R-Patz breaks silence on US TV (VIDEO)

R-Patz breaks silence on US TV (VIDEO)
R-Patz breaks silence on US TV (VIDEO) (Image credit: PA)

Robert Pattinson has made his first public appearance since Kristen Stewart's cheating scandal broke. The Twilight star - who has kept a low profile after it was revealed his girlfriend had a fling with her Snow White And The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders - stepped out in New York for a series of media appearances, including a chat on US programme The Daily Show and the premiere of his new thriller Cosmopolis. On The Daily Show, Robert dodged host Jon Stewart's questions about his relationship and said: "My biggest problem in my life is that I'm cheap. I didn't hire a publicist and every awkward interview, most actors have things scripted. I'm going to hire a publicist." Jon also presented R-Patz with a tub of ice-cream and joked: "The last time I had a bad break-up, Ben & Jerry's got me through the tough times, so I thought you and I could talk about things?" Meanwhile, on the red carpet for the Cosmopolis premiere the heartthrob - who looked dapper in a blue suit - wasn't asked directly about the affair, but talked at one point about the movie's steamy sex scenes. "I feel a little uncomfortable doing that. But I mean, some of the scenes in this were like complicated acting scenes, like during a sex scene, which makes it - it's a very strange experience," he said with a smile. The full interview screens on The Daily Show exclusively tonight on Comedy Central Extra at 10.30pm. Sky 128/Virgin Media 185

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.