Christian Bale's new onscreen wife has jumped to his defense amid reports the actor has turned the new Terminator movie into a tension-filled shoot. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard has laughed off reports that The Dark Knight star has been unruly on the set of Terminator:Salvation, insisting he's the best actor she's ever had the pleasure of working with.

Reports of Bale's on-set tantrums hit the headlines last week after the actor was arrested in London for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister.

But Spider-Man 3 star Howard insists she doesn't recognise the temperamental star in the media reports.

She says, "This man is just a gentleman, an amazing person. I adore him and I just can't wait to be with him next week. (His character) John Connor is a very intense character... and so misinterpretations could happen, but every experience I've had with Christian has been like, 'I'm not worthy to be in your presence.' I have not had an experience like this before with an actor."

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