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Christian Bale has been released on bail following allegations that he assaulted his mother and sister hours before the European premiere of his new film The Dark Knight.

The Welsh-born actor's mother Jenny (61) and Sharon (40) had travelled to London from their homes in Dorset to attend the premiere but an incident is reported to have taken place at the Dorchester hotel on Sunday night.

Bale was approached by police officers yesterday, after they had decided to allow him to attend the premiere in Leicester Square on Monday, and questioned for four hours at Belgravia police station.

Christian Bale has confessed that he was so desperate to land his career-changing role in the 1999 film American Psycho that he warned off other A-list actors.

The Welsh-born star, who plays Batman in the eagerly anticipated movie The Dark Knight, stunned critics with his mesmerising performance as charming but psychotic serial killer Patrick Bateman in the film.

Adapted from the controversial novel by Bret Easton Ellis, Bale admits that he was completely taken by the unusual script and became determined to win the part even though it meant competing against actors who were much bigger stars than him at the time - including Leonardo DiCaprio.

Sarah Jessica Parker has said that playing Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City has not equipped her with the ability to dish out relationship advice.

The 43-year-old actress stars as the love columnist in the hit HBO series, which was recently adapted for the big screen.

Although Carrie may always be on hand to help out best friends Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda, SJP says that she has not imbued any of her dating expertise.

Meryl Streep is often hailed as one of the finest actresses of her generation but the 59-year-old has revealed that things have not always been so easy.

The Mamma Mia! star, who has earned two Oscars, six Golden Globes, a BAFTA and a host of other accolades during her long and prosperous career, said that when she visited London for the first time she was so poor that she had to sleep rough.

She told Closer magazine: "On my very, very first trip to London I went around busking to earn a few pennies to afford some food and overnight accommodation. One night, when I hadn't made enough, I actually slept in the open in Green Park under a tree.

X Files star Gillian Anderson is auctioning off her piles of memorabilia from the cult sci-fi show in order to raise money for charity.

The 39-year-old actress, who plays FBI agent Dana Scully in the hit franchise, has more than 500 rare and signed items that will be sold via website eBay.com's Giving Works charity division from July 17th.

It has been orchestrated to coincide with the release of the eagerly anticipated movie The X Files: I Want to Believe.