In what started off as a peaceful visit to human-rights activist Chen Guangcheng in China’s Shandong province, actor Christian Bale was assaulted by government guards who prevented his entry into the home. The star of the upcoming Christopher Nolan film, The Dark Night Rises and a CNN reporter were stopped Thursday by plain-clothed, government-backed security guards who shoved and punched Bale as he attempted to visit the blind lawyer who has been illegally confined to his home (along with his wife and child) since last year.

The British actor reached out to network due to their extensive coverage of Chen and made an eight hour journey from Beijing where he is currently promoting his latest film, “The Flowers of War” to “meet a personal hero.”

According to The Times, Chen was sentenced in 2006 to more than four years in prison after he represented thousands of female victims of an aggressive family-planning campaign that included forced sterilizations and abortions.

Check out the video of what went down below:

With his third and final Batman film done shooting, Christian Bale looked happy as he departed from the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday, December 8th, 2011. Look closely at the some of the photos and you’ll notice some sexy streaks of grey hair around his temples. Love it!

News spread across the internet today that Lionsgate is moving forward with a re-make of the cult classic, American Psycho and I really wish they wouldn’t bother. I get so frustrated with Hollywood sometimes as they seem to spend more time re-booting movies instead of coming up with creative ideas.

There really isn’t much news about casting or plot so lets just hope this all fades away like a bad dream. In the meantime, I will watch Bale dance around half naked in the original.

Photo Cred: Fame Pictures