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Common Sense from Misty

Oh boy. Here we go again. Rob Pattinson was seen out and about with a group of friends at a concert last night, Katy Perry being one of them. What would you like to bet that the tabloids are trolling twitter hard right now? (This is being written at 6 am EST on June 9th.) The new questions begin – is that the hat Kristen had on, etc. One of the recent fanpics of Kristen show a ring – is that the “precious” ring?

On my twitter TL, I see people who think they are broken up, people who are going totally schizo with the ring and hat thing, and more red circles than a crime scene.

What I don’t understand, is WHY everyone doesn’t remember this whole “break-up” started with a PAPARAZZO article! In that article, he “GUESSED” Kristen was talking to Rob, and they were breaking up. The pic dates were altered (see Twilighter’s excellent article here about that). Tabloids ran the fastest quarter-mile in history with it, and gullible readers ate it up. Hook, line and sinker ate it up.

Now, if I may, can I please offer some common sense in all this? Just a little? Now, we all know where the “break-up” stuff started, right? With ONE lying, fake paparazzo article. Everyone knows how much Rob despises these worms, right? If not, check this out tmblr.co/ZOtYSuiNRwUW . He wants to “castrate” them. Did anyone else notice in the April pap pix of Rob & Kristen that he seemed angrier and angrier each time he was papped? I certainly did. Remember the “if looks could kill” pic from Kristen’s birthday? Trying to enjoy a music festival (Coachella) with paparazzi swarming them? The last pap pic that I saw (and forgive me for looking – part of the job) was of Rob IN KRISTEN’S CAR, going in to Kristen’s gated community. The one before that was of Rob “moving out”. WITH 2 BICYCLES IN THE BACK – both a man’s bike, and a woman’s bike. Where did he take the stuff? There were no papz waiting at Rob’s other house in Los Feliz, not posted in any case. Wouldn’t a pap pic of Rob driving up the driveway of his other house support the “break-up” theory more than just the ONE article? The house Rob owns is NOT in a gated community. The paparazzi have easy access to that house. Why wouldn’t they post these pix if it would support the “break-up” story? Because he didn’t go there with the stuff. Otherwise, why wouldn’t they post them? It supports their story, doesn’t it?

Let’s put this together now. Rob and Kristen gave us April, with Rob getting noticeably angrier with each paparazzi encounter. Yet they continued to be seen, in public, KNOWING they were being stalked. Remember when they wouldn’t be caught dead in a pap pic? They gave us April anyway. But now Rob’s got a major work schedule coming up, and I would think he doesn’t want to be papped anymore, wants to relax before it begins. They have a beach house in Malibu, where the law enforcement is MUCH harder on the paparazzi, just trust me on that. Malibu has been MUCH more forthcoming with their pap info than LAPD. Malibu’s general citizenry also helps stop the paparazzi. I have a video of average Malibu citizens going nuts on some papz (sorry, can’t find it right now). Again, lots of research. THINK ABOUT IT. WHERE WOULD YOU GO IF YOU WERE BEING STALKED 24/7 AND NEEDED A BREAK? If I had a beach house in Malibu, I know where I’d be! If you were moving from one house to another, wouldn’t you need some of your favorite stuff, easily moved in a pick-up truck? Doesn’t this make sense? There was a sighting of Bear and Bernie in Malibu posted on twitter last night, that SEEMS legitimate, but who really knows but the poster. There’s also a sighting of Rob and Kristen together that doesn’t seem to be legit, but again, who knows.

Kristen’s been papped on several occasions since the “break-up”, out with friends, and smiling, lots of smiling. DO YOU THINK, IF YOU JUST HAD A HUGE BREAK-UP YOU’D BE SMILING? No. I was 23 once, and just no. Kristen grew up in LA, so is unfortunately used to the paparazzi swarm. Rob didn’t. He grew up in staid London, where the paparazzi laws are MUCH tougher than here in the US.

Okay – everybody on the same page?

What everyone probably wonders is WHY haven’t Rob and Kristen been seen together if they’re still together? How do you know they haven’t? Wouldn’t ANY pap pix of the two together be worth SO much more money when the “back together” segment of the tabloid idiocy starts back up? Again, trust me on this, yes they would. If YOU were a pap (and GOD please no), wouldn’t you wait for the big money?

The tabloids were losing money on the “happy” couple. They were receiving fewer clicks each day (which means less money) on the “happy couple” stories. So they needed some drama, right? Rob has had it with the papz – seriously, if looks could kill, Rolondo Blanco would be in an advance stage of rigor mortis! So he decides to not get papped, BEFORE his birthday, and the “break-up” stories start, ON his birthday, with that ONE lying article from X17, the same X17 that employs most of the Rob and Kristen stalkers. The other tabloids snatched it up and served it up hot. They trolled twitter for their “sources”, the OMG! They broke up! tweets. That’s all they need to print it. Just ONE person saying it, without proof of it’s truthfulness. THE TABLOIDS DON’T HAVE TO VERIFY THE INFO THEY GET, THEY JUST HAVE TO PROVE SOMEONE SAID IT. The tabloids have their cash cow again. Rob and Kristen have “broken up” yet again. How many times have those two “broken up”, gotten “back together”, been “pregnant”, yada, yada, yada, since they started dating way back when? When none of the previous was EVER, and I mean NEVER, true? I’m smart, and I can’t (don’t want to) count that high. The tabloids and paparazzi are playing a huge fanbase like a guitar. They’ve gotten away with it since Twilight began; do you think they’re going to let a cash cow dry up? If you had a money tree in your back yard, would you neglect it? No.

I’m going to pull a Twilighter here (sorry!) and throw some theories out. First, Rob was in a group of friends last night that included Katy Perry. Cha-ching says Bonnie Fuller and Jay Penske at HollyLies, here’s even more big time bucks on THAT storyline. That one will run for short while, by ALL the tabloids, but most people know it’s not true, so it will probably run it’s course faster than most. Katy, Rob, AND Kristen are all friends. They all hang out together. Second, the “break-up” stories will start to receive fewer and fewer clicks. Oh no! says the HollyLies people, what are we going to do now? Which leads us to my last theory. THE “BACK TOGETHER” STORIES, with all the pap pix of Rob and Kristen together that haven’t been released yet. I’m not going to throw in all the ridiculous articles the tabloids will run as off-shoots, as they’re not worth my time. But I think these will be the big three. When the “break-up” stories start to run dry, and they will, they’ll pull out the “back together” stories. Why let a cash cow dry up?

I’ll leave you with a few things, quoting Kristen Stewart: “But you knew nothing about my relationship before. You know less now. How could you?” from http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/11/kristen-stewart-robert-pattinson-relationship-breaking-dawn-part-2-twilight . Another thing she said, but again don’t have the video handy, during the SWATH press junket, so I don’t have the exact quote. But remember when she said (loosely quoted) “They have an equation. If you’re not making me my money, then get the hell out”. Who do you think she was talking about? Bingo. The tabloids. Don’t you think it’s time to let that cow die? Please don’t click on this crap, and that’s all it is – crap. Lying for money. Because that’s all it is – lying for money, big, big money. As always – peace. Misty

Busting Urban Legends About the So-Called Kristen Stewart Cheating Scandal: The PR Relationship Contract Clause Myth

The so-called Kristin Stewart “cheating scandal” is filled with examples of urban legends.  Myths spawned on little more than a baseless point of view by some nameless idiot babbling on the internet, who wouldn’t recognize the difference between a factoid and a fact if their life depended on it.  Myths designed to sell a point of view irrespective of how ridiculous and unverifiable it may be. Urban legends that grow and mutate in tweets and blog comments, impervious to the truth.

A prime example of the resiliency of such blogsphere babble is the notion of a Robert Pattinson/Kristen Stewart PR Relationship Contract Clause.  It kind of goes something like this:

With the success of the original Twilight, Summit Entertainment decided to cash in on the hot on-screen chemistry between its two major stars by forcing them to sign a new employment contract starting with the filming of New Moon.  It included a clause forcing them to “fake” a romantic relationship that mirrored the fabled love of Edward and Bella for up to five years in the name of promoting the films. Periodically during the course of those years, in collaboration with and at the direction of Summit, Rob and Kristen “fed” fake romantic encounters to an unsuspecting public to bolster this faked romance. Using the relationship hype to sell movie tickets and dvds.

But since they couldn’t very well admit to doing this, they also had to mutually agree to fabricate a breakup at some point after their hyped love affair had finished ringing up those cash registers.  After all who wants to live in a fake relationship forever? You have to bring it to a close eventually.  But just to make sure that no one welched out on the deal too early, Summit also forced them to collectively agree that neither Rob nor Kristen could end the faked relationship until after the last movie was released and not until after they both agreed. One could legitimately question why Summit would force this final point, the Rob and Kristen’s mutual agreement, but I’ll ask you to hold that thought for a moment.

Okay, sounds reasonable enough. It wouldn’t be the first time a movie studio tried to pick the pockets of the movie going audience and mess with the lives of their stars. Until, that is, you actually begin to take a look at whether this notion comports with reality, is based in provable facts, and why it came into being in the first place.

So what is wrong with this little piece of fiction. Let’s start at the beginning.  The first problem is that signs of  a burgeoning off-screen relationship between the two costars was already well under way long before the New Moon contract was inked.  They didn’t need a contract to force them into a relationship.  It was already happening of its own volition.

Rob and Kristen at the original Twilight premier in 2008.

Pattinson had already  publicly talked of his obsession with Kristen on multiple occasions, admitting that he only auditioned for Twilight in the first place just to get the opportunity to meet her.  One look at their Vanity Fair photo shoot session video and scores of interviews, videos, and photos taken of them during the lead up to the release of Twilight punctuates their growing infatuation and comfort level with each other.  For two people who have been accused by some of being such poor actors, if they weren’t really interested  or “into each other”,  they were pretty damn convincing at projecting that notion.

The huge success of Twilight caused an almost immediate green lighting of New Moon, which occurred one day after Twilight’s release on November 21, 2008,  and it is after that  point where Summit purportedly insisted on this mythical PR Relationship Contract Clause.  Which is where the second problem comes in.  The notion that a studio owns an actor and can unilaterally dictate the terms of their contracts, including dictating their off screen behavior or love life, faked or real, is a notion that is archaic at best, and deceitful at worst.  The big studio era when the likes of Louis B. Mayer ruled MGM’s stable of actors with an iron fist died decades ago, to be replaced with what is now a highly regulated, and much more level playing field between producers/employers and actor/employees. If you have any doubts about that, see the 745 Page 2005 SAG/AFTRA  Master Agreement  that regulates SAG/AFTRA – Movie Producer labor relations at http://www.sagaftra.org/files/sag/2005TheatricalAgreement.pdf.

The third problem with this mythical PR Relationship Contract Clause is that even if it existed, it is highly unlikely that  it would be enforceable.  Contracts clauses can be voided as against public policy not only to protect one of the parties involved, but also because what the contract calls for could pose a harm to society as a whole. For example, a court will never enforce a contract promoting an act that is against state or federal law.  Nor will it enforce a contract that works a fraud on the public. This contract would clearly promote such a fraud.  That being case, if any such contract clause existed, Rob or Kristen could have walked away from its provisions with impunity at any time.

[Editor's note: 6/6/2013- this nonsense is made all the less likely given that Kristen has been repped by Joel McKuin of McKuin, Frankel, & Whitehead for years.  The Hollywood Reporter just recently named him to America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys list and he's not about to gain that reputation by letting an upstart film studio (Summit) trample all over his client. See http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/joel-mckuin-526351 ].

So if this urban myth was too late out of the gate, unsupportable under the SAG/AFTRA contract, and unenforceable in court, why is it still around and where did it really come from? It came into being because there were some who early in the Rob and Kristen’s relationship, who refused to believe that they were actually an off-screen couple.  Coined Nonstens, they fervently argued that it was all fake and all done to hype the movies. And so was launched an increasingly nasty verbal war between them and those who believed that Rob and Kristen were in an actual relationship (coined  Robstens). Each side using every off set photo, shared clothing item, interview comment, and other evidence to argue their  point of view.

It’s hard to remember, but prior to the so-called events of July of 2012, the debate over whether Rob and Kristen were a couple was pretty much over. To most reasonable minds by then, provable evidence established that  Rob and Kristen were in fact involved in a long-term, highly private, stable relationship for a matter of years.  Most of the diehard Nonstens had thrown in the towel and even shut down their websites. We were well past the Paris tarmac, the Montreal kiss, the WFE premier, multiple visits to each other’s film sets, years of cross continental birthday trips, holidays on the Isle of Wight, shared clothes, knowing looks, and “My boyfriend” is English.

Which brings us to the fourth problem with this mythical PR Relationship Contract Clause.  If it existed, it would have called upon Rob and Kristen to successfully maintain this illusion for a substantial number of years right in the prime of the dating lives.  Which meant they couldn’t openly date or share a romantic involvement with anyone else least it would shatter the illusion.

And true to form, despite being one of the most watched, tweeted about, and stalked couples in the history of Hollywood, no credible reports with verifiable evidence ever romantically linked them to anyone other than each other.  Not that the tabloids and tweeters didn’t try.  They tried to link Rob to Emilie de Raven, Christina Ricci, Sarah Gadon, and virtually every other female costar he had, along with Caitlan Cronenberg, Sara Roemer, numerous random buxom blonds, and a host of unnamed fangirls. Kristen wasn’t immune to it either, as they tried to link her to Garrett Hedlund, Taylor Lautner, and even some girls to boot. And as usual, with unnamed, unidentified sources that were incapable of verification.

But the almost uniform reaction to the “scandal” underscores the fact that most people believed that Rob and Kristen were actually in a real romantic relationship. Upon the “scandal” breaking, people did not say “Oh my god, she had a fling with Rupert, I guess she was in a fake a relationship with Rob all along.”  No, the reaction was one of shock: “Oh my god, how could she cheat on him.”  Which necessarily presumed that Rob and Kristen were in an actual relationship.

Rob and Kristen in a rare public display of affection at the Cannes Film Festival premier of Cosmopolis.
[Not for commercial purposes, no copyright violation intended]

It wasn’t until people began to grasp for straws to explain why Rob would forgive her so quickly after a very public, monumental humiliation of him, that all of the “PR” relationship theories sprung back to life. And as questions about the so-called cheating scandal photos started to arise.  The Nonsten’s argument during this period was that the breakup and reconciliation must be merely a part of a broader public relations plan to sell movie tickets and dvd’s.  And so was born this mutated notion of the PR Relationship contract clause that would explain their reconciliation for a period long enough to get the movie released.

Like all urban legends this is where the logic gets a little fuzzy.  Once again because of that viral mutation thing.  For some Nonstens believed that the whole thing was fake from start to finish, while others thought  the initial relationship was real but the reconciliation was faked. Which purportedly explained why Rob would actually appear at promotional activities for the film with her despite tabloid claims that he “couldn’t stand to be in the same room with her” and despite claims that ” he refused to talk to her”.  But where these Nonstens joined company was in the belief that following the debut, they certainly wouldn’t continue as a couple after that.  Would they?

In the lead up to the Breaking Dawn 2 premier and in its aftermath, this Nonsten paradigm was quick to crumble. Rather than part after the premier, Rob and Kristen’s appearances together both public and private seemed to only accelerate.  So faster than a virus can mutate, so mutated the PR Relationship Contract Clause.  Now the Nonstens claimed that the contract required that they stay together in this faked reconciliation until the DVD’s for the movie were released.  Despite the fact that Kristen had already arguably violated the clause. Although most of this chatter took place in faceless tweets and blog comments, even some of the tabloids tried to sell this red herring.

But as the passing of the dvd release date came and went in February of 2013, Rob and Kristen seemed more together than ever, even with Rob’s temporary trip to Australia to film Rover.  Seeing their paradigm crumbling once again, the Nonstens took to twitter and the blogs to claim that the contract actually required them to fake the relationship until August of 2013, unless both Rob and Kristen agreed to break it off.  They claimed that at the time of the contract, Summit was unsure of whether the filming would stay on schedule so they “added a few months” to the scheduled dvd release date just to make sure.

Rob and Kristen leaving their NYC hotel together during MET Gala week in 2013, prior to leaving for LA.
[Not for commercial purposes, no copyright violation intended].

Which leads us to the fifth problem with this PR Relationship Contract Clause.  At the time that this contract clause was purported inked late in 2008, the decision to split Breaking Dawn into two parts had not yet even been made.  As of that November, everyone was pretty much contemplating a four movie saga.  No one at that time could have accurately  predicted an end of Saga’s dvd release in February of 2013, let alone that adding a couple months to August would suffice.

Which leads us to the sixth and final problem with the PR Relationship Contract Clause nonsense.  If the end of Robsten was already fully scripted and scheduled to take place after the final movie and dvd sales release, why was Kristen “captured” making out with Rupert Sanders in broad daylight in a very public place on July 17th of 2012 in the first place?  That would certainly throw a major wrench into the illusion that the contract clause was meant to protect.  Openly and brazenly behaving in that fashion in contravention to the agreed upon strategy is inexplicable at best and patently unbelievable at worst. But as you already know by now if you have been following my blogs, that event in my opinion is just as unbelievable and not based on any provable facts as the PR Relationship Contract Clause is.  More on that point in a later post.

In closing, the Nonsten nonsense over the contract clause and the timing of the final breakup of Rob and Kristen is like one of my favorite old time arcade games.  You know one, it goes by various names but I kind of like Whack a Gator the best.  It’s the one where the gators jump out and your job is to whack them with a rubber mallet before the escape.

Whack a Myth

The urban legend of a PR Relationship Contract Clause end of Rob and Kristen is just like that.  Every time the evidence smacks down one version of it, it mutates into something else with yet another date.  All based on unnamed, unidentified tweets and comments. and unverifiable tabloid nonsense.  But like many arcade games, whack a gator eventually gets old, just like the PR relationship contract clause itself.  Perhaps it simply time to pull the plug on it once and for all and toss it in the garbage where it belongs.

And as long as we are talking breakups, see The Top Three Most Patently Absurd Rob and Kristen Breakup Stories of the [First] Forty Eight Hours elsewhere on this blog at  http://wp.me/p2JqVX-A5at.

‘Twilight Saga’s Kristen Stewart Lands Leads In ‘Camp X-Ray,’ ‘Sils Maria’ – Deadline.com

Stewart is repped by Gersh and McKuin Frankel Whitehead, and Sattler is repped by UTA, Gotham Group and attorney Adam Kaller.

via ‘Twilight Saga’s Kristen Stewart Lands Leads In ‘Camp X-Ray,’ ‘Sils Maria’ – Deadline.com.

via ‘Twilight Saga’s Kristen Stewart Lands Leads In ‘Camp X-Ray,’ ‘Sils Maria’ – Deadline.com.

Just a thought!

I’d like to add to what Misty has said.  It occurred to me this morning (and I just sent an email to Twilighter about it).  Wouldn’t it be funny if the pictures of Kristen were either… 1.  Her flipping off the papz, not because she hates them (which is a given), but instead–we f*d you guys again and you are to stupid to even realize it!  OR  2.  They were released by Kristen and Rob with poor photo shopping to allow those willing to take the time to figure it out,  that they are together and all is fine!!!

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More Sanity from Misty

Hi everyone! From all the DM’s I’ve received lately, and from things seen on some timelines, I’d like to offer you some things to think about, to try to ease back on some of the stress I’m seeing, stress about Rob and Kristen’s relationship. I don’t know what’s going on with them for sure, and honestly, who could? If you’re not part of their inner circle, really, NOBODY knows what’s going on but them. Remember Kristen’s comment about no one knowing anything about their relationship, and they know even less now? Please keep that in mind. But seriously, do you honestly believe that they could go from the happiness seen in April to splitting up? That quickly? Everyone knows how much Rob detests the paparazzi, right? Remember some of those pix in April where if looks could kill, those papz WOULD be dead. They were stalked EVERYWHERE they went. Whether they were out for lunch with friends, out for Kristen’s birthday, Coachella, hell even to the bank, there were stalkerazzi hounding their every move. In my opinion, the pix of Rob seemed to get more and more angry, aimed at the stalkerazzi, as the month wore on. He’s got quite a heavy filming schedule coming up, and the promotional circuit that goes along with the films. He certainly doesn’t need the added stress of being hounded everywhere he goes! And do you honestly believe that Kristen would be as happy as she’s been, in fan pix, and even the papz pix if she and the love of her life just broke up? Again, just my opinion, but I seriously doubt it. She’d probably be very upset, not out with friends looking happy, would she? Again, just my opinion, but no, very doubtful. Kristen’s also got some filming coming up, but her workload right now is lighter than Rob’s. They’ve ninja’d the paparazzi before for each other, so why not now? Remember when they came back from their New Year’s holiday, and Kristen was papped at JFK, but Rob wasn’t with her? Well, there is proof that Rob flew back from New York on the same day, just on a different flight. He had the Golden Globes to attend, and then leave for Australia soon after, so I’m pretty sure he didn’t want the added stress of paparazzi stalking his life. That’s just ONE example. They do protect each other.

Now, let’s look at where this whole break up nonsense started. First, there was that ridiculous tabloid article about Kristen getting into Rupert’s car, in front of both her and  Rob’s friends, at a restaurant. We all know it was the valet, and we all know it was a Kristen hater that gave the tabloid the tip. Even with proof the man was the valet, EVERY tabloid picked up that story and ran with it. Shortly after that, Rob had to go to New York, probably for business, so the tabloids started with the break-up stories then. Then Kristen goes to New York for the Met gala, she and Rob were together, so the tabloids get to create even more fiction – THEY’RE BACK TOGETHER! Ridiculous, since they were never broken up in the first place, but do you see the trend? They make stuff up, and people gobble it up. Okay – now they’re back together, what are the tabloids going to do now? Because happy couples don’t sell as well as unhappy couples. I use the term “it’s all about the benjamins” quite often, but that’s an inaccurate term. It’s all about the MILLIONS to the tabloids and paparazzi. That’s all they care about.

Okay, now Rob and Kristen are a happy couple again – WHAT kind of drama can they stir up now? Well, what do you know. Rolondo Blanco, the X17 stalker that has ruthlessly hounded Rob and Kristen for quite a while now, just so happens to have some pix of Kristen looking unhappy from last year in his files. See Twilighter’s story posted on May 20th on Justice for Kristen – The Pattinson/Stewart Breakup: Three Critical Details – for proof that the date on the pictures had been altered. Well, what do you know? X17 prints an article that says Kristen was pacing, upset, on the phone for an hour, and he “GUESSED” that she was talking to Rob, and they had probably broken up. Well, bingo. EVERY tabloid, INCLUDING People magazine, ran with that story, adding their own little spin on it. They didn’t bother checking facts – they don’t HAVE to. They have their source, and wow, SURPRISE, this one has a name – X17. A lying, scumbag, paparazzo working for them. They don’t have to prove anything, since Rob and Kristen are both public figures. As long as a “source” says it, they don’t have to prove if it was true or not. So now they have their unhappy couple again! Kaching! Laughing all the way to the bank again. ALL THIS CAME FROM A PAPARAZZO! And there’s worry over this?

I’ve heard and seen lots of comments going around “Well, why don’t they just be seen together again, and shut the tabloids up?” Remember Kristen’s comments about this? When she said if they just came out and said they were a couple, would it stop there? It wouldn’t, they’d just want more. And she’s absolutely correct. I’ve NEVER seen a couple put through more abuse by the paparazzi, more hateful comments, than Rob and Kristen.  They have been a virtual money-making machine for these tabloids and paparazzi since Twilight began. Think back since then – how many times have they been married, broken up, pregnant, etc. since then? Do you think these tabloids are going to give up their money tree now? No. The bullshit stories will continue. They’ll continue until people STOP CLICKING ON THOSE WEBSITES, stop buying the magazines.

My honest opinion is they are absolutely still together, but not going out together (that we know of – remember the ninjas!) to be papped. They’re both very serious about their work, so I’m sure they (especially Rob) don’t need the extra stress of stalkers. Would you? So everyone, please just have faith! They’ve got jobs they’re both very proud of, and should be. Jobs that require their full attention. There are some excellent articles written by Twilighter on Justice for Kristen (wordpress) that point out all the flaws in the tabloid stories, and the many untruths that have been told by them. There are so many crazy things being said in the tabloids right now about both Rob and Kristen, I don’t see how he keeps up with all of them! At least one of them are going so far as asking their readers who they think both should date next, when they haven’t broken up! Please read those if you feel your faith in them slipping.

Rob and Kristen have given we fans so much to be grateful for. They gave us Cannes last year, April this year, of their personal lives. Consider them gifts! As much as they both love their privacy, don’t you realize they did that for us, their fans? They’ve also given us films we will treasure forever. Don’t you think the least we could give them is some space? Space to keep creating those great films? I feel we absolutely owe them the respect that both of them have completely earned. They’ve been through so much – let’s not, as fans, give them anything else to stress about! So stay strong! Support them, in whatever they choose to do. I know I will. As always, peace – Misty.

Please join us in supporting Paparazzi-Reform Initiative and The Plan!  The paparazzi are completely out of control.

Paparazzi-Reform Initiative is sponsoring two bills in California.

• The first is California Assembly Bill 1356.  Amending Section 1708.8 of the Civil Code will more clearly define activities in which there should be a reasonable expectation of privacy.  Schools, medical facilities and entrances and exits at specified facilities should not be impeded by those whose incentive is to obtain financial gain from ill-gotten photographs.   Additionally, the bill empowers the victims and the courts to take action against those who create emotional distress and psychological trauma via the unauthorized photography of children for commercial gain.  In other words, it will provide celebrities a way to legally protect their children from the paparazzi.

• The second is The California Assembly Bill 1356-Stalking Reform Bill which changes the existing law by including a statement that addresses the term “under surveillance”.   The way the law is currently written, it allows the victim’s home, child’s school and places of work and worship to be under constant surveillance.  The victims lose ownership of every part of the personal and private lives and have no recourse against the stalkers until it may be too late.

• This bill would add to the currently standing bill, the act of surveillance to the already existing list of unacceptable activities.  It would allow the victim to use “substantial emotional stress” as a complaint against a stalker.  Additionally, it would not require the victim to prove the stalker intended to place the victim or members of the victim’s family to fear for their safety.  Instead the victim need only prove that the stalker acted in reckless disregard for the safety of the victim or the victim’s family.

• The “substantial emotional distress” standard is defined and does not require the victim to suffer physical injury.  Instead, the victim need only prove that the stalker caused the victim to suffer substantial fear, anxiety or emotional torment.

• The amendment goes further by including the indirect actions taken by people working for the stalker that cause the victim harm as a “credible threat”.  It defines “follow” as the stalker’s movement as it relates to the victim.

When the time comes, you can help even if you don’t live in California!  We will let you know how and when!  In the meantime, please remember that the tabloids pay these people ridiculous amounts of money to take these pictures.  EVERY TIME you go to a tabloid, you are helping pay their salary.  Get the word out!  It is a time for things to change!

For more information, please go to paparazzi-reform.org or wertheplan.wordpress.com

Be Calm and Carry On

by Twilighter

I thought I would briefly followup on the excellent posts by  Veulentsavoir and Misty earlier today and try to put the developments of the last  ten days in perspective.  To say that there has been a media frenzy is an understatement of major proportions.  And to some extent I have intentionally reserved comment until some of the nonsense burns itself out.

But make no mistake, it is by and large nonsense.   For despite endless articles and heaps of speculation, tweets run amouk, and tabloids on steroids, the celebrity gossip machine is no closer to being a source for the truth about Rob & Kristen than they were ten days ago.  And if anything, they have once again proven themselves to be utterly incapable of telling the truth about them.  That is simply not profitable.

It started with a blatant lie, the Rupert as a Valet story.  It continued with a dubious account of a so-called telephone argument and a fantasy breakup that had more causes than the reasons for global warming (Rob’s trust issues, Rupert’s discovered text to Kristen, Kristen’s clinginess, Rob’s philandering in NYC with Polly Stedham, Kristen’s demands for marriage and a baby, Rob’s “thing” for Katy Perry) , blah, blah, blah.  It has finally started to burn itself out with supposed fresh accounts of returns to work, new romances, and declarations of happiness in freedom.  Yeah right.  The frenzy is finally starting to calm down.

I leave you with this thought:

Lies, injustice,  and deception have always thrived in chaos.  But it is in quiet, thoughtful contemplation where the truth and justice prevails.  And it is always faster and much easier to light the inferno than it is to extinguish it and fully understand its causes.

The essential framework of what we know and what we don’t know about the so-called Kristen Stewart “cheating scandal” remains unchanged.  If anything, the events of the last ten days makes it even less based in reality than ever before.

So as the Brits once said in contemplation of a mass bombing at the inception of World War 2: Be Calm and Carry On.  That’s what I intend to do.  We have plenty of time to take apart the nonsense that has run amouk. And we will continue together to unravel the travesty that unfolds before us anew every day.