Celebrity Justice
Cops Knew Batman Would Return

Posted Jul 22nd 2008 10:50AM by TMZ Staff

Just like the bat signal, coppers knew all along they could get Batman when they wanted him -- so they didn't arrest him until after his big premiere ... and the four press conferences he did before it.

So why did cops put a hold on busting Batman? They didn't think he'd flee.

Scotland Yard tells us after his mom and sis dropped a dime on Bale yesterday, the cops didn't jump because they felt Christian was not a flight risk. Also, they thought the crime was not super serious.

So, we're told, they waited until after "The Dark Knight" premiere to have him pay a visit to the station.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Christian Bale


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1. pitiful

Posted at 10:55AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Bateman

2. are you kiding?????they were probably hoping for a pay off but he couldn't pat them cuz all his money went for drugs and women!!!!no really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:56AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Kylie

3. Celebrity justice at it's finest. I guess he will have to be dealt with in a dark alley. You don't beat up momma.

Posted at 10:56AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Momma Mia

4. Why must they rain on his parade?

Posted at 10:57AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by A

5. We don't know ANYTHING about what actually happened here. The extensive coverage on this is stupid.

Posted at 10:58AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by lasmoocha

6. oops type-o but i think you all know what i mean (PAY OFF)

Posted at 10:59AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Kylie

7. holy crap, just tell us what he did already

Posted at 11:08AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by di

8. If it got bad enough for both mother and sister to call the cops, then they were in danger; if Mr. Bale remained free for film promotional reasons, then the mother and sister remained in danger. The fawning cops in London were criminally negligent. And probably took a hefty bribe from Warner Bros. Mr. Bale needs therapy, and doing a romantic comedy might help the Method actor chill out.

Posted at 11:11AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by rob

9. I bet you they were probably fight over money.....Women are CRAZY!!!! we are money hungry.....I'm sure they wanted a bigger cut of the movie "winnings."

Posted at 11:15AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Tina

10. Calm down people. Bad publicity is still publicity. Obviously it was not that serious or the police would have arrested him right away and not waited until he got his movie whoring on. He is the biggest star in the world at this very moment. Did you really think that something was not gonna happen to spice things up?????

Posted at 11:23AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by tattooed white trash...

11. OOPS!! "FIGHTING over money"......my bad!

Posted at 11:24AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Tina

12. When in doubt, assume the worst.

Posted at 11:29AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Lana Caine

13. FINALLY a chance to UPSTAGE heath ledger! Now Batmans name will be all the news, instead of the joker!

Posted at 11:32AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Aimee

14. Freaking FAMILY !!!!!!!

Posted at 11:32AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by CJS

15. Read the articles, the mother and sister did not call the police. They left the hotel and went to a local police station to file a compliant. IF, and that's a big if, they were in harn then by leaving the hotel they were no longer in danger. It has been noted in another comment section and I think it needs to be said again. Assualt is to verbally threaten or verbally attack someone. Battery is to phsyically attack them. Bale is being investigated for assualt. Which means the mother and sister were NOT beaten. And clearly if they thought themsleves in immediate danger they would have contacted hotel security or called the police from the hotel not gone to the police station. There is far more to this then we know and we should wait until all sides get a chance to tell their stories.

Posted at 11:34AM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Jacq

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