There's no easy way to sum up all the theories and reports on Christian Bale right now, after he was arrested yesterday on assault charges filed by his mother and his sister, but today sources close to Bale tell the Daily Mail that at no point did Bale ever lay a finger on anyone.  They say Bale lost his temper after his mother insulted his wife during an argument in a London hotel, and Bale was more or less trapped there because of a swarm of fans and paparazzi outside.  They go on to say that Bale has been in a deep depression ever since the death of his friend Heath Ledger, and this has made him moody and short-tempered, even more so now with the release of "The Dark Knight".  The Mail says:

Sources close to the actor said he 'flew off the handle' at London's Dorchester hotel after Jenny Bale said 'some outrageous things'.
However, a source close to the 34-year-old actor says Bale is confident he’s done nothing wrong, and blames his mother.
The 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.’
 ‘Normally Christian would just call a friend and go out to a pub to cool off. But he was literally trapped into this confrontation with his mother and sister because there was an army of fans and paparazzi outside.’
The source also claimed Bale had been deeply affected by the death of Ledger.
A friend said: 'Christian pretends he's calm and collected but you really started to see the cracks in his façade in January, right after Heath Ledger had died.
'Christian was in the middle of a very brief break from work when he heard the news, and it was massive blow to him.
'They had become very close during the making of The Dark Knight and Christian went into virtual hiding for the six weeks after Heath was found dead.
‘He wasn't returning phone calls and he wasn't a happy man. It's foolish to think that he's been able to completely shake off that grief just as Heath and his work is finally being seen by audiences.
'He expected to share this moment with his friend, and now he can't.

Keep in mind that 100 percent of all women are crazy, so just because he got into a fight with his mom doesn’t necessarily means he’s a lunatic, as long as he didn’t hit anyone.  Also keep in mind that if you would like to appear taller, jumping can help, albeit briefly. 

Christian Bale has been released from police custody after voluntarily turning himself him to answer questions stemming from an assault charge filed by his mother and his sister.  Earlier a publicist for Bale issued 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. 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."

TMZ among others is reporting that this charge of assault may be nothing more than verbal assault, which is a crime in the UK.  Yelling is not a crime in the US, unless you stand outside Megan Foxs window and yell at her to show you her tits.  Nobody likes a tattle tale, Megan.

"Batman" star Christina Bale will face questioning today by London police after his mother and his sister filed a complaint against him, claiming he assaulted them.  The claim was actually filed yesterday, the same day as the UK premiere of "the Dark Knight", but police decided against bringing him in on such a public day.  The Sun UK says…

He is alleged to have lashed out on Sunday night at Park Lane’s Dorchester Hotel — where he has a suite.
Mum Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, who lives in Dorset, went to a police station in Hampshire yesterday to lodge the allegation. The matter was referred to the Met Police.
Detectives, well aware of last night’s glittering bash, took the decision not to approach Bale yesterday. But they are expected to make attempts to quiz the Wales-born actor today.
A source said: “It was a very difficult situation but it would have been wrong to have wrecked the premiere over a complaint which we don’t yet know is founded in truth.
“But Mr Bale will be contacted at the earliest opportunity and be asked to provide an account of anything that happened.”
A Met Police spokesman said: “We can confirm we have received allegation from another force in relation to an alleged incident in central London.”

Wait what?  He hit his mom and sister?  I don’t believe that for a second but actors are fucking weirdos, so who knows.  Remember that one guy who was claimed to have hit his mom and sister?  Oh wait sorry.  That was this guy.  This story was so boring I forgot where I was.

UPDATE - The Telegraph UK now says Bale has been arrested and is being held for questioning.