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Busting bad dish!

Site Absurdly Uses Reese and Rob to Taunt Kristen Stewart

Truth rating: 0

(HollywoodLife.com)

When Gossip Cop busted Fox411‘s nonsense about possible romance between Water for Elephants co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson, we assumed it’d still be picked up and repeated by a few careless sites.

We also thought there wasn’t much an outlet could do that would be worse than the original, unsubstantiated speculation.

We forgot about HollywoodLife.

The dented trash receptacle posing as a legitimate gossip site got wind of Fox411′s claim and managed to crank out one of its most inane posts to date.

Not satisfied to regurgitate the Rob-Reese non-story, HollywoodLife uses it to taunt Kristen Stewart, writing with all the bile of a catty junior high schooler lacking rudimentary logic skills.

“OMG! Robert Pattinson is TOTALLY Flirting with Reese Witherspoon!” shrieks the site. “K-Stew, Did You Hear This?”

Let’s pause here to note that HollywoodLife’s habit of addressing celebrities in the second person has gotten no less annoying.

“Has our favorite brooding vampire found a new soul mate?” the site speculates before dragging out yesterday’s drivel about “magic” chemistry between Pattinson and Witherspoon.

“Whoa! We bet Kristen Stewart is NOT happy about this news!”

Actually, we bet Stewart is fine with their behavior, because, unlike HollywoodLife, she understands that the pretty, costumed people in front of the cameras are characters.

They’re not real.

It’s all make believe.

“The last time this happened,” continues HollywoodLife, “Rumors swirled about R-Patz’s offscreen romance with co-star Emilie De Ravin during the filming of Remember Me.”

Yes. Rumors that were completely false.

It was just another example of Pattinson daring to appear in a role that required interaction with a member of the opposite sex and not dating her in real life.

According to HollywoodLife, Stewart “has to be so jealous of Reese!”

It sure sounds like the site wants Stewart to be jealous, but there’s still no basis for it.

Here’s how blinded the site is by its need to bend facts to fit its absurd flights of fancy. HollywoodLife acknowledges that Witherspoon is dating Jim Toth, and that he’s “already going to her kids’ soccer games.”

The rational response would be: Wow, things must be going really well between Witherspoon and Toth!

The HollywoodLife response is: “He can’t be too pleased with this news [about Pattinson], either!”

There is no news.

There is no romance between Witherspoon and Pattinson.

There is just HollywoodLife, shouting at the wind.

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  • Ross

    Are you just speaking FOR Kristen Stewart?

  • KateWinterman

    LMAO. Gossip Slop is now the spin machine for Twilight. (le sigh)

  • dancing

    Why would Kristen care. Why would anyone care. Why would you care? The guy (Robert) is single. End of story.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin-Mitev/1056614838 Martin Mitev

    Gossip Cop your awesome. Thank you so much.
    About this fake story – That is just so stupid.
    Im sure Rob and Kristen are happy together. :)
    This sites just write stupid things only fro making money. :)

  • dawn9476

    I love how you think you are so slick “busting” Fox 411 when anyone with a brain would have known it was BS considering the tabloid press tried to do the same thing with Rob and Uma. They did the same Rob and Emile on Remember Me. It’s going to happen over and over and over again. You are not being slick by busting all these rumors. You are just making yourself part of the game.

  • alynn

    In the absence of Mr. Pattinson’s confirmation or denial – theories will abound. And it happens, as a circumstance, to pay well too. It pays everyone, but the audience that looks at any of it. Everybody interested knows this. No one is a hapless misunderstood victim in this scenario. You only benefit if you turn away. If you like paying to ride emotional roller coasters without insurance – go ahead. Tear each other to pieces, spill your slushie and when you fall off, or it derails/breaks and your adrenaline response or neurotransmitters exhibit side effects… I hope you can afford it. I hope he and his co-stars/friends/family can too – or, that the money is so good they can buy it away or it doesn’t matter.

    Every single one of you is better than this. Elevate.

    Mostly, I’ve begun to care about you – women as a collective audience being manipulated or being played to in a base instinct way. I assume you are a human being and that you have vicarious, sometimes vulnerable feelings and sympathies that do feel real. Keep it real, positive and light – project your better self, be inspired, tend your own personal star and you’ll never go wrong. Have a stellar weekend.

  • Callie

    Thank you Gossip Cop,that site is garbage.Oh and dancing it’s not “end of story” that is unless your Robert Pattinson you have no idea so GTFO.

  • Maguilita

    *sigh*… Thing is… Robert Pattinson will always be supposedly involved with his co-stars in more than the acting way… ALWAYS!… it’s the pick up line that will drag people’s attention to any movie the actor is in…
    According to tabloids: When Twilight, he was involved with Kristen… when Remember Me, with Emilie… when New Moon, back with Kristen… when Bel Ami, I think they tried to put Christina Ricci on it (not sure)… when Eclipse, again Kristen… when Water for Elephants, Reese…
    And it’s going to be always like that… only Robert Pattinson himself knows what is going on in his personal life, and it should remain that way and be respected as it’s the way he chose it to be… still, gossip keeps his name around and in a twisted way, that’s good for an actor… like being “alive” in the media… So, it’s all about keeping the balance between still be private and somehow allow the madness have their share without affecting you… I think… ;)

    “Let’s pause here to note that HollywoodLife’s habit of addressing celebrities in the second person has gotten no less annoying.”
    Ugh!… So true!… Extremely. Annoying. !!!!!… Idiots!… Didn’t you take reporting 101?… Thou shall never address in 2nd person, nor involve 1st person in whatever you are reporting… Oh, well… guess I spent more time in “reporting school” than they did…

    Thanks GC… :D

  • crmomof2

    Last summer Robert Pattinson was supposed to be involved with EDR, then during the filming of Eclipse and the New Moon promotion he was supposed to be with Kristen Stewart, then the he was supposed to be involved with Leighton Meester (remember that), then it was Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci, now it’s Reese Witherspoon when does he actually have time to actually shoot a film. They also tried to say that he was involved with Tom S.. When they can’t a straight answer from him or Kristen the tabloids question their sexuality too!

    Only Robert Pattinson knows what is happening in his personal life and he is the only one that needs to know. To be frank I realize why so many celebrities try to keep things to themselves…they just don’t want to be more exploited than they already are.

    I am not a nonsten, or a Robsten but this is really getting ridiculous and detracts from what these actors are really trying to do which is act and have a personal life aside from all of the publicity.

  • Marie_PR

    I know I shouldn’t expect more from a website called “Gossip” Cop. I know about GC connection with Summit and Kristen Stewart and I know you guys are just doing your “job” but honestly! This is getting ridiculous. You make OK magazine look good. Well, after all, your founder used to direct US weekly so the difference is not much. Please stop being so obvious and don’t hate on HollywoodLife, you’re not far from them.

    Hello pot meet kettle.

  • Hard Hearted Hannah

    “When Twilight, he was involved with Kristen… when Remember Me, with Emilie… when New Moon, back with Kristen… when Bel Ami, I think they tried to put Christina Ricci on it (not sure)… when Eclipse, again Kristen… when Water for Elephants, Reese”

    the only difference is that with Kristen with whom he is spending most of his time between movies, like his birthday and more.

  • puaena

    @Marie_PR – GossipCop may indeed be “helping” Summit now and again (I suspect that too) but this rumor is still more about Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon than Kristen Stewart. If you read GC’s ‘debunk’, it is ALL ABOUT Rob and Reese not getting romantic. Jim Toth and Kristen Stewart are ancillary names in this rumor. As GC wrote, “we bet Stewart is fine with their behavior.” We can make the leap that Kristen is fine because “she must be dating Robert and all is well with them” or we can take another assumption that Kristen is probably fine because it doesn’t really concern her and being an actress, she knows the drill.

    So why assume that this is a concern to Kristen at all insofar as PR is concerned? I doubt she had any concern on this. This post is pure GC picking at HollywoodLife.

    And yesterday’s ‘debunk’ was probably more from Reese’s team than anyone’s. She had Jake G. She’s not about to be a Mrs Robinson to another younger actor. Please. Reese doesn’t repeat herself. Her new guy has power; he’s good looking; and he’s in with her children. She’s not going to want anything to mess that up.

  • alynn

    I can’t watch it anymore. I want to, but I just can’t watch Stewart get ripped on for something he won’t even publicly acknowledge for whatever reason. I don;t want to be reminded of it – it’s an integrity thing for me and it’s douchebaggy.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rene-Alvarado-Wood/1554610858 Rene’ Alvarado Wood

    This is such crap! I find it funny as hell that they are saying Rob told them on set that he is single. Robert never answers or talks about his private life like that. 1. He and Kristen have tried so hard to keep things under raps. Do they think we would believe that if asked he would tell them Oh, yes Kristen and I are dating? Hell NO!! So, if he did tell anyone he is single it is only to keep the media from finding anything out. I would say the same thing if I were in his shoes. Keeping the relationship a secret for all this time. They are doing it for a reason… So. I do believe he is a charmer. Just look at him.. And it’s great he is getting along so well with Reese. That is what makes a good movie. Actors that care about eachother and work good together. I love Reese! But, I just dont think she would be interested in him other then just friends. She is 34 years old alot older and she is just very mature.. Not saying that he isnt. But, he love to drink and go out. She like to stay home and hang with her two kids and her boyfriend. Totally different lives here people. I wish these sites would just stop with all this bull shit! Thank god we have gossip cop to tell us what we need to know.. And, that is the TRUTH…

  • BostonTwigirl

    Rene and alynn I am in total agreement with you. Let Rob and Kristen keep their private lives private if that is what they chose .
    I love them both and can’t wait to see Eclipse!

  • alynn

    Totes Boston – thank you.

    I suppose the only point that people make without making it very clearly is this:
    Let them be private (and a host of other thoughts and commentary pro and con), but if ticket sales and other profits are allowed to happen with the full knowledge that the majority of paying audiences assume they are romantically involved, yet, they aren’t and refuse to come clean about it clearly and jointly before Eclipse – it’s problematic. Some may say “it doesn’t matter,” “it’s none of anyone’s business,” “it’s the audience’s responsibility for their own beliefs,” “I never confirmed or denied that,” “I did deny that,” “we’re actors – this is a profession and what you see on-screen,” etc. it doesn’t change the fact that many believe it’s true, they pay money being inspired by it and they know this and they profit from it.

    The fact is it would have an effect on sales and audiences and people would feel played/betrayed if it’s not true. If it is true, then there’s no problem really – except a transitory one from the people who were already non-supportive (but, they would have a problem anyway, although the timing of disclosure may backlash by taking it out at the box office). The whole “are they or aren’t they” plausible deniability scenario is a precarious position reputation wise for the actors and franchise either way. You can multiply the possible fallout by the fact that the actor’s individual brands and popularity are assumed by the audience to be “genuine,” “real/authentic” and different from other “Hollywood types.”

    So, when reports come out (either true or not true) that he or she says they are single or together or playing peek-a-boo – no matter what they are in reality – it generates buzz from the interest I describe above.

    It goes like this: A reveal (together or apart), then vague counter-reports follow, then salacious regurgitation, demoralization of audience, debate, expression of feeling, beliefs are set, back to honeymoon phase and followed by a renewal of the cycle again. It’s the classic emotional abuse wheel in domestic violence scenarios – but, in a media marketing sense with many very young women and mega profits involved. It’s exploitative and difficult to escape psychologically.

    That’s why, I guess it’s an issue beyond the personal feelings and opinions of the audience. There are defenses if things unravel either way. Here are a few: isolation, rapid news cycles, audience fatigue, amortization of risk professionally (other films that take hold), respected celebrity endorsement, seclusion until things blow over, deniability, sympathetic interviews of explanation, a PR break up “we’re friends I wish them well – we’re still in contact – etc.” Basically, every strategy but being unequivocally clear about it before profits despite consequences – that path hasn’t been chosen.

  • alynn

    Simply: The public “frenzy” is people wanting to know what they are buying before they do and it makes them susceptible to a degree. This is countered with: the autonomy of the actual actors themselves (being human beings) and their interests (privately and professionally – no matter what that is), and the interests of other invested parties (many). The dynamic is not going away or subsiding – it appears to be growing. We don’t know where it leads – or if it’s positive or negative. There are attempts to steer events and energies positively. Currently, people can choose their own cafe of news, behaviors and beliefs about it. Just as in life. No pressure…

  • alynn

    Aside: If you claim you are immune to or neutral to this dynamic, then you wouldn’t be here reading this right now. Personally, I want and opt out.

  • Grey Girl

    I like what Alynn has to say. Personally I will confess that I am completely jealous of Kristen because she has so much going for her that having Rob too just seems way unfair. But, she is the lucky one who got to be born who she is and this is all her destiny. Maybe it is asking to much but since she has everything including Rob, would it hurt her that much to lay to rest the “are they?” question? Because I am BEGINNING to believe that she is very much aware of and is purposefully using her realtionship with Rob to bolster her media presence. And I’m focusing on Kristen because I believe Rob would have admitted long ago that they are dating but it is Kristen who is demanding they keep quiet. New Year’s would have been the perfect time to just say yes, we are dating, but they let the question continue and now they’re promoting Eclipse. People are going to start getting turned off on them as actors if they don’t stop playing games. Even if they don’t say anything, one photo of them out being a normal couple, like Reese and Jim, would do the trick. Why do they keep trying to be sneaky? Other celebrity couples don’t act like this.

  • Grey Girl

    I am very disappointed to hear that Gossip Cop may be part of the media hype that supports the Summit/Twilight Franchise. That means we are not getting truly unbiased truth here.

  • alynn

    Grey Girl.

    That’s really honest of you. I don’t think you’re alone in those feelings or craving simplicity. It’s a little complicated though. That’s the reality today. Disclosure falls to the side of the actor’s autonomy as human beings and they are right to exercise it in their own interests. I’d expect you to do the same. The timing of it is an exception – or, I should say a risk (that I point out above).

    To their defense: It wouldn’t end with a photo – we’ve seen that, and it would require regular maintenance of perception. They don’t want that – who would? They choose no and want privacy. In Stewart’s defense, she’s eloquently offered this explanation. She doesn’t need Rob for exposure – nor, would she want it. I assume she wants the opposite from that type scrutiny. That’s on record. Their popularity and public treatment is very different from Reese and Jim’s – it’s more intense and can’t be honestly compared. Everyone wishes them safe and happy I hope.

    The conflict is not the actors individually, or their understandable motivations and defend-able personal rights. The conflict is ethical: in the absence of confirmation or denial with the timing of a phenom event on the horizon affected by a disclosure or transparency – how is it leveraged, who profits from it, who pays for it, how and in what ways do they pay and what happens as a result? Pandora doesn’t appear to be going back in the glovebox… Audiences have been presented with an abusive marketing and news buffet right now (as I describe above).

  • alynn

    You can learn more about these dynamics I’m talking about here, and decide for yourself if you recognize anything in your experience of what you see and consume:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_manipulation
    http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/141630/_should_we_ban_manipulative_marketing_/

  • alynn

    Good references to learn more about these dynamics I’m describing, look up ‘psychological manipulation’ in Wikipedia, get familiar with the new field of ‘Neuromarketing’ and read the Alternet.org article on ‘should we ban manipulative marketing’.

    You can decide if you recognize anything similar to your experience from there.

  • Liquidsnake

    Oh blah-di-blah. Some of these comments are at best delusional, at worst, totally insane. One good hint that you might be a nutbar–referring to someone by the name of a character they portray.

    I only looked at this article because it showed Reese Witherspoon, who’s fairly entertaining, and my 14 yr old cousin keeps bombarding me with stupid Twilight crap via email. This article portrayed no facts, simply conjecture. (Or rather, it claimed to “debunk” former conjecture, with more conjecture.)

    I don’t care who the hell either of these kids are dating, I find them both sort of bland and undeveloped. After these movies have been filmed and released, we’ll probably find that Robert Pattison is secretly married to Daniel Radcliff, or Emma Watson. (Believe they worked together on Harry Potter, proof enuff in this set of conversations I’m sure!)

    If you get angry and defensive about who someone may or may not be dating when you aren’t dating them, and don’t even know them…you probably need to spend less time on the internet, and more time socializing with people you actually know.

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