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Christian Bale finally reveals Dick Cheney's blunt response to his award-winning 'Vice' portrayal

Christian Bale doesn't know for sure if Dick Cheney ever watched last year's political satire Vice, which netted Bale an Oscar nomination and Golden Globe win for playing Cheney.

But as Bale begrudgingly revealed to Yahoo Entertainment this week, he did receive a message secondhand from the 78-year-old former vice president, who served under George W. Bush for eight years. And it was short and not so sweet.

"Strangely enough it was through my son's school, one of the mums was at a party that [Cheney] was at, and she said, 'Oh, I'm going to be seeing Christian tomorrow, you have anything to say to him?'" Bale, 45, recounted to us during an interview for his latest film, Le Mans ‘66, where he was joined by costar Matt Damon (watch above).

"And he said, 'Tell him he's a d***.'"

Bale initially appreciated Cheney seemingly using his own first name as a double entendre to insult the actor.

"I went, 'Oh, at least he's got a sense of humour," Bale said. "And she said, 'No, there was no humour to it whatsoever.'"

Christian Bale in 'Vice' (Annapurna)
Christian Bale in 'Vice' (Annapurna)

It's understandable why Cheney would be salty. The Adam McKay-directed film painted Cheney as a manipulative war hawk who secretly called the shots in the White House during the Bush Administration.

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Not only that, but Bale — who was generally restrained about voicing his opinion about his subject while promoting the film — let his personal feelings be known when he famously called Cheney a "charisma-free a**hole" and thanked Satan for inspiring his performance during his Golden Globes acceptance speech.

The actor, who won an Oscar for 2010's The Fighter, is once again generating awards buzz for his turn in Le Mans ‘66.

He and Damon play Ken Miles and Caroll Shelby, respectively, who teamed up in the 1960s to design a car for Ford Motors that could compete with the perennial frontrunners from Ferrari in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France.

Le Mans ‘66 is coming to UK cinemas on 15 November. Watch the trailer:

Yahoo Entertainment was unable to reach Cheney's office for comment.