Christian Bale’s mother and sister are claiming the Batman actor assaulted them at a hotel in London the night before the European premiere of ‘The Dark Knight’.

His mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, reported the incident to the police on Monday. Authorities decided to not question the actor until after the premiere of the blockbuster movie.

A source told The Sun, “It was a very difficult situation but it would have been wrong to have wrecked the premiere over a complaint which we don’t yet know is founded in truth. But Mr Bale will be contacted at the earliest opportunity and be asked to provide an account of anything that happened.”

A police spokesperson confirmed the reports, “We can confirm we have received allegation from another force in relation to an alleged incident in central London.”

Update from TMZ:  Bale turned himself into a London police station this morning (by appointment) and was arrested.  It’s merely procedure, and he has not been charged with anything at this point.

Bale once told E! Online, “If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest.”