Terminator Director Excuses Bale Rant

Explanation of recorded rant sure to follow many more times in days to come

(NEWSER) - Christian Bale began his inevitable “I’m sorry for my rant” publicity tour today on Good Morning America. The actor was ostensibly there to discuss Terminator Salvation, but the question about his videotaped diatribe against a crewmember reared its inevitable head. When asked if he has an anger problem, Bale passed it off on his character: “Certainly John Connor has an anger problem,” but called the incident “unfortunate and inexcusable.” More»

Tiger Woods joins David Letterman, Mel Gibson, more

(NEWSER) - Tiger Woods’ public apology today joins the ranks of other famous—and extremely public—celebrity mea culpas. E! rounds up the top nine:

• Mel Gibson: After his DUI arrest, he tried to explain his sexist and anti-Semitic tirade to Diane Sawyer.
• Michael Richards: Used the N-word during a standup bit, and later apologized for it during Jerry Seinfeld's Late Show spot.

Using guns much easier than using fists, actor says

(NEWSER) - Who would win in a battle between Batman and John Connor? Christian Bale’s money seems to be on the Dark Knight, the Mirror reports. “Batman’s a hell of a lot tougher to do because he’s all physical,” Bale told E! “He doesn’t use guns. He’s completely physical. John Connor uses guns. It’s just a matter of picking somebody off and getting a good shot.” More»

From slimming down to packing on the pounds

(NEWSER) - We might not go quite so far as Radar , which claims these 10 celebs "dangerously" transformed their physiques for their films, but we will concur the changes were nothing short of dramatic:

• Anne Hathaway: That Catwoman suit is apparently quite unforgiving. She ate "kale and dust" to fit into it, then had to lose another 16 pounds in a matter of weeks for her role in Les Miserables.
• Natalie Portman: Health experts were concerned when she dropped a bunch of weight for Black Swan.

...China certainly isn't

(NEWSER) - China is certainly not embarrassed by the bad PR it got when Christian Bale was attacked while trying to visit dissident Chen Guangcheng, but Bale should be embarrassed, a Chinese government spokesman says. While the actor was invited to attend the opening ceremony for a film, "he was not invited to create a story or shoot film in a certain village," says the spokesman . "I think if you want to make up news in China, you will not be welcome here." More»