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Bale accused of assaulting mother, sister
Published Tuesday, Jul 22 2008, 11:50 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly
Rex Features
A complaint was lodged against the actor by mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, at a police station in Hampshire yesterday. They have alleged that Bale "lashed out" at them on Sunday night at central London's Dorchester Hotel.
Police decided to delay questioning until today because they did not want to spoil last night's Dark Knight premiere in the West End, one report suggests.
A source told The Sun: "It would have been wrong to wreck the premiere over a complaint which we do not yet know is founded in truth. Mr Bale will be contacted at the earliest opportunity and be asked to provide an account of what happened."
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: "We can confirm that we have received an allegation from another force in relation to an incident in central London."
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