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It was probably like meeting Daniel Radcliffe before the first “Harry Potter” film. Or, more analagous to meeting Brad Pitt before he broke out huge with “Thelma & Louise.”  I had a chance to speak with “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson recently–one on one in Beverly Hills hotel room without any handlers present–after seeing the film at a special screening the night before.

If not, I probably wouldn’t have recognized the hot, young British actor without the dramatic makeup he sports on screen–except for that trademark hair, which he did keep playing with throughout our talk. He was dressed casually in a grey V-neck long sleeve shirt, black jeans and boots and like most Brits, was very self-effacing with a dry sense of humor.  We didn’t get a chance to go into details, but he’s been living a low-key lifestyle in LA, driving around in an old car and going out to hear a lot of live music.

So here’s what he said about the hair: Pattinson:  I haven’t changed my hair for, like, years.  I’ve never really had a specific look in mind.  It is what it is… [laughs.]  I don’t really style my hair.  It’s so funny, a friend of mine from London came over and said, “Why is everyone going on about your hair all the time?”  Everyone has hair like that in London.  And around the world you see people with hair like that, so I don’t see it being different at all.  As soon as people started saying that’s his (Edward Cullen’s) trademark I thought I should have them shave my head as his trademark.  I’m trying to convince them to shave my head for the second movie.  Atkin: Seriously?   

Pattinson:  Yeah. [laughs]

It’s got to be challenging, to say the least, to go from being an unknown actor/musician like Pattinson was to being the object of screen teen/tween girl love/lust, and I hope he’s able to rock with it.

You can read the entire interview here: 

http://www.fandango.com/commentator_exclusiveinterview:robertpattinson_203 

The big day finally arrives, and after waiting in line at your local polling place, what better way to get you through a night of watching election returns than a free cup of Starbucks coffee? That’s right, the McDonalds of coffee is offering everyone who says they voted a free cup, and this brilliant marketing ploy is already generating contfoversy over its legality. But here’s the deal: unlike some other restaurants or services offering “election specials” today, no proof of voting is required, so it isn’t technically a violation of voter laws. Much, as I like to diss ‘bux with its multitude of locations a block away from each other, I’m actually quite fond of the blended coffee frappuccinos and the canned Double Shots, which I always carry while traveling to quickly jolt the jet lag.

Between them, Rob and Chad Lowe have survived several scandals.  Anyone remember Rob’s three-way sex tape from a long-ago Democratic convention? How about the nanny scandal? And poor Chad. First Hilary Swank forgot to thank her then-husband during an awards acceptance speech and then outed his substance abuse during their divorce. But the handsome bros were all smiles as they graciously accepted the Hollywood Entertainment Museum’s Legacy Award from Cali First Lady Maria Shriver at the Esquire House. Maria, sporting a beehive from her Halloween getup as Sarah Palin, said she knows something about legacies in her family, and that she knows Rob and Chad will pass theirs along to their children…