Every now and then, fans of all kinds are asked - against their better judgment - to defend the actions of the person or organization they root for. Sports fans will talk themselves into a foolish trade. A groupie has to like their band's crappy single. A film buff will argue for their favorite director's latest, even if it is universally despised. All fans go through this. Loving something blindly – through good times and bad – is one of the beauties of fandom. But sometimes you have to put your foot down.

Now we here at BillFrat.com like to defend our own – even when no one else will. When Burt Reynolds slapped the journalist, we called the interviewer a hack. When Cruise jumped on the couch, we said that it's a shame the media can't recognize true love. We believe that the Fast and the Furious trilogy is strong from Vin Diesel to Tokyo Drift and that Keanu's work in the Matrix is that of existential brilliance. Are we wrong? Maybe. We're just not going to admit it.

Today, Christian Bale, a frat favorite, has been placed in front of the firing squad because of a hissy fit he threw at a crew member. He was caught on tape berating a lighting designer because the guy screwed up his shot. Bale calls him an amateur, says he'll kick his ass, and basically loses his mind for 4, 5 minutes. He also, at one point, says 'it's like you've never worked with actors before.' The guys comes off like a grade A d bag. This is where I would usually come in and say something like, 'oh come on, he should be revered for taking his craft so seriously' or 'the crew around him should respect his level of professionalism and stay away.' But that'd be bull shit.

Christian Bale deserves the beating he'll take from the media and the bloggers on this one. Though what he did isn't enough for me to swear off his future movies – I mean, he is Batman and John Connor – it is going to be near impossible liking him from here on out. That video reveals Bale as the kind of guy that assumes he is above 'the help;' the kind that bad mouths waitresses when the food's cold, screams at customer service representatives, and never tips a cabbie. Basically, it shows that he's a giant prick. And lets not forget that Bale was accused of hitting his mother and sister a half a year ago. Though those charges were dropped, this recent flip out certainly makes you think. 

So listen Christian, you are making a Terminator movie. This isn't Shakespeare. You're not writing a masterpiece. I'm sorry the person screwed up your take. Suck in your cheeks, narrow your eyes, lower your voice, and do it again. We used to be friends dude, why'd you have to go and act like the biggest asshole in the world. I mean, couldn't you have just trashed a hotel room or got caught with drugs like every other actor. We forget all about that shit - look at Downey Jr. But you acted like you're above everyone else when you're just an actor. That doesn't mean you're an artist. It means you're a dick.

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