Christian Bale and B.S. Allegations of Assault

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I woke up today and logged into my Bloglines account to read all of this morning’s headlines and expected to see another gazillion articles about The Dark Knight. (all well-deserved, of course). But lo and behold, I was not prepared for what I saw plastered all over the place.

I read some crap from The Sun (England’s version of The Enquirer, if that gives you any indication of how trustworthy the source is) that Christian was arrested for assaulting his mom and sister. And then that article spread like wildfire to other blogs and by that time, bloggers were reporting that Bale beat the crap out of his family.

The first thought that came to mind is, “Bullshit.”

Now, I wasn’t thinking this because I’m a huge Christian Bale fanatic, but because in the 20 years he’s been in the biz, he’s never received any negative press. And I think that speaks a lot about his character. He’s not into the Hollywood B.S. and that’s what makes me respect him even that much more.

If you ask me, Mom & Sis are probably hitting him up for some moolah now that The Dark Knight has broken about 8 records and raked in over $158M this past weekend. I don’t recall hearing about any “assaults” after Rescue Dawn or 3:10 to Yuma premiered. Huh. Very interesting…

I know all about family bullshit and backstabbing when it comes to money, so I feel really bad for him right now (if that is the case). He’s worked so hard for his success and deserves every bit of it. So step off, bitches! Give the man some room. He’s Batman, for Chrissakes!

And for all of the morons writing stories about how he HIT his mom and sister, I think you should research what an assault actually is before writing something so libelous. Battery is hitting, assault is not. Get your shit straight before writing about it. Professionals, my ass.

Thank God one blogger has a clue, and it’s actually Perez Hilton. Nice job, Perez. He had a feeling from the start that something smelled fishy and it wasn’t Bale.

And it seems that Todd over at IDontLikeYouinThatWay.com shares the same sentiments and wrote a post of his own today. By the way Todd, I loved the ‘Batman voice’ line. I giggled my little ass off when I read that. Well done.

Hang in there, Christian. The truth always comes out, no matter how much crap you need to shovel before you get to it.

However, you might want to think about wearing a nice pair of rubber boots for awhile…

 

The Dark Knight Gala Was Great!

NOTE: This was posted on my other blog on July 17, 2008.

Well, I’m just rubbing the sleep out of my eyes and trying to wake my ass up. I realize it’s only an hour’s difference, but my body clock is still on Florida time. What a rough life, right? I know!

The Dark Knight Gala at Navy Pier was exciting. I arrived by cab at about 5:50 p.m. but I had to get out and walk a bit since security was tight and they weren’t letting any cars go down the street that’s right in front of Navy Pier. Now let me tell you, that’s quite an interesting experience when you’re the only one walking in a long, black dress with 4 inch heels in a sea of people wearing shorts and sneaks. Can you say “stuck out like a sore thumb?”

I didn’t get to see Christopher Nolan, Gary Oldman, and Michael Caine walk the red carpet since I had to go inside to the makeshift Will Call to pick up my ticket. The energy inside the theater was pretty awesome though – thick enough to cut with a butcher knife. Just that feeling alone was worth paying $450 for my ticket.

Nolan and his wife were very fashionably late. The tribute to him was supposed to start at 6:30 p.m., but didn’t get started until some time after 7 p.m. I don’t blame them though – they were probably at their posh hotel pretending to jump into the boatload of dough they’re going to make after this week’s opening. I’m predicting U.S. sales of over $250M. What are your predictions?

This guy was dressed as The Joker sitting behind me, and there was a skinny little man (maybe 2 inches taller than me and I’m 5′1″) dressed as Batman that sat next to me at the dinner in the Crystal Ballroom. There always have to be a few screwballs added to the mix.

Unfortunately, Mr. Bale was a no-show. That was a bit disappointing – for a lot of people. I figured he’d be making his way over to the event since he did the New York premiere on Monday and his wife, Sibi, is from Chicago. Plus, he’s always talked about his admiration for Chris Nolan. Oh well (insert big schoolgirl sigh here). Shit happens.

Bill Curtis (the A&E voiceover guy and a staple in Chicago’s history) introduced Nolan, Oldman and Caine to the crowd in the IMAX theater and then there was a 10 minute montage of Nolan’s work featuring actors gushing about working with him (Bale included). That was pretty neat. I totally forgot Nolan did Insomnia. Then, the big moment arrived – they played The Dark Knight. It was actually nice to not have to sit through 15 minutes of bullshit trailers – we got right to the movie. No foreplay – sweet.

I don’t want to spoil the movie for anyone, so I’ll just say that the opening scene is amazing and will grab your attention right away (sign of a great movie), and a couple of surprising people die. One is surprising because of who it is, the other is surprising because of the way that person dies and by whose hands.

I’ll write some more posts later today. I have some very important shopping to do on the Magnificent Mile …

 

I’m Off to The Dark Knight Gala in Chicago!

NOTE: This was posted on my other blog on July 15, 2008.

I haven’t posted much in the last week mainly because my laptop’s power source decided to die on me last Wednesday. So I was at the mercy of waiting for delivery of my new one. Geez – I didn’t realize how attached I was to my laptop until I wasn’t able to use it for 5 days. That totally sucked! I also discovered that I may have a slight obsession with my little electronic friend. Nothing a high-priced shrink can’t fix …

Anyway, I’m currently packing for my trip to Chicago to attend the freakin’ The Dark Knight Gala!!! I leave tomorrow morning and the red carpet premiere starts at 5:30 p.m. I read that the Tumbler and the Bat Pod will be showcased at Navy Pier (where the Gala is being held), so that’s gonna be super cool. I’m bringing my trusty camera with me so be on the lookout for some exclusive photos.

I’ve also been told that cast members and friends of the director, Chris Nolan, will be there so security is going to be tight. I wonder if a certain Mr. Bale will be in attendance – Jesus – I can now die a happy woman if he shows up. And yes – I do realize I sound like a schoolgirl with a silly crush, but you’re just gonna have to deal with it. At least for the next 2 days, anyway.

I’m also super excited to see the Chicago premiere of the movie at the IMAX theater. The thought of seeing Mr. Bale on a screen half the size of a football field is almost too much for me to handle right now.

Let’s just say that God knew what SHE was doing when Bale was created.

Thank you, God …

 

Holy Bat Turds! I’m Going to The Dark Knight Gala in Chicago!!!

NOTE: This was posted on my other blog on June 26, 2008.

Like the old saying goes, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” And I’ve been try, try, trying to get some friggin’ tickets to attend The Dark Knight Gala in Chicago for over a month now. Tickets went on sale in May and sold out in less than a week. So what’s a Dark Knight/Christian Bale/Chris Nolan fanatic fan supposed to do? eBay, baby. All the way.

I’ve been keeping close watch of TDK Gala tickets on eBay for a few weeks now, and let me tell ya. Those suckers were going for some big $$$. Mind you, the face value of each ticket is $150 and these things were selling for over $1,000 per pair!!!

A couple of weeks ago, I was prepared to spend almost $650 for a pair, and right when I was entering my bid, there was a freakin’ glitch with eBay (it’s not the first time this has happened to me – I’m smelling a conspiracy here) and I missed out. I was so pissed! But – even though I fell off the proverbial horse, I dusted myself off and got right back into the eBay saddle again.

However, I began to get a little nervous after watching eBay for a few days because no new ticket listings appeared. Was my window of opportunity gone? Oh, despair! Then one day last week, I noticed 1 new ticket popped up for auction. I watched that little sucker like a hawk watches its prey – hoping that a bidder makes a mistake so I can swoop in for the kill.

On Tuesday, my little Firefox eBay tool (which kicks ass, by the way) popped up on my laptop screen to let me know that 18 minutes were left in the auction. The price was up to $501. Geez – that’s a crapload of money for me to spend, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime deal. I waited until the final minute and put my ceiling price of $651 in there and waited for what seemed to be an eternity.

I couldn’t stand the agony of the wait anymore, so I went to talk to my co-worker, Clark, about something that I’m sure was much less important than the matter at hand. When I returned to my computer, I was prepared to see the ominous “You have been outbid” message that eBay loves to tease me with.

But lo and behold, I was the winner!!! And I won the damned thing for $511!!! I let out a really loud shriek and told Clark that I was so excited that I could crap my pants. He politely requested that if I needed to do that, would I mind using Seth’s bathroom.

So I am now the proud winner of 1 ticket to attend The Dark Knight Gala in Chicago on July 16th, and I can’t freakin’ wait!

God, I hate when this happens.

Will you excuse me? I have to go change my pants yet again …