Charges Against Christian Bale Have Been Dropped
In an update to an earlier post today, it is my extreme pleasure to report that prospectors have decided to drop all charges of assault against Christian Bale (stemming from an incident with estranged members of his family late last month) in full. It was earlier reported that Christian would be able to evade criminal charges and would only receive a “caution” IF he admitted guilt in open court next month, it now turns out that that won’t be necessary … he won’t be facing any charges at all:
Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault last month on his mother and sister, prosecutors said Thursday, suggesting their decision was based in part on the family members’ wishes. Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to afford a “realistic prospect of conviction,” and ordered police not to take any further action. The service said in a statement that while it “treats all incidents which take place in a domestic context seriously, it is important that the views of complainants are also taken into account when making decisions in such cases.” Bale, who denies the allegation, said through his spokeswoman, Jennifer Allen, that he was relieved the issue had been settled. The actor “hopes to put the matter firmly behind him” and will be providing no further comment, Allen said in a statement released by Bale’s lawyers.
Whew! This is great news for Christian Bale. I was wary of him admitting guilt in open court just to have the issue resolved without criminal prosecution but that is no longer an issue … the case has been dropped, there is nothing further to be said on his part. At least this ugly incident has been resolved and he can carry on. What do y’all think? Was this the right course of action?
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August 14th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Yeah, definitely not a good idea to admit guilt in the British courts, no matter whether you know yourself better (and I’m not saying that this is the case here). As soon as you do so, you’ll definitely get done, and as long as you deny it (even if it appears ludicrously dishonest) there is a chance that it will be dropped. There was a case recently involving Anne Robinson (that really rude lady of the Weakest Link – I think you get that over in the States?) who lost her driving licence because she admitted going 42 miles per hour in a 30 mile zone, after just having gotten off a ferry from France and being disoriented by the signage (plus she would have had to adjust to the fact that she’d be driving on the left again rather than the right). Sad to think that making a point to be honest will not count in your favour…
August 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I still don’t understand why this story was so “wide spread”. I’m sorry but there’s countless of people out there who fight with their parents, and it didn’t even sound like serious harm was inflicted. I’m glad he can put it behind him, I’m glad that people can move the hell on about it.
August 14th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
seriously, the only reason people were talking about this so much was because it happen just as The Dark KNight came out and made so much money. now that the movie has been out for awhile people forgot about the whole thing and blogs including yours made too much of it. lol this was so stupid to begin with.
August 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
prosecutors drop charges not prospectors?
August 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
prosecutors drop charges not prospectors
August 14th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I am so glad the charges have been dropped. I know I am completely biased (I have been a fan of Christian Bale since he was in The Newsies and Swing Kids), but I think it was all blown out of proportion for some hateful family members that hoped to benefit from his success.
August 14th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
No, I think that if he was guilty he should have to face the charges. Domestic violence is wrong.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:28 am
If it does involve physical harm that is. If the family members decided to drop the charge, it must be because they know they don’t have an actual case. Or that they finally got the money they demanded from Bale ;-).
August 15th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
i love his mouth. he is gorgeous. i’ve heard from a reliable source that he really is a sweetheart.