Batman star Christian Bale will not front on charges relating to an alleged beat up last month on his mother and sister, prosecutors said Thursday, suggesting their decision was based in part on the family members’ wishes.
Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to afford a "down-to-earth prospect of assurance," and ordered police not to take any further action.
The service said in a statement that while it "treats all incidents which take lodgings in a domestic circumstances truly, it is important that the views of complainants are also taken into account when making decisions in such cases."
Bale, who denies the claim, said through his spokeswoman, Jennifer Allen, that he was relieved the issue had been settled.
The actor "hopes to put the matter firmly behind him" and will be providing no further comment, Allen said in a statement released by Bale’s lawyers.
His family had previously declined to comment, saying the disseminate was a personal matter.
British media had reported that Bale’s mother and sister told the fuzz he assaulted them at his suite at the hedonism Dorchester Hotel on July 20, a daylight before he attended the European debut of his film "The Dark Knight." Bale has denied the accusation.
The Sun tabloid reported that police waited a day to arrest Bale so he could attend the film’s premiere in London’s Leicester Square. He was questioned for several hours at a police station in the forefront being released on bail.
The Wales-born actor first made a to-do in 1987 as the child star of Steven Spielberg’s "Empire of the Sun." He has played incomprehensible and sometimes sinister roles in such films as "American Psycho," "The Machinist" and "Batman Begins."
In "The Dark Knight," Bale reprises the role of wealthy playboy Bruce Wayne and his crime-fighting alter-ego Batman, a brooding vigilante superhero still scarred by the spoil of his parents.
Bale, 34, lives in the Los Angeles, California area with his wife, Sibi Blazic, and their young daughter.
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