When Robert Pattinson talks, Twi-hards listen. And when a heartbroken Robert Pattinson asks Twi-hards to make sure his new flick does better at the box office than The Dark Knight Rises, they show up in droves and ensure that despite only playing in three theaters (in NY and LA), Cosmopolis grosses $72,300. Not too shabby at all! And possibly part of a master plan involving a highly orchestrated cheating scandal.
Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I'm not the only one who has had a sneaking suspicion that maybe just maaaybe Kristen Stewart didn't actually cheat on Rob with Rupert Sanders. Maybe the story was neatly crafted by the couple themselves or a snickering team of movie publicists, as a publicity stunt that could kill several birds with one big fat juicy stone ...
The Cosmopolis box office results -- which may have been a canary in the coal mine to test the potential for a huge Breaking Dawn: Part 2 opening -- isn't the only piece of evidence to support the scenario.
There's also the fact that the two seem to be getting out of multiple Twilight press events scot-free. Given how OVER it the two of them have seemed for some time, I could totally see Rob and Kristen having their agents try to finagle a way for them to get out of promoting the franchise they've undoubtedly become fatigued with over the past few years. By chalking their absence up to being "estranged" and "distressed" due to a split, they could easily back out of the usual circuit of junkets, Twilight conventions, and even award shows (cough like the VMAs) they never seemed really game for in the first place.
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And by no longer being known (publicly) as one-half of "that Twilight couple," both Rob and Kristen might have better shots at more versatile roles. Not to mention that a faux breakup throws the public "off the scent." If we assume they're dunzo, the couple automatically gets the privacy they've always seemed to crave!
Or ... perhaps she really did cheat, and they're really broken up, and Jon Stewart wasn't that off by assuming they've both been crying into empty pints of Chubby Hubby. Who knows? But if anyone's capable of an elaborately scripted break-up for bigger box office gains, it's two young movie stars and the forces initially responsible for their blockbuster success.
Do you think the RPattz/KStew split may be a stunt?
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anything is very possiable when you are in Holly wood . one never knows
.....well come to think of it, didn't those photos get caught kinda conveniently? i mean if you look back at some of the most popular ones, don't they seem alittle idk..... positioned? it's like they were "cheating" for the camera. for something that was supposed to be hidden its pretty out in the open. no one even tried to hide their faces. i mean just type in their names at yahoo imagesand you'll see what i mean. it really wouldn't be hard for an actress to act.
Yes, I said it from the first, it was not true. I hope you are wright, I think Hollywood would do anything. Even this and it is sad.\
If this was a sham, with Rob P and Kirsten S they better hope no one finds out, they may lose a very big fan base, oh bye the way just what would you reporters have to report than..........I hope its all false and they stay together or even just friends who knows they are young.
I TOTALLY BELIEVE THAT THE ENTIRE CHEATING SCANDLE WAS A PUBLICITY STUNT. BUT WHO EVER THOUGHT IT UP. DID NOT CONSIDER HOW IT WOULD AFFECT KRISTEN. IT SHOWED HER INTO A BAD LIGHT TO SOME PEOPLE. BUT NEVER ME. I'VE ALWAY'S CONSIDERED KRISTEN A WONDERFUL ACTRESS AND A ALL AROUND NICE PERSON. PEOPLE WERE SAYING SUCH MEAN THINGS ABOUT HER, AND CALLING HER HORRID NAMES. AS I SAID BEFORE THIS WAS A BAD CHOICE AS A PUBLICITY STUNT.