A family therapist tells us why.
“This morning in Moms Are Talking About, we told you about The Dark Knight star Christian Bale being arrested for verbally abusing his mom in London. He allegedly assaulted his mom and sister Sunday in a hotel suite, the night before his blockbuster movie premiered in London, TMZ reports.
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Family therapist Dr. Jane Greer says: “When you assault your mother, you’re dealing with primal, core levels of anger, fury and rage. Somewhere in the course of their childhood, this person has likely felt overly controlled, unrelated to, and misunderstood by that mother. So he’s taking his built-up rage out on her, but his anger comes from her. There are plenty of people who are angry at their parents but don’t abuse them, but the person who assaults their parents really needs anger management. Once you turn on your mom and sis, that is bad.”
Update: Christian Bale released a statement Tuesday denying assault allegations that led to his arrest in London: “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,” the actor’s rep said in the statement…” ~ read the entire article here.
