Hmm, I wonder what this story is all about? I’ve been reading bits and pieces about Christian Bale turning himself into police custody in the the UK for questioning after allegedly assaulting his mom and one of his sisters. The AP report I read was short on details, and didn’t say what the argument was about or what the actual “assault” consisted of.
Apparently, Bale spent four hours at a police station after turning himself in. The AP article says that he was arrested in connection with the alleged assault, and was subsequently released after posting bail. Furthermore, police admitted that they didn’t seek to arrest Bale immediately after the alleged assault took place, instead waiting until after the London premiere of The Dark Knight to call the man in.
Though this ordeal must certainly be embarrassing for Bale (guilty or not), I doubt that it will have any impact at all on the success of The Dark Knight. That film is going to continue breaking box office records, and Bale will certainly continue to make promotional appearances, etc. In other words, it will be business as usual.
I’m sure the tabloids and TMZ will beat this story into the ground, though!