Last Update on July 23, 2008 03:05 EDT

LONDON (AP) -- It's been a dark day for Christian Bale. He says he didn't do anything wrong. But he was arrested yesterday, accused of assaulting his mother and sister. Bale spent four hours at a London police station before being released on bail. His lawyer says Bale denies any assault. British media had reported that Bale's mother and sister complained he had assaulted them Sunday night at a hotel in London. That was the day before the European premiere of "The Dark Knight." Bale has not been charged. But he's supposed to return sometime in September.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Will Ferrell says they did things unconventionally on the set of "Step Brothers." The director would have him and John C. Reilly do a take once, and then they would start improvising. Ferrell says that's really unusual, because most directors have actors work on the scene until they have it down and then they might try an extra take. Ferrell says the opera song he sings in the movie is 100 percent his voice. He chose the song because it was a recognizable one, but admits, it was pretty hard to get down. "Step Brothers" opens Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With "The X-Files 2," Mulder has his foot back in the door at the FBI. So, the alien mythology that obsessed him on the job could be resurrected for a future film. Chris Carter, who created "The X-Files," says "there's a looming date in 2012 which is part of the literature, if you will, on a Mayan calendar. It's supposed to be when the aliens do something." Carter says that date has been mentioned "a number of times in the series, so it's something that we certainly would be looking at." He says he's not sure exactly how yet, but if there is a next movie, he and his team would consider doing it then. The second "X-Files" movie opens Friday.

UNDATED (AP) -- Will Smith is the guy to hit up if you need to borrow a few bucks. Forbes magazine says he's earned 80 million dollars, the most of any actor for the 12-month period from June of last year to this June. Johnny Depp isn't too far behind with 72 million. "Shrek" co-stars Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers each pulled in 55 million for the year. Leonardo DiCaprio has been working on movies that will be released in the future, earning him 45 million. Bruce Willis, Ben Stiller, Nicolas Cage, Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler round out the top-ten of best-paid actors.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Estelle Getty's co-stars from "The Golden Girls" are remembering her fondly. Rue McClanahan says Getty "always wanted to be an actress and she achieved that goal beyond her dreams." McClanahan says not to feel sad that Getty has died because "she will always be with us in her crowning achievement, Sophia." Bea Arthur says, "Our mother-daughter relationship was one of the greatest comic duos ever, and I will miss her." And Betty White says, "The only comfort at this moment is that although Estelle has moved on, Sophia will always be with us." Estelle Getty died yesterday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 84 and had advanced dementia.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Over the years, TV's best-known movie review show has gone from hosts Siskel and Ebert to Ebert and Roeper to Roeper and guest critics. Now it's Lyons and Mankiewicz. Ben Lyons is a Hollywood reporter and film critic for "E! News" and others. And Ben Mankiewicz is a host with Turner Classic Movies. They'll take over "At the Movies" when its new season begins in September. They won't be using that famous "thumbs up, thumbs down" in their movie reviews. Roger Ebert and the widow of his late co-host, Gene Siskel, own the thumbs trademark.

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Entourage" meets "Mad Men" on Broadway. Jeremy Piven of "Entourage" and Elisabeth Moss of "Mad Men" will star together in a revival of the play, "Speed-the-Plow." It's a darkly comic look at the Hollywood film industry. Moss has the role Madonna had 20 years ago. The original also featured Joe Mantegna and Ron Silver. The revival opens October 26th at the Belasco Theatre. Preview performances begin October 3rd.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tori Spelling's mom is paying a whopping 47 million dollars for a two-story condo in Los Angeles. It's on top of a residential tower that's still under construction. She'll move in in about a year. The Los Angeles Times says the price per square foot, $2,848, is a record for a condo in L.A. Candy Spelling is downsizing, from the 56,500 square-foot home she owned with her husband, Aaron Spelling, to the condo, which has 16,500 square feet. She'll be selling the house. The new condo will have a living room with two working fireplaces, a dining room for 25 guests, a 4,000-square-foot master bedroom suite and a conservatory with a rose garden, as well as a swimming pool and deck.