Reese Witherspoon was probably always going to be the victim of a Twihard Lynchmob, but this new interview just speeds up the process. Reese is promoting her work in How Do You Know (terrible title), the James Brooks film coming out in a few weeks. While doing her junkets, Reese fielded some questions about filming Water for Elephants earlier this year – with Robert Pattinson. And Reese had nothing but lovely things to say about The Sparkler… which is BAD NEWS. She’s too effusive:
As a circus performer in the 2011 drama Water for Elephants, Reese Witherspoon gets in the ring with her film paramour, movie veterinarian Robert Pattinson.
“I’m not gonna lie. He’s a very, very handsome man,” Witherspoon tells USA TODAY’s Donna Freydkin.
The two had co-starred in the 2004 costume drama Vanity Fair. And yes, times have changed for Pattinson, who’s now a reluctant heartthrob thanks to the blockbuster Twilight movie series.
“The fervor and madness and girls waiting at 5 a.m. on a set in the middle of nowhere just to see him,” recalls Witherspoon, of their shoot. “He’s sweet and loving and has the nicest family. Kristen (Stewart, Pattinson’s girlfriend) is really sweet, too. He’s a very sensitive soul. He worked really hard. He looks great in the movie, too.”
Her daughter Ava, 11, met Pattinson, but wasn’t smitten because she hasn’t read the books yet. Witherspoon thought she was too young. “I really liked them, me and all my 30-year-old friends! I love the books,” she says.
As for Witherspoon, does she have it written into her contracts that all her costars have to be hunky males?
“I do. How did you find that out? Someone’s gotta do it. It’s like America’s Test Kitchen, but for making out with hot co-stars. I do it for the girls. I love my job. They’re all really good guys. And I know all their girlfriends,” she smiles.
[From USA Today]
Say goodbye to Reese, everyone. It was good knowing her. You’d think that the Twihards would simply be happy that Sparkles got along with his costar and that there’s no drama, but this will be spun into some huge crisis, I know it. Thank God it’s not time for Water for Elephants’ promotional blitz. I’m going to have to really prepare myself for that one.
Photos courtesy of Fame.
they’re going to kill her. i adore her, and this makes me sad. but i love how funny she is.
Twihards should be banned from this planet.
Actually, I think twihards will love reese for this. Theyre going to spin this into “OMG Reese Witherspoon likes Rob so hes totally going to get an oscar like her now!” lol. Twihards get angry when the skanky ones like megan fox talk about him. I think theyll be ok with Reese. She is smart. She mentioned his gf(kristen) to show shes not interested. I also predict a photo op with jim toth to proove to crazies shes taken. She looks very pretty in those pictures btw. Very Gatsby. I love her
IDK, speaking as fan of a celebrity I have got into ACTUAL fights over (nothing physical, just verbal, IRL), these statements don’t seem like they would make any Twihard wanna tear Reese apart. See, fans like when you say nice things about their Celeb crushes. Reese said only nice things, if she had said “I hate all that Twilight crap and I don’t let my kid read those stupid books because they’re lame.” See thats what makes fans angry. Not nice things.
What Reese said was actually very sweet and his fans should be pleased he is just as charming IRL as he appears to be.
That is one ugly dude — whenever I see pictures of his profile I feel like he’s been hit with a frying pan.
I’m sorry, did the article say he’s playing a VETERINARIAN?!?! He’s barely old enough to be graduated from a regular college/university, let alone be a veterinarian. And he doesn’t look old enough to carry it off. (Sorry, Twihards. No attacking me, please; fact is fact.)
Those were nice things she said, I think she’ll survive.
I truly don’t understand the whole Twilight thing. I read the books (OK but got progressively worse) and saw the first movie (eh). It wasn’t for me, but I could see why others liked it – I just don’t get the crazed obsession.
I think her tone is exactly right, gushing, complementary, mentioning Kristen. But you never know with the Twi-hards they are worse than us loons 🙂
Here is the video of that interview and she doesn’t mention Kristen. They changed her quote.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1653614/20101206/story.jhtml
Yeah, I don’t find him that attractive. Twihards and any rabid fan of a celebrity are bizarre creatures. Why expend so much energy on someone you don’t know?
Frankly I am more excited that Reese gave a shout out to America’s Test Kitchen. I love that show too Reese!
Huh. I have never really liked Pattinson’s acting, but I’m interested to see what he does in this movie, because I LOVED the book. We’ll just have to wait and see!
I read “Water for Elephants” based on a recommendation from a friend (a friend who cares less about Robert Pattinson).
I was sooo skeptical and really almost didn’t read it. It’s about a guy in his early 20’s who abruptly leaves vet school on the verge of graduating and takes a job with a traveling circus. It takes place during Depression era.
To me, it sounded incredibly boring and I really resisted reading it. But surprisingly, I really enjoyed the book. I hope too that Robert Pattinson acts well and the movie does justice to the book.
lol. I love the title.
Water For Elephants was a really good book, and Sparkles looks…. handsome, for once, in these photos. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t look like death warmed over that forgot to take a shower.
watch out Reese! lol!
omg Reeses likes the twilight books???? WTF??
i’m speechless and sad
Love her, cute interview.
I love Reese Witherspoon and everything, and I usually think she’s gorgeous in a cutesy-spiky way, but that first photograph of her is so very unflattering. She looks like Heath Ledger in drag. Good drag, but still…
Bellaluna: Ha ha, I know I thought the same thing. I work at a veterinary clinic myself and all I could think was “uh him as a Vet?… riiighhhtt”.
Reese sort of nailed it with the “sensitive soul” bit. He looks like an emo kid that write bad poetry not a doctor …
I suppose you could call me a Twihard, but since I’m 30, I think it’s great that she said these things! I think that aside from the terrible Twilight movies, Rob is a great actor, so I love when great actors praise him, even if it is just for him being hunky.
Oh jesus. Robert Pattinson is ugly as hell and can’t act for shit. All he does is make weird facial expressions and speak like Christopher Walken. Lame.
BHAHAHAHAAAAAHHHH TIGGER AND EVE #5 & #21 – NAILED IT!!!!
“That is one ugly dude — whenever I see pictures of his profile I feel like he’s been hit with a frying pan.”
“All he does is make weird facial expressions and speak like Christopher Walken.”
OMFG!!!!
Reese, you in danger girl.
I’m confused as to what she said that would upset anyone???? Did I miss something?
if all of the twihards were banned from the planet there would be no one left… Love Reese, Love Robsten, Love that Reese Loves Robsten- that is all : )
I hope he’s good in this. I like him, but didn’t like him in ‘Remember Me’. He just seems so stiff.
They should be tearing her apart very soon now, just like they did with the blonde that played with him in Remember Me. They were losing their shit thinking that she was making a move on him.
Twitards are a scary breed. I actually met one in real life once. Once was more than enough!
Tea, she obviously gave a different interview to USA Today than the one she gave to MTV. She’s doing press junkets now and will be promoting WFE very soon. I personally have no problems with what Reese said. She said lovely things about him. She’ll only get crucified if she says anything bad and she’d be the terrible ahole if she ever said anything bad about Rob because he’s a completely decent and sweet person. The only negativity I can see forthcoming from this are those fangirls who will go to their graves insisting that Rob is single. They won’t take kindly to Reese’s implication that Rob has a girlfriend.
Anyway, I can’t wait for WFE. The cast is great. Love Rob. He’s always extremely charismatic and enchanting on screen and awesome and witty and delightful in interviews. Love Reese. She’s very perky and lovely. Love Christoph. He is awesome. I can’t wait to see the movie and all the animals.
Very excited to see this movie; loved the book! I like the casting so far. Hope Reese got to enjoy her close up time with The shiny one.
@whatzerface, there’d still be people left. It’s just that people always notice the crazies before the regular, sane people.
Love Reese’s hair and costumes in these picks. She’s a hometown girl, which I love. She’s also a member of the itty-bitty smitty committee, like me LOL – we don’t need to wear a stinkin’ bra and the girls still look perky (after two kids – go Reece)!
I don’t know why, but I don’t find Sparkles attractive at all. (I know he had his nose fixed and everything, but even still, I don’t.)
I just have no idea what all these people see in him. I mean, I absolutely can’t *stand* justin beiber, but at least he has that ‘pretty’ face that girls tend to go for in a teen idol.
The book was a great read but the person who’ll walk away with the film will be Christoph Waltz.
I still don’t know what women see in RPatz, he reminds me of a little boy with his protruding incisors, meh.
Reese Witherspoon knows how to play the game! BUT SHE CANNOT OUTSMART THE TWIHARDS!!! We also know hos to play the game! She knows that millions of ROBSTEN fans all over the world (take note ROBSTEN International NOT ROBSTEN USAonly)will tear her apart!!! I saw the interview and that OLD SLUT PEDOPHILE did NOT mention Kristen Stewart!!! She can’t bit Kristen Stewart in any angle, she can not replace ROBSTEN into ROB-REESE tandem!!! BLECH! BLECH! BLECH!!!! GROSS!!! Look at these pictures! Did you ever manage to look at yourself in the mirror Reese!? You are pale as the zombies, your hair is as pale as your skin, your make-up is so heavy that it highlighted your WITCH FACE LONG POINTED CHIN! Builds character of a smart pedophile right!? We understand Rob has to KISS you several times and your promoters say ROB-REESE tandem is even hotter than ROBSTEN! how could that be!? If you let Rob wear long blond curly wig like your hair, he will even look prettier than you! You look like a hunk godfather mafia in one of those pictures!!! This is not going anywhere…. me and my friends decided not to watch Water for The Elephants! There are lots of more interesting movies than WFE. Besides Robert Pattinson will NOT win the Oscars because kissing you is a CURSE!!!
arabiata you and your friends are insane.You all should go to mental hospital. I love robert . It hurts me that because of mean minded little girls like you he can’t have a carreer.You are going to destroy both rob’s and kristen’s life . You are truly beyond pathetic.Stupid little girl.