There are reports circulating that Christian Bale was arrested for verbal assault, and one of Bale's reps is echoing that.
Who knew, but we called around jolly old England and found there is such a thing as verbal assault, Class 4 and Class 5. Class 4 is more aggravated than 5, with "an intent to cause alarm."
Was Christian's offense mouthing off to mom? We're checking.
1. First!!!
Posted at 12:39PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Dipstick
2.
so the tongue lashing he gave
his mum wasn't to her licking ?
Posted at 12:38PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by paul dennis reid
3. Give your mom some money, you cheap SOB! You wouldn't be anywhere without her, azzhole!
Posted at 12:40PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Mitzi
4. Man if I got in trouble for every time I popped off to my mom they'd have to put me away for life. Come on now
Posted at 12:40PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Lindsay
5. lmao this is all incredibly stupid then if he just mouthed off. sometimes i do it too but it doesn't mean i'm going to attack my mother.
Posted at 12:42PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by di
6. She is probably a psycho like my mom and deserved it! Not everyone has a stable mother.
Posted at 12:42PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by I love you Christian!
7. This guy has demons living under his bed.
Posted at 12:44PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Freaks need love, too
8. Oh my god! he got arrested for yelling at his mum? what the f. maybe they hit him up for too much of his batman money? or maybe the sister has a substance abuse problem? who knows, who cares! the media made it seem like he was physical abusing them! hey england, take the stick out!
Posted at 12:54PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by superman
9. so where does this leave alec baldwin?
Posted at 12:48PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by alexis
10.
batman might have a
mum like le bron james;
Posted at 12:50PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by paul dennis reid
11. I would hope it is verbal and not physical. Not that either one is acceptable when it comes to your own mom, but even a total scuzz bag knows better than to hit their mom.
Posted at 12:54PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by C
12. There aren't a lot of hard facts circulating about Bale's situation: was he arrested and charged? Or merely questioned in conjunction with the complaint by his mum/sis? And what's the enforcement situation in England like for crimes--especially low crimes like verbal assault--allegedly committed by celebrities? Have their prosecutors decided it's best to move forward with charging him--especially if these charges will likely either amount to just a dismissal or a nominal verdict (a small fine?)? What exactly are the elements of verbal assault? And its aggravating factors? Good god, how are there 5 classes of verbal assaults?! How can you demarcate--not to mention enforce--different levels of nastiness and threat?! Crazy.
TMZ and Harvey, I turn to you for a real legal analysis here!
Posted at 1:05PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by ratmandu
13. Maybe he walk in on his mother still in character and thought she was the joker, Or maybe she grounded him for a whole month and took his batmobile and suit away.
Posted at 3:15PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Jack Balayla
14. A friend of mine got in to it with a neighbor. They were both screaming insults at each other and she called the police! He received a "citation" for VERBAL ASSAULT a Class C misdomenor...............to the tune of $343.00. He has witnesses and has hired an attorney.
Hopefully, Christian has a few witnesses!
Posted at 12:57PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by Dallas
15. Probably told the gold diggers to shove off. Glad it wasn't physical.
Posted at 12:59PM on Jul 22nd 2008 by ArizonaLioness
