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He turns 39 today… Happy Birthday! But Christian Slater wasn’t content to wait to celebrate his birthday, as he was spotted having an early celebration yesterday (August 17).
The “Pump Up the Volume” stud was joined by his girlfriend Tamara Mellon at swanky Beverly Hills hot spot Mr. Chow for a gourmet meal out.
Really?
I used to love Christian Slater - Heathers, anyone? Even True Romance! But is he really on Jack Nicholson's level? (The answer is no. I mean, who is?)
Here's the former heartthrob out to dinner with girlfriend Tamara Mellon at Mr. Chow last night...
Thanks for taking off the sunglasses on your way out!
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His face still looks pretty youthful though, right?
One week after her Hills co-star Lauren Conrad held a party at the Vegas hotspot, Audrina Patridge followed suit with a shindig of her own at The Nightclub in Las Vegas last night (August 16).
Accompanied by her sister, as well as her new beau, BMX rider Corey Bohan, Miss Patridge looked sexy in a shiny pink dress with black trimmings as she hosted the Christian Audigier party.
As previously reported by the Gossip Girls, back on July 21st Christian Bale was arrested on charges of assaulting his mother and sister in a London hotel. And today (August 14) it is being reported that those charges have been dropped.
According to England’s Crown Prosecution Service, there is to be no further action taken against the “Dark Knight” stud by police due to an insufficient amount of evidence.
The AP reports that actor Christian Bale will not face any charges relating to that incident between him and his mom and sis at the Dorchester Hotel in late July...
Why? Britain's Crown Prosecution Service claims there is no "realistic prospect of conviction" due to the lack of evidence.
Does this mean Batman got off the hook? Or did he and his family actually manage to work things out?
We hope for the latter!
Batman star Christian Bale likely won’t face charges over claims he assaulted his mother and sister, according to reports. Bale was arrested in London last month over accusations he pushed his estranged mother and sister at the city’s Dorchester Hotel before the British premiere of The Dark Knight.
The 34-year-old actor was questioned by U.K. police over the incident and was subsequently released on bail. According to The UK Sun newspaper the British Crown Prosecution Service lawyers have advised police to caution the actor - meaning he will not face charges. Bale will have to admit guilt to get a caution when he answers bail next month. Authorities can still charge him if he refuses. He currently denies the allegations.
Mira Sorvino and hubby Christopher Backus...
Not to mention Pierce Brosnan!
But where was his fam? 007 can't possibly be dining alone!
Looks like all the stars come out to shine at Nobu in the 'Bu!
Arriving in Sin City following a short flight out of LAX Airport, Lauren Conrad played host at a Christian Audigier, the Nightclub party in Las Vegas on Saturday night (August 9).
“The Hills” reality starlet made her way inside the Treasure Island Resort Hotel and Casino nightspot, stopping for a brief pose on the red carpet before heading inside to “celebrate the success of her clothing line, The Lauren Conrad Collection.”
He’s been all over the globe, spanning multiple time zones in a day on his “Dark Knight” promotional tour. And now, Christian Bale is back home in America.
Yesterday, Mr. Bale was spotted out to lunch with his wife, Sibi, and her parents at a local neighborhood restaurant in Brentwood, California.
President and Founder of the Jimmy Choo line, we bow down to the one and only Tamara Mellon!
We spotted the London-born beauty on holiday in St. Tropez with her daughter this weekend... wow, and Christian Slater gets to date her? Lucky guy!
Such a pretty daughter, too - guess good genes run in the family!
Soccer superstar Christian Ronaldo has been a noticeable fixture in our lens lately. He’s recovering from an injury and has been rocking a pair of braces on his arms. He’s also the tannest guy we’ve seen since George Hamilton! Christian was quite noticeable at Foxtail Nightclub in Beverly Hills, California a couple nights ago as well. This time it was for almost losing his lunch. He looks ready to ralph in this foto, big time.
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Finishing up his Dark Knight publicity tour of Europe, Christian Bale was spotted with his daughter Emmeline flying out of London’s Heathrow International Airport earlier today (July 25).
The Batman stud sported a black t-shirt, cargo pants, and a pair of black Adidas sneakers as he boarded the plane with his little one, headed for Tokyo, Japan.
Christian Bale and his wife Sibi at the Barcelona premiere of The Dark Knight (7/23)
The Sun claims that Christian Bale’s sister’s demand for a $200k “loan” is what started the fight on Sunday that led to his arrest on Tuesday. After Bale snubbed his sister Sharon, she started insulting his wife Sibi. Wow, what a pleasant woman. A source told the tabloid:
“Christian is a very wealthy young man and was asked to help his sister out financially. He was asked to loan her £100,000 (~$200,000) but he refused and that caused an almighty row. During that row, the women claim, he assaulted them by pushing and shoving them. Both Jenny and Sharon are terribly upset over what happened. They did not want any publicity and the last thing they wanted to do was wreck his premiere evening. But they say he bullied them. They are both devastated that it has come to this but want him to be taught a lesson.” (Source)
The Sun claims that Sharon needed the $200k to help raise her three children, ages twelve, ten, and one. Look, child-rearing is expensive, it’s understandable that Sharon needs a little cash. I just hate to see her ambush her brother on one of the biggest nights of his career. If only there was a solution to this mess that didn’t involve leaching money from her brother, a “job” type solution if you will.
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Christian Bale and his wife Sibi, attended the Barcelona premiere of “The Dark Knight” last night.
Meanwhile furious speculation continues for the cause of the family fight and beside from the fact that Christian has been estranged from his mom, the fight appears to have been about money. All of this bad blood is said to stem from Bale choosing to live with his father after his parents divorced over 15 years ago. Reports are that his mom and sister tried to hit Christian up for $200,000 to help raise his sister’s three kids. Christian doesn’t have the best relationship with his mom or sister, so this came out of nowhere. When Christian allegedly turned them down, the two women went crazy.
Anyway, the fight supposedly got even more heated when Christian’s mom started insulting his wife. His mom and sister claimed he pushed and shoved at them. TMZ reports that a few tabloids have offered mom and sister a ton of cash for their story. So it’s probably just a matter of time before we see their faces on the cover of one or more tabloid’s telling their tale of woe.
Christian Bale made an appearance in Barcelona to attend the Spanish premiere of The Dark Knight last night alongside costars Maggie Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckhart. (No sign of Christian's mother or sister - although given Christian's recent legal drama, that's not much of a surprise!)
Can you believe how much money this movie's making? It's crazy!
Christian Bale and his wife at the premiere of The Dark Knight in Spain last night. Credit: WENN
A lot of you speculated that the assault charges against Christian Bale were brought by his mother and sister after he refused to give them money or otherwise snubbed their requests for assistance. You may be right - and they may have had a secondary reason for reporting the non-assault to the police and making the story bigger than it needed to be. TMZ reports that his mother and sister are planning on selling their side of the story to news outlets for a lot of money. Just because Bale won’t hand money over to them doesn’t mean they can’t cash in on their famous family member. All of this bad blood is said to stem from Bale choosing to live with his father after his parents divorced over 15 years ago:
Sources tell TMZ Christian Bale has had a long-standing difficult relationship with his mom and Bale’s camp believes the motivation for the whole assault charge may be $$$.
We’re told when Christian’s mom and dad divorced nearly two decades ago, his mom forced him to choose between the two. Christian picked his dad, and father and son moved out to L.A. in 1992, where his dad became his manager.
Somehow Bale’s relationship with the mom has been “bitter” ever since. Bale has told friends his mother was extremely jealous of both his and his dad’s success.
Last Sunday, Bale let his mom and sis into his hotel suite, though it was by no means an olive branch. As we first reported, there was physical contact, but somewhere in between a push and a brush. No one fell and no one was hurt.
Christian’s camp thinks this could be nothing more than a shakedown. We’re told some newspapers and mags have already been throwing around “insane” amounts of money for the story, so mom and sis could score big.
But our sources say the cops are starting to see the whole thing Christian’s way, and the charges could disappear faster than Batman.
[From TMZ]
That’s pretty deplorable if it’s all true. TMZ talks a lot of crap about people but they have solid information and they had exclusives in the Heath Ledger story ahead of the rest of the press. So it seems accurate and that would explain how Bale got arrested for what should have been a private family argument. We’ll have to see who has his mother and sister’s “exclusive!” story about Batman’s raging temper and what kind of lies they spin in their attempt to get some money and revenge on Bale for not paying them the boatload of cash they feel they’re owed.
Fresh off his recent arrest for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister, Batman star Christian Bale swept into Barcelona to attend a Spanish premiere of “The Dark Knight” on Wednesday evening (July 23).
Joined by his wife Sibi and co-stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckhart, Bale chose not to speak to reporters during his time on the red carpet and made no comment about the Dorchester Hotel arrest incident.
As we reported in this post here, there may have been mitigating circumstances which perhaps point to Christian Bales’, mother and sister as not so innocent victims, even though they accused the batman star of assault.
The Daily Mail claims Christian completely flipped out on Sunday night after his mom insulted his wife. A source said, “Christian was stressed, but he didn’t lay a finger on anyone. Instead, he flew off the handle and cussed his mother. He just got very loud because his mother was saying some very outrageous things about him, and his wife.“
The source said that Christian’s marriage is in trouble and his relationship with his mother sucks, so it just all came to a head that night. Christian has already denied the assault allegations.
A new report on a recent incident also indicates Christian Bale may be in a bit of a fragile state right now.
Bale was on set last Friday shooting Terminator 4 at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico when all of a sudden he exploded!
During one scene, the director of cinematography, messed up a shot - or so Bale thought.
Christian reportedly went ballistic, screaming “I will kick your ass“, amongst other harsh things. Several hundred people - cast, crew and extras - heard the outburst. It was later said that Bale was “extremely tired and having a bad day.”
Basically, Christian probably has a temper (like most of us), his family might be annoying, they had a very loud argument, someone called the police, he was arrested, he was released and that’s it.
A commenter by the name of “Edna” posted a supposed “first hand” account on what really went down between Christian Bale and his mother and sister at London’s Dorchester hotel on Sunday. She proclaims:
My father works security at the hotel, and he said it was a mess. His mom and sister wanted the front desk worker to let them into his room to wait for him. When they were told no they started cussing and yelling. They sat in front of his door for an hour until he finally arrived.
His mom and sister are alcoholics and drug addicts, they showed up at his hotel uninvited and highly intoxicated. They were calling him big shot and that he needs to take care of his own. His mom was yelling that he would be nothing without her and he owed her. His sister was begging for money and when he was pushing her toward the door his mother came from behind and started hitting him on his head and kicking him. He managed to push them both out the door and his mom fell, they called the police and wanted him arrested. I believe that Chirstian [sic] is the victim here not his mom or sister.
Take this for what it’s worth considering the sketchy source but after doing a bit of research the story does sound plausible. Christian has already made a statement to the police and left the station without being charged. His rep released this statement:
“Christian Bale attended a London police station today, on a voluntary basis, in order to assist with an allegation that had been made against him to the police by his mother and sister,” the star’s lawyers said in the statement. “Mr. Bale who denies the allegation, co-operated 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. At this time, there will be no further comment by Mr. Bale.”
“I SAID NO ONIONS!”
We may finally have an idea of what went down at London’s Dorchester Hotel Sunday night that led to Christian Bale’s arrest today. Are Christian’s mother and sister a couple of violent leeches? Sure. Some chick named “Edna” left these comments over at Jared today:
edna @ 07/22/2008 at 9:58 am
His mom and sister are alcoholics and drug addicts, they showed up at his hotel uninvited and highly intoxicated. they were calling him big shot and that he needs to take care of his own. His mom was yelling that he would be nothing without her and he owed her. His sister was begging for money and when he was pushing her toward the door his mother came from behind and started hitting him on his head and kicking him. He managed to push them both out the door and his mom fell, they called the police and wanted him arrested. I believe that Chirstian is the victim here not his mom or sister
edna @ 07/22/2008 at 10:20 am
My father works security at the hotel, and he said it was a mess. His mom and sister wanted the front desk worker to let them into his room to wait for him. When they were told no they started cussing and yelling. they sat in front of his door for an hour until he finally arrived.
Sounds pretty believable to me. The few times I’ve ever assaulted my mom have been after she asked me for money. She’s under the mistaken impression that being a famous blogger means I have more money than I know what to do with. I’ll have you know last month I had to cut the hours of my private masseuse from 12 to 8 a day. It’s rough when I want my post-dinner foot rub but we all have to make a sacrifice in this economy.
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“The Dark Knight” star Christian Bale has been arrested after allegedly assaulting his mother and sister at their shared hotel on Sunday night.
According to breaking press reports, Bale is alleged to have attacked his mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, at London’s Dorchester Hotel - with the pair filing their allegation at a police station in Hampshire, England yesterday.
Christian Bale may play a crimefighter in Batman Begins - but in real life, he spent last Sunday turning himself over to police!
The Telegraph reports that the 34-year-old actor turned himself in earlier today in connection with some allegations of assault raised against him. Allegedly, the assault took place Sunday night at the Dorchester Hotel, where Bale is currently staying.
And you'll never guess who the Telegraph claims is behind the charges - Bale's mother and sister!!!
Police were tight-lipped, revealing only that "a 34-year-old man attended a London Police Station on Tuesday by appointment and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault" before confirming that he's still in custody.
We sure hope these allegations get cleared up quickly - after all, this should be a time of celebration for Christian!
Christian Bale arrested
Christian Bale was arrested in London today on charges he assaulted his own mother and sister in his hotel suite on Sunday just hours after the European premiere of his blockbuster film The Dark Knight. Ummm, wow? The actor is currently being question at a central London police station. From the Daily Mail:
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: “A 34-year-old man attended a central London police station this morning by appointment. He was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault. He currently remains in custody.”
The two women, who live in Dorset, went to a Hampshire police station yesterday to make a formal allegation.
The complaint about the actor was then passed to the Metropolitan Police for further investigation. (Source)
In Bale’s defense, he did tell those bitches not to touch the mini bar.
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A family man first, Christian Bale was spotted spending the day with his wife, Sibi Blazic, and daughter, Emmaline, in Los Angeles on Saturday (July 19).
The 34-year-old Batman star headed out early in the morning, first taking his 2-year-old little girl to gymnastics class. After heading home and packing, the happy family made their way over to LAX airport to catch a departing flight.
Christian Bale, Michael Cain, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Edie Falco, Lauren Conrad, Morgan Freeman and Blake Lively.
Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Christian Bale and Maggie Gyllenhaal attend the premiere of “The Dark Knight” at AMC Loews Lincoln Center
“The Dark Knight” has gotten great reviews (with the exception of New York Magazine) and many theaters have already sold out tickets for the July 18th opening.
Quietly, Heath’s family attended the premiere flying in from Australia. Heath’s father, mother, stepmother, and older sister all avoided the red carpet (which was actually black) and snuck into the theater quietly to watch the film. Upon exiting, Heath’s father Kim gave a thumbs-up to the press, and said the movie was “very good.” By pretty much everyone’s account, The Dark Knight is great – and a true example of Heath Ledger’s immense talent and dedication.
Heath Ledger has gotten amazing reviews for his performance in his last full role. Although his untimely death obviously created a lot of press for the film – from the looks of it, he has given an out-of-this-world performance. And I think that’s a great legacy to leave behind – Heath isn’t getting all this attention just for something heartbreaking, but because of his amazing talent.
“Working with Heath was fantastic,” said Christian Bale, 34, who reprises his role as the Caped Crusader. “He steals the movie and I’m quite happy to say that. He’s a hell of a talent and created a joker that’s very iconic and one that will become a classic portrayal of the ages.”
Michael Caine, 75, who plays butler Alfred Pennyworth in the film, which opens July 18, noted the “intensity and ferocity of the performance.”
“But when we were sitting down between takes, he was completely ordinary,” Caine added. “He wasn’t preparing himself or saying ‘Please leave me alone, I’ve gotta do this.’ Instead he was talking to me.
“We would sit and chat and have a cup of coffee, then suddenly they’d say, ‘We’re ready, Heath,’ and he’d go straight into The Joker,” Caine continued. “His energy was astonishing, especially when it came from this kind of calm. He’s certainly the best villain I’ve ever seen.”
[From People]
The New York City premiere of The Dark Knight was held at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square theatre last night. The film has gotten tremendously good reviews (with the exception of New York Magazine) and many theaters have already sold out tickets for the July 18th opening.
Heath Ledger has gotten such amazing reviews for his performance. Although his untimely death obviously created a lot of press for the film – his last full role – I think he would have gotten nearly as much had that tragic accident not occurred. From the looks of it, he gives an out-of-this-world performance. And I think that’s a great legacy to leave behind – Heath isn’t getting all this attention just for something heartbreaking, but because of his amazing talent.
“Working with Heath was fantastic,” said Christian Bale, 34, who reprises his role as the Caped Crusader. “He steals the movie and I’m quite happy to say that. He’s a hell of a talent and created a joker that’s very iconic and one that will become a classic portrayal of the ages.”
Michael Caine, 75, who plays butler Alfred Pennyworth in the film, which opens July 18, noted the “intensity and ferocity of the performance.”
“But when we were sitting down between takes, he was completely ordinary,” Caine added. “He wasn’t preparing himself or saying ‘Please leave me alone, I’ve gotta do this.’ Instead he was talking to me.
“We would sit and chat and have a cup of coffee, then suddenly they’d say, ‘We’re ready, Heath,’ and he’d go straight into The Joker,” Caine continued. “His energy was astonishing, especially when it came from this kind of calm. He’s certainly the best villain I’ve ever seen.”
[From People]
I’ve noticed that Christian Bale always speaks about Heath Ledger in the present tense. He did the same thing in an interview on The Today Show yesterday morning.
Heath’s family attended the premiere, but very quietly. Heath’s father, mother, stepmother, and older sister all avoided the red carpet (which was actually black) and sneaked into the theater quietly to watch the film. Upon exiting, Heath’s father Kim gave a thumbs-up to the press, and said the movie was “very good.” By pretty much everyone’s account, The Dark Knight is great – and a true example of Heath Ledger’s immense talent and dedication.
Here are Christian Bale and Sibi Blazic; Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard; Michael Caine and Shakira Caine, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Conrad, Ed Westwick, Gary Oldman, Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann, Nestor Carbonell, Robert Buckley, Edie Falco, Ethan Hawke, Aaron Eckhart, Karina Smirnoff, Chin Han, and Blake Lively at the premiere last night in New York City. Images thanks to WENN.
New York magazine film critic David Edelstein is public enemy number one after publishing the first negative review of the much-anticipated and lauded The Dark Knight. Batman fans and fellow critics are firing back, saying he just didn’t “get” the film. Edelstein gave the film a negative review due to violence and “morbid” factors that seem related to Ledger’s untimely death:
The momentum doesn’t carry through, though. The Dark Knight is all fits and starts—fitfully suspenseful, fitfully scary, one jerky episode after another with jolts of brutality to keep you revved up. When Burton’s Batman came out, some prominent critics griped that the film was too violent for kids. Wait’ll they get a load of this.
Many of the latest superhero movies are not for kids. The films are a darker take on the masked hero genre and are aimed at an adult audience.
It is unfair of me to judge the sole negative review of the film based on the trailers I’ve seen. Of course it seems “dark” and “morbid,” but I think that’s the point.
Those who have seen The Dark Knight and feel differently about their beloved Batman 2.0 have answered the call with their support. Even fellow critics have called the review “complete bulls##t.”
The so-called critic chimes on the morbid elements of the film, calling it “noisy, jumbled, and sadistic.” This isn’t just a matter of complaining about a critic who didn’t like a film that I loved, this guy really doesn’t get the movie. It seems like he’s just attacking its more brilliant aspects just to spite its otherwise perfect rating.
Time and Rolling Stone are just a few of the major outlets that heap praises on the film. It had a 100% aggregate rating on Rotten Tomatoes until Edelstein’s negative review pushed it down to a 94%.
Edelstein seems to think that the role was a negative outlet for Heath Ledger as the Joker and lef to the unstable mental state which contributed to his death. As Slash Film points out, that may have been what ruined the movie for Edelstein and should not be something you’re thinking about while watching it:
David found Heath Ledger’s performance “painful to watch”, calling it “rave and rage and purge acting”.
“Scarier than what the Joker does to anyone onscreen is what Ledger must have been doing to himself”.
Oh C’mon… Yes, Heath Ledger’s death was tragic, but if you are thinking about his tragic personal life while watching this performance - Trust me, you aren’t watching the movie right.
The film is sure to be a huge hit at the box office. It opens in the US on Friday and advance ticket sales have been massive. Given all the other rave reviews there will probably won’t be many more contrarians like Edelstein.
Photos are stills from The Dark Knight, thanks to AllMoviePhoto.
I do my best not to fawn over male celebrities. But Christian Bale is my one weakness. Okay and John Krasinski. And Anderson Cooper. But that is absolutely it. Christian is on the cover of the August UK issue of GQ to promote The Dark Knight. Here are a few highlights:
On how his wife handles how he embodies the roles he plays:
“Well, she gets to sleep with a whole bunch of different men, so maybe it’s not so bad for my wife. And she does it without having to feel guilty!”On being a father:
“The time I spend with my daughter is just incredible. She’s a little rascal. I’m not going to miss her growing up for anything, not even for Batman. I’m certainly not going to be one of those fathers who picks up a photo of his daughter and has regrets about not being around.”On doing risky stunts even though he has a family to think about:
“People will say, Why is he still doing this crazy sh*t?’ But I’m OK with that. I’d like my daughter to see me do these things, as I saw my father do some crazy things and learnt to appreciate it. My philosophy isn’t so much, ‘Do what I do.’ It’s more, ‘Whatever you do, do it completely. Don’t do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.’”On getting recognized:
“I used to think about it way more when I wasn’t being recognized. For ages I used to think people were staring at me and I’d think, ‘Oh no. I’ve been spotted by some deranged fan.’ But of course they hadn’t really recognized me at all, I just had something unsightly coming out of my nose. But anonymity back then was a lovely thing. Strangely enough, I was wandering around Rome recently, I think I was having insomnia issues or jet lag while filming, so I kept going for these late-night walks. I kept seeing this same guy wandering around some evenings, looking a little lost like me. I waved and said hello to him one night — it was f*cking Viggo Mortensen. So it seems the only people who spot me are fellow sleepless actors in Europe!”On the possibility of winning an Oscar someday:
“Look, I’m human, and I guess I can’t help but like it when someone says they like my work. If someone wanted to jump up and down and go, ‘You nailed that part. You. Are. F*cking. Fantastic,’ of course I’d be riding high on that. But before that happens, I’ll just have a couple of drinks with my pals.”
[From PopSugar]
And just as importantly, here are the photos.
We recently reported on Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt heading to church for Sunday worship. And now it sounds like the peroxide princess may be considering taking her career down the ‘straight and narrow’ path.
That’s right, Miss Montag is getting back in touch with her Christian roots, according to a recent interview. She told press, “I have been the most religious person since I was 2 years old. I always felt this crazy connection to God.”
How often can you go out in the street and photograph a living legend? Well if you live in Los Angeles or New York, you can do it from time to time.
Does this mean that photographing Paris, Lindsay, Britney or Nicole is capturing living legends? We do not think so.
When it comes to Elizabeth Taylor, she indeed is a legend and she is still living and by the looks of this foto, still enjoying life. Liz was on her way into our old pal, Christian Audigier’s boutique in West Hollywood yesterday.
We love you Liz! Enjoy!
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