Robert Pattinson breaks silence on Chris Hansen’s ‘Primetime’ criticism

Robert Pattinson wants Chris Hansen to take a seat and enjoy the new movie about him.

The "Twilight" star, 40, stepped out at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 5, for the premiere of "Primetime," the new movie in which he plays the former "To Catch a Predator" host. During a press conference, Pattinson responded to criticism from Hansen, who has said he is weighing possible legal action over the film.

"Obviously, I hope he likes the movie," Pattinson said in response to a question about Hansen's "concerns."

Pattinson added that he hopes "in some ways, the amount of inspiration that his character has given so many people who were involved in this for years now" is "some kind of compliment" to Hansen.

"I think the more you watch the show, there's something magnetic about his presence. I'd watched the show when I was younger, and I didn't even think about it," Pattinson continued.

"When you kind of obsessively watch it, you realize there's a strange alchemy with what's going on, with the aesthetics of the show, and how it was directed and how things are put together and the time period. Something he's doing is the reason why…

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