DON’T #14: Robert Pattinson’s shocking new shaved hairstyle – July

We said: “Robert Pattinson shocked fans at Comic Con San Diego when he stepped out with a shaved hairstyle. We’re praying this is for a film role – it’s a definite hair DON’T!”

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Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
The couple are the instantly recognisable stars of the Twilight Saga franchise. They made their penultimate appearance in the series’ latest installment Breaking Dawn – Part 1, and will bow out in the final movie, Breaking Dawn – Part 2 released next November

And then there were four!

Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the home stretch of the $25,000 E! Celeb of the Year tournament and the competition is scorching.

At this point it’s superstar vs. superstar, so there aren’t really any losers. Or are there? This round found Kristen Stewart handily dispatching Lady Gaga, Kate Middleton whipping Demi Lovato, Robert Pattinson trouncing Justin Bieber by a 3 to 1 margin and Britney Spears dumping Drake in similar fashion. Some serious beatdowns.

Our Leading Ladies, Newsmakers, Leading Men, Hitmakers and Wild Card winners have all boiled down to this: Only the four hottest celebs remain!

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Another year has passed of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart being the cutest ever. To honor the last 365 days of Robsten, we take a quiet, simple look back at their endless adorableness with this photo retrospective of their best moments together in 2011 (in chronological order). Few words are needed, because truly, these pics say it all. Fasten on your #1 Fangirl hat, grab a cocktail or five and get comfy in front of the computer. Oh, and listen to this on repeat while you’re at it (we shouldn’t have to explain why). But before we get started, allow us to raise a glass to you, dear readers, and toast another lovely year together. (Also, check out all our other Best of 2011 lists, galleries and polls.) We’ll see you in 2012! Now where’s our bus to the Isle of Wight?

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For the second year in a row, Hollywood lovebirds Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart spent Christmas apart … despite previous rumors to the contrary. Rob was spotted having a low-key night out at a London pub with his best friends on Christmas eve, including his best friend Tom Sturridge’s ex-girlfriend Nettie. Wuh-oh! Could this signal trouble in Twilight paradise?

Nah! If anything, it’s a sign that these two are more in sync than ever before.

I don’t think Rob and Kristen are a couple who clings to one another nonstop and can’t let one another out of their sight. Sure, there are lots of rumors about jealousy, but meh — passing phase! Moreover, they both seem like fiercely independent, self-assured people who do just fine on their own, too. And Kristen strikes me as the kind of chick who’d go a little kooky if her boyfriend was always breathing down her neck, you know? Case in point: Last year, K-Stew was spied out in L.A. with her good friend and On the Road co-star Garrett Hedlund on Christmas eve. Hence why Rob is even more perfect for her, because he seems to value time with his loved ones across the pond … especially around the holidays. Also, who doesn’t love a family man?!

As the Elvis song goes, we’re supposed to end up having a “Blue Christmas” without our lovers, but that’s not always the case. Sometimes a little time away to carry on traditions with good friends and family is exactly what we need. I’ve spent holidays away from my boyfriend, because I wanted to be with my family on Thanksgiving, and he wanted to be with his. No biggie. Seems like that’s exactly what’s going on here with R-Pattz and K-Stew.

Who knows, maybe they’ll be together for New Year’s! But if they’re not, and they’re spotted again on separate continents, I wouldn’t immediately think it was cause for concern. Instead, it probably just means they’re giving one another the space they both need to be themselves.

We knew 2011 was going to be a big year in the world of “Twilight” news. The fanbase seemed to keep growing by the hour, as did the excitement surrounding the release of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1.” The release of a new “Twilight” film also meant that we’d be seeing a lot of the blockbuster franchise’s superstars as they promoted the film — and, boy, was MTV News lucky with how much time we ended up spending with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and the rest of the gang this year. As such, this week’s “Twilight Tuesday” is dedicated to the best and brightest of those interviews with our favorite stars.

Our first encounter with a “Twilight” star was our chat with Pattinson at the Golden Globes, during which he provided us with a giggly reaction to the first “Breaking Dawn – Part 1″ still of Bella and Edward in bed, as well as his positive reviews of Stewart playing a vampire. “It’s like she wanted to do it the entire time,” he told us. “It’s really funny, it’s like a completely different environment on set when she’s a vampire and when she’s not. I think she’s going to do it really well.”

There were also plenty of teases about the film’s most highly anticipated scenes, including the wedding of Edward and Bella and the honeymoon sex scene. Of seeing Stewart in a wedding dress during the filming of their characters’ nuptials, Pattinson said, “She looked amazing. I really didn’t do much than just stand there.”

Stewart later said of the experience: “It was very, very emotional for me.”

Pattinson added, “You kind of realize what the groom’s position in a wedding is, which, in reality, is basically a prop. You stand there in a suit, and then everyone is looking at the girl.”

One scene in which everyone was most certainly not just looking at the girl is the first sex scene between Edward and Bella on their wedding night. “I think we had some really interesting ideas about [the love scene],” Pattinson said when we caught up with him at the “Water for Elephants” press junket. “It’s kind of interesting, as well, having to do it in the context of PG-13. It makes it more interesting.”

Speaking to all the hype about the big moment, Pattinson said that although there was a lot of pressure to deliver some major fireworks in the scene, he was confident he’d give a convincing performance. “That’s the one time I have felt like the coolest person,” Pattinson admitted with a laugh. “I was like, ‘This is easy!’ I can fulfill people’s sexual fantasy expectations without even thinking, piece of cake. That isn’t acting,” he joked. “The only thing [that was difficult] is the vanity aspect,” Pattinson continued. “Taylor [Lautner] just ruined the whole series for me. As soon as he buffed up, I’m like, ‘Well, I’m throwing in the towel’ on ‘New Moon.’ ”

Speaking of Lautner and his chiseled abs, the heartthrob told us that he had to actively campaign to director Bill Condon and the powers that be to limit his amount of shirtlessness in the film, much to the disappointment of his devoted fan following.

“I got it down to one time, one time in the movie, and it literally lasts for two seconds,” Lautner said proudly of his single shirtless shot. “There was some negotiating for sure. There was more [shirtless scenes] when I read the original script, trust me,” he said. “And I got it down to a very, very small amount, which I was so happy with.”

Other interview highlights included the unexpected, off-the-cuff, informal moments wherein our favorite stars played ball with a few of our more-outlandish requests and questions. Case in point: When we asked Jackson Rathbone to help read off a few of the 2011 MTV Movie Awards nominees in song, which he did in good spirits and with aplomb. Then there was the “Breaking Dawn” version of the always-entertaining “Yes/No Show” with Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner.

And those are just a small collection of our favorites from 2011 alone. Only time will tell what 2012 will bring as we gear up for the “epic” conclusion to the franchise, “Breaking Dawn – Part 2.” It goes without saying that we can’t wait.

#3 The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Part 1
Studio: eOne
Watch it now: Click the image for theatre details
Box office haul: $(US) 269M
Why it made big bucks: There’s no real mystery here: Twilight is a beast so it’s just best to get out of its way and let the ladies scream for their fave character.

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Top 10 Worst Movies

10. Breaking Dawn

Yeah, I didn’t get it, as scores of you reminded me in our comments section. But the appeal of this cinematic chastity belt about the noble vampire (Robert Pattinson) and the girl who loves him (Kristen Stewart) was not always completely lost on me. I love Anna Kendrick. I like Bella’s buffoonish dad. Somewhere around the second installment of Twilight, an entertaining sense of self-parody emerged. But this entry, which held within it the teasing promise of explosive consummation, instead delivered soap-opera-level dry humping in high-thread-count sheets. The film’s crisis was something genuine — a hybrid fetus sucking the life out of Bella from the inside. Yet the vapid cast of Cullens standing around the old manse made the topic about as compelling as a debate over whether to order new curtains. The birth itself should have been exciting. Instead, the arrival of the youngest Cullen, as directed by Bill Condon, felt like just another anticlimactic piece of this prim, weirdly pro-life, anti-fun saga. This was the bloodiest of the Twilight movies but somehow the most bloodless.

Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart), Breaking Dawn
”It was ridiculously gorgeous. I would give that an A-. I thought it was stunning. I know it’s a movie, it’s not real, but if you’re going to spend money on a wedding, there’s one to copy.”