New Moon star Taylor Lautner isn’t taking questions about his love life, and is leaving the media to decide on whether or not he is dating Taylor Swift.
Taylor Lautner may really be a werewolf — after reporters at a New Moon press conference asked the actor about his love life, he nearly growled in response.
“What about us?” Lautner countered. “The very funny thing is that all of you have seen every single move I have made so I guess I can leave that up to you to decide.”
It could be that Lautner is especially sensitive to the issue after seeing what Twilight co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have dealt with from the media concerning their alleged relationship. The pair have done press conferences separately to avoid the inevitable relationship questions.
A source told the New York Daily News, “They’ve requested to do press separately for the movie. They really are good friends — and that’s all — but they want to avoid being seen together. Any time they’re photographed in the same place, the rumor mill just starts all over again, and that makes the paparazzi hound them even more. They requested to do things apart so the scrutiny around them will be a little less intense.”
For her part, Taylor Swift made light of the rumors in her monologue song on Saturday Night Live, singing to the audience, “If you’re wondering if I might/ Be dating the werewolf from ‘Twilight’/ I’m not gonna comment on that/ In my monologue,” after which Swift blew a kiss into the camera and mouthed “Hi Taylor.”
The pair became rumor mill fodder after taping kissing scenes for the upcoming movie Valentine’s Day, in which the pair plays a high-school couple.
Swift, who turns 20 this year, may be handling fame a little better than Lautner due to the fact that she has been a signed musical artist since age 13. Lautner recently rose to fame as his character took on a leading role in New Moon, the sequel to Twilight.
Lautner caused a fan frenzy after promotional photos for the movie were released showing Lautner’s six-pack abs. The actor confirmed that he had put on 30 pounds for the role and had not had ab-sculpting or ab-shaping liposuction to get the sought-after look. He also said he would not be taking more shirtless movie roles. “If I had to choose, I would never take my shirt off again in a movie,” Lautner told AceShowbiz.com. “But I guess that’s not very realistic. I certainly won’t be asking to do it, though.”
