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Tuesday July 22, 2008

Batman star Christian Bale has been arrested in connection with an allegation of assault.

The actor, who stars alongside the late Heath Ledger in new film The Dark Knight, attended a police station after his mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, had reported him to police. The pair filed their allegation at a police station in Hampshire, England on Monday. It was later referred to the Metropolitan Police.

The alleged incident was believed to have taken place on Sunday night at Park Lane’s Dorchester Hotel where Bale is staying.

A Scotland Yard spokesman says, “A 34-year-old man attended a London police station on Tuesday by appointment and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault. He currently remains in custody.”

Despite the alleged incident and report, Bale was allowed to attend the European premiere of The Dark Knight in London’s West End on Monday night alongside stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and Sir Michael Caine.

The film has already stormed the U.S. box office, bringing in $155.34 million in its opening weekend, overtaking Spiderman 3, which took $151.1 million.

The movie was set for a record-breaking weekend, raking in a massive $66.4 million when it opened in U.S. theaters on Friday (18Jul08).

Interest in the film has increased because of the death of Heath Ledger.

His performance as Batman’s arch nemesis The Joker, has been widely tipped by critics, as well as Caine, to receive a posthumous Oscar.