Update: Christian Bale denies assaulting his mother and sister...

This is beyond bizarre.

Sky News and the Associated Press are reporting that "The Dark Knight" star Christian Bale has been arrested and accused of assaulting his mother and sister. The alleged assault happened at a London hotel on Sunday, the day before the European premiere of "Knight."

UPDATE: Christian Bale on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister, hours after the star of "The Dark Knight" was arrested, questioned by London police and released, according to the Associated Press.

He spent four hours at a police station, but was not charged and was released on bail. British media reported that Bale's mother and sister complained he had assaulted them at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Sunday night, a day before the European premiere of "The Dark Knight."

Bale's London-based law firm, Schillings said Bale, issued a statement denying that an assault took place: "Christian Bale attended a London police station today on a voluntary basis," the statement read. "Bale, who denies the allegation, cooperated throughout, gave his account in full of the events in question, and has left the station without any charge being made against him by the police."

This is madness! The studio must be having a heart attack over the timing of all of this:
Christian was hours late to his scheduled interviews today in London, according to ET.com. The entire cast of 'The Dark Knight' is scheduled to be in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday for a premiere, followed by the Japanese premiere on July 28.

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