Toronto - Christian Bale, the star of The Dark Knight, has been arrested after assaulting two family members.
Bale was held for questioning at a London police station.
Bale, apparently attacked his mother and sister in his hotel room at Park Lane’s Dorchester Hotel on Sunday.
The arrest took place just a few hours after Bale attended the European screening of the new Batman blockbuster, The Dark Knight.
The actor joined co-stars Sir Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckhart at the Odeon West End cinema in Leicester Square.
Bale’s mother and sister went directly to the police after the attack to file charges.
The complaint about the actor was then passed to the Metropolitan Police for further investigation.
He had been due to meet radio journalists at the Dorchester to promote the film on Tuesday afternoon, but did not show up.
It has been confirmed the assault allegation was originally filed at a police station in Hampshire.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed it had received an allegation from another force.