Sure, Heath Ledger was scary. But did *he* punch his own mom?
After a long weekend of wowing Bat-fans and breaking box office records, Dark Knight star Christian Bale reportedly got into a hotel brawl with...well, his mom.
On the Mel Gibson scale, how bad is this PR?
I can only reason that he was sitting around his hotel asking himself:
"What do I have to do to eclipse Heath Ledger's epic, scary-as-hell performance as the Joker? Oh, wait a tick...mum, come here love..."
On his Twitter feed famed comics writer Warren Ellis (who has written his share of Batman stories and long theorized Gotham city would be a nicer place if The Bat tore off peoples' nipples) lost no time in kicking Bale for...you know, kicking his mom.
UPDATE: Ledger has issued a statement denying he assaulted his mother or sister, both of whom apparently reported being assaulted. Contacted by the media, the sister says it's a "family matter." The mother is not commenting.
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to be fair, is he accused of punching her? In the Telegraph story, it was described as "pushing," and a police source called it a "'minor' common assault." Sounds like it could be practically anything at this point.
Posted on July 22, 2008 6:14 PM
Yes, yes -- it could certainly be anything.
We are all horrible people for jumping to conclusions and making fun of the whole thing, which sounds tragic.
On the other hand, it is immeasurably funnier if he actually punched her.
Is it a "oh God, I can't believe I laughed at that..." sort of funny? Sure. But Batman decking an old English broad...it's so horrible it's hard not to laugh.
Posted on July 22, 2008 8:42 PM