Producers of this weekend’s 82nd Annual Academy Awards have hit back at claims that they left Twilight star Robert Pattinson off the guest list of presenters for the show.
Pattinson’s co-stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner have been confirmed as award presenters at the event on Sunday, prompting fans of the popular vampire franchise to bash Oscar bosses for seemingly snubbing the star. Oscar co-producer Adam Shankman insists he tried to get Pattz on board to present, but the actor is unavailable to attend due to his busy filming schedule.
Pattinson is currently promoting his new romantic drama Remember Me, as well as shooting scenes in Europe for his upcoming feature Bel Ami.
Shankman tells E!Online: “I think the Pattinson community (fans) is going insane. All I want to say is, ‘He’s not available!’ It’s not like we snubbed him. It’s not like we said no to him. We asked him to be in the show. We tried really really hard to get him there. We were working on getting (film studio) Summit to fly him in for the day, but eventually it became too much.”