Christian Bale was arrested and released after being booked by police on an accusation of assault. Bale will have to return to a London police station for questioning in September.

On Sunday evening Christian’s mother Jenny (61), and sister Sharon (40), went to a police station in Hampshire and alleged Christian had verbally assaulted them both at the Dorchester Hotel in London.

In London verbal assault can be classified as a Class 4 or 5, with Class 4 being aggravated with "an intent to cause alarm." At this time it appears Bale was only accused of verbal assault. It seems that when mom and sister couldn’t win the verbal battle they played the victims, and could have damaged Bale’s career while he’s at the top. He might not want to spend too much time around those two in the future.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told E! News that Bale presently faces "no charges, all we are saying at the moment is that a 34-year-old male attended a central London police station this morning, by appointment, and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault."

Knowing the charges were not serious, and that Bale was not a flight risk, police allowed Bale to attend several interviews, and The Dark Knight movie premiere in London before he voluntarily went to the police station to be arrested and questioned. As with Amy Winehouse, and her many assaults caught on camera, Bale will most likely have the charges dropped.

Bale once told E! Online:

"If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest."

His mother and sister are probably no different. Put them in a room together, add a little disagreement, and KABOOM!

The picture above is Bale at the London movie premiere, and below is Bale, his wife, and daughter, as they left LAX on their way to London.

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