (UPI) -- Christian Bale, whose "The Dark Knight" movie is breaking box-office records, was arrested Tuesday in London for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister.

A police spokesman told People magazine Bale, 34, was arrested in the morning and released from the precinct station in the afternoon.

In England, suspects are arrested before they are questioned in a possible crime. Bale hasn't been formally charged and is due back at the station in September, the police representative told People.

The Sun newspaper said Bale's mother and sister filed the complaint against him Monday. However, police decided to wait until after the gala London premiere of his new Batman film, "The Dark Knight," took place Monday night before questioning Bale about an alleged incident at the Dorchester Hotel Sunday evening, The Sun said.

Bale plays the comic book's Caped Crusader in the film, which is a blockbuster in the United States.

"It was a very difficult situation but it would have been wrong to have wrecked the premiere over a complaint which we don't yet know is founded in truth," a source told The Sun before Bale's arrest. "But Mr. Bale will be contacted at the earliest opportunity and be asked to provide an account of anything that happened."

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 07/22/2008

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