Accompanied by CNN, Christian Bale has been caught on camera being assaulted by Chinese authorities and later pursued for over thirty minutes as he attempted to leave the area. The actor was there to try and meet blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng in order to bring attention to his plight - he has been detained on house arrest for over 15 months. Full details and footage of the dramatic events are contained in the video below which comes courtesy of Mediaite.