This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7561844.stm

The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
No assault charge for Batman Bale No assault charge for Batman Bale
(20 minutes later)
Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges over an alleged assault on his mother and sister during a row, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges over an alleged assault on his mother and sister during a row, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
The actor, 34, was arrested and held for more than four hours at a London police station in July. The actor, 34, was arrested in London last month and questioned over claims he had lashed out at his family members while staying at the Dorchester Hotel.
The star was alleged to have lashed out at his family members while in the UK to promote The Dark Knight. Mr Bale, who was in the UK to promote The Dark Knight, denied the charges.
Speaking on the subject later, the star said it was a "deeply personal matter" and appealed for privacy. A spokesman for the CPS said there was "insufficient evidence to afford a realistic prospect of conviction".
So "the police have been advised that no further action should be taken against Mr Bale".
Privacy
When asked about the incident at a press conference in Barcelona last month, the star said it was a "deeply personal matter" and appealed for privacy.
Mr Bale's sister Sharon, 40, shouted "it's a family matter" at reporters who visited her home in Corfe Mullen, near Wimborne, Dorset.Mr Bale's sister Sharon, 40, shouted "it's a family matter" at reporters who visited her home in Corfe Mullen, near Wimborne, Dorset.
A man who answered the door at the home of his mother Jenny, 61, in Bournemouth, said she did not want to comment. And a man who answered the door at the home of his mother Jenny, 61, in Bournemouth, said she did not want to comment.
Mr Bale rose to fame as the child star of Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun.Mr Bale rose to fame as the child star of Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun.
He went on to play Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, and had leading roles in Shaft and Captain Corelli's Mandolin.He went on to play Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, and had leading roles in Shaft and Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
In 2005, he took on the role of the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins, and reprised the role in The Dark Knight.In 2005, he took on the role of the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins, and reprised the role in The Dark Knight.