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Christian Bale acted as 'mediator' between Amy Adams and David O. Russell on American Hustle

During the 2014 Sony Pictures hack, a leaked email to then-Sony chief executive Michael Lynton revealed that Adams was "so abused" by Russell on the set of the 2013 movie that Bale intervened. Adams subsequently confirmed the story in an interview in 2016. In a cover interview with GQ magazine, The Dark Knight actor described his role in the drama as a "mediator". Referencing his American Hustle character Irving Rosenfeld, he explained, "I did what I felt was appropriate, in very Irv style”.