...the style of a soul.

thedailywhat:

Kickass Celeb of the Day: Actor Christian Bale, in China for the premiere of his new movie, The Flowers of War, wanted to take the opportunity to visit noted civil rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who has been under house arrest since being released from prison last year.

Accompanied by a CNN crew, Bale arrived at Chen’s home in Dongshigu Village. Once there, they were immediately confronted by Chinese authorities, who ordered them to go away.

Some scuffling followed, and Bale attempted to flee with CNN’s Steven Jiang and the rest of the team in their car. A high-speed chase ensued, with the guards following the pair in gray minivans for 40 minutes through bumpy country roads.

“When the dust settled,” says Jiang, “we counted a broken car, a damaged camera — and a Batman star disappointed at — but not shocked by — his failure to see a personal hero.”

“I’m not brave doing this,” Bale told Jiang. “The local people who are standing up to the authorities, who are visiting Chen and his family and getting beaten or detained, I want to support them.”

[cnn.]