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Batman Bale Beats Brit Assault Rap


Batman Bale Beats Brit Assault Rap

London Authorities Drop Assault Charges

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LONDON (Aug. 14) - British prosecutors say Batman star Christian Balewill not face charges relating to an alleged assault on his motherand sister at the Dorchester Hotel on July 21.
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    From left to right: Producer Charles Roven, British actor Christian Bale, Director Christopher Nolan, U.S. actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, and U.S. actor Aaron Eckhart pose during a photocall for "The Dark Knight" film in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Batman star Christian Bale has swept into Barcelona to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight." Bale came in a 15-car motorcade and appeared calm in the wake of allegations he assaulted his mother and one of his three sisters at a top London hotel. He did not speak to reporters and made no comment about the incident. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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    Actor Ethan Hawke poses for photographers as he arrives for the premiere of the film "The Dark Knight" in New York in this July 14, 2008 file photograph. Hawke's wife, Ryan Shawhughes, has given birth a daughter the couple named Clementine, his publicist said on July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Keith Bedford/Files (UNITED STATES)

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    BARCELONA, SPAIN - JULY 23: Director Christopher Nolan attends the premiere of 'The Dark Knight' at Coliseum Cinema on July 23, 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

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    Director of the film Christopher Nolan poses during a photocall for 'The Dark Knight' film in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Batman star Christian Bale has swept into Barcelona to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight." Bale came in a 15-car motorcade and appeared calm in the wake of allegations he assaulted his mother and one of his three sisters at a top London hotel. He did not speak to reporters and made no comment about the incident. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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    US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal poses during a photocall for 'The Dark Knight' film in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Batman star Christian Bale has swept into Barcelona to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight." Bale came in a 15-car motorcade and appeared calm in the wake of allegations he assaulted his mother and one of his three sisters at a top London hotel. He did not speak to reporters and made no comment about the incident. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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    US actor Aaron Eckhart poses during a photocall for 'The Dark Knight' film in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Batman star Christian Bale has swept into Barcelona to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight." Bale came in a 15-car motorcade and appeared calm in the wake of allegations he assaulted his mother and one of his three sisters at a top London hotel. He did not speak to reporters and made no comment about the incident. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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    British actor Christian Bale poses during a photocall for 'The Dark Knight' film in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Batman star Christian Bale has swept into Barcelona to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight." Bale came in a 15-car motorcade and appeared calm in the wake of allegations he assaulted his mother and one of his three sisters at a top London hotel. He did not speak to reporters and made no comment about the incident. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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    US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal poses during a photocall for 'The Dark Knight' film in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Batman star Christian Bale has swept into Barcelona to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight." Bale came in a 15-car motorcade and appeared calm in the wake of allegations he assaulted his mother and one of his three sisters at a top London hotel. He did not speak to reporters and made no comment about the incident. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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    British actor Christian Bale, right, and his wife Sibi Bale poses during a photocall for 'The Dark Knight' film in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Batman star Christian Bale has swept into Barcelona to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight." Bale came in a 15-car motorcade and appeared calm in the wake of allegations he assaulted his mother and one of his three sisters at a top London hotel. He did not speak to reporters and made no comment about the incident. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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    BARCELONA, SPAIN - JULY 23: Actor Aaron Eckhart attends the premiere of 'The Dark Knight' at Coliseum Cinema on July 23, 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

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The country's Crown Prosecution Service says there isinsufficient evidence to afford a "realistic prospect ofconviction" and has ordered the police not to take any furtheraction.
British media had reported that Bale's mother and sister toldpolice he assaulted them at the hotel a day before he attended theEuropean premiere of his film "The Dark Knight."
Bale denies the allegation.
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