Why Robert Pattinson Smells Awful

Pattinson talks to DeGeneres, Letterman about over-zealous fans

(NEWSER) - Teens and tweens the world over are swooning for Robert Pattinson—and the Twilight star convinced one overzealous fan to get naked for him. When she asked, at an autograph signing, “What can I do to get your attention,” he jokingly replied, “Um, just take your clothes off,” he tells Ellen DeGeneres in an interview airing tomorrow. The fan complied and was promptly escorted out by security, People reports. More»

It gets worse: There's a dildo on the list

(NEWSER) - As thousands of fans mobbed last night’s New Moon premiere (some had been waiting since Thursday afternoon, the AP reports), Gawker runs down the 14 craziest pieces of Twilight merchandise:

• Edward Cullen panties
• Edward Cullen sock puppet
• Jacob Black light switch cover
• Vampire sparkle dildo
• Edward Cullen sweatshirt that reads, “Edward can bite my pillows, break my headboard, and bruise my body any day.”

House , Glee win for TV; Eminem, Katy Perry nail music awards

(NEWSER) - Bloodsuckers were the hit of MTV's People's Choice Awards last night as the Twilight Saga: Eclipse crew grabbed top movie, best film acting team, and best movie actress honors. "Wow, this is unreal," said a chatty Kristen Stewart. "I was a vampire this morning in Baton Rouge, so this is really weird." Johnny Depp won favorite film actor after a record 175 million fan votes, Adam Sandler won for top comedic star, and Toy Story 3 was voted favorite family movie, reports AP . Fans chose TV hit House as favorite TV drama, and Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein as top drama actors. Glee nailed best comedy. More»

Ancestry.com unveils Robert Pattinson's relation to Dracula

(NEWSER) - This is sure to send all those Twilight-obsessed tweens into a tizzy: Robert Pattinson, aka Edward Cullen of the Twilight films, is related to Dracula. At least, he’s related to Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula character, the AP reports. Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is also, conveniently enough, related to Vlad. More»

Shocker: That 'Twilight' movie is night's big winner

(NEWSER) - Showing considerably better dance moves than he did during his last surprise performance , Tom Cruise stole the show at last night’s MTV Movie Awards. Channeling his popular Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman, Cruise got down and dirty with Jennifer Lopez—the attention-getting antics were second only to Sandra Bullock’s girl-on-girl action . Cruise also opened the awards show. More»