Comments on: Christian Bale Busted … For Alleged Assault

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:24:26 +0000

In the UK you can be charged for assault for yelling at someone. So it’s not quite as intense as what we would think here when someone is charged with assault.

By: Ash

Ash — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:57:15 +0000

It’s a bit suss that all these allegations have come out less than a week after The Dark Knight was released…is the timing a coincidence…or maybe his “family” are just trying to make a lawsuit out of this and are hoping for a big payout…

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:05:02 +0000

yeah is that picture from American Psycho or what?

Made me want to cry….

whaaaaaaaaaaaa!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:03:54 +0000

They probably DID deserve it, probably trying to ride on his coat tails, or his cape, whatever.

Knowing from experience, you can be charged with assault for merely putting your hand on someone, spitting on someone, okay, these are all gross, but still, it doesn’t mean the guy let ‘em have it, full throttle.

I smell a conspiracy to make our man look bad. And I’m not buyin’ it!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:58:52 +0000

This just seems bizarre. Was he drunk? Did he cause or threaten physical harm? Was it verbal assault? Families fight, I’m sure many of screaming matches. For his mom and sister to report it…something serious must have gone down. I don’t know though. Something about this just seems bizarre.

By: JK

JK — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:36:51 +0000

Woww…this was one news item that really shocked me. If this is true–and I hope it’s some kind of misunderstanding–then it just proves that the general public really doesn’t know the people who act in their favorite movies. I’ve always thought that the really good actors have to be at least a little “crazy” or however you would put it…maybe that’s why so many good actors get into trouble. But anyway, TRENT, you scared the crap out of me with that picture!

By: Tracey

Tracey — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:23:18 +0000

I hope, hope, hope, hope this was simply blow out of proportion! I think we’re all guilty of having screaming matches with members of our family (at least I hope I’m not the only one!), but surely it couldn’t have caused such alarm that it constituted charges being filed! I just can’t believe it! Say it ain’t so!

By: jen

jen — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:12:18 +0000

he was arrested for verbal assault…so yes yelling. no threatening of physical harm, yelling that causes an alarm. i mean, it’s their right under the law to file the complaint…but don’t all fights w/ yelling come under that??

By: Marisa

Marisa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:07:12 +0000

The most disturbing part of this story is that he was allowed to go to the premiere so it didn’t interfere with the event. HELLO!!! Any plain old person in the same situation would not have been allowed to attend anything exept a free ride to JAIL.

Heinous. Boo to you, Scotland Yard. You disappoint in the face of celebredom.

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:52:40 +0000

Family does have a way of knowing what buttons to push. Also, jet lag and stress causes even good people to do off the wall things in such situations. Hopefully its not a true domestic violence case (I am not sure what DV constitutes in Britain but in the US, yelling can be called DV) but rather a situation that is being blown out of proportion.