Christian Bale's Assault was Verbal?

Batman actor Christian Bale is claiming the assault charges brought against him by his mother and sister are crap. (Warner Image)"]

We at Bodog Beat don't want our beloved Batman tainted by a silly old mother-assaulting arrest, and we therefore are going to go ahead and believe Christian Bale's claim that the charges brought against him by his mother and sister are bogus.

Reports are circulating that Bale was arrested for verbal not physical assault in London, which was why police allowed him to attend The Dark Knight premiere. TMZ got the scoop that yes, in England, you can be arrested for Class 4 and Class 5 verbal assault. Class 4 is more aggravated than 5, with "an intent to cause alarm."

In a statement just released to TMZ, his reps say "Christian Bale attended a London police station today, on a voluntary basis, in order to assist with an allegation that had been made against him to the police by his mother and sister. Mr. Bale, who denies the allegation, co-operated throughout, gave his account in full of the events in question and has left the station without any charge being made against him by the police. At this time, there will be no further comment by Mr. Bale."