Why Robert Pattinson made up a childhood story about seeing a clown die in a car explosion

Robert Pattinson is reflecting on his old habit of telling tall tales to the press — and one fib in particular has been following him for a decade.

During a grueling global publicity tour in 2011 for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1,” the English actor, now 38, made up a story that he saw a clown die in a car explosion when he was a child.

Pattinson rewatched the interview clip and reacted to the falsehood.

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“There was absolutely no hesitation at all [in my voice],” he told the New York Times Style Magazine in an interview published Wednesday. “I’m like, ‘What on earth? Are you possessed?’”

Pattinson explained that he would often embellish stories — or downright lie — when talking to the press during that time in his career because he was bored of being asked the same questions.

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“The only thing people would ever ask me about was being famous,” he said. “You go into, like, a fugue state.”

Other tales Pattinson spread included taking one of his stalkers to dinner, posing as a female hand model and shooting a coprophilia scene for “Twilight” that didn’t make the final cut.

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Pattinson will next be seen in “Mickey 17,” to be released in April.

It’s his first live-action role since he suited up as “The Batman” in 2022, which is why he wasn’t surprised when a fan thought he had retired from acting.

During his Times interview, Pattinson recalled an airport employee telling him: “Hey, you’re the guy from ‘Twilight.’ Why’d you stop acting?”

“I was like, ‘I’m Batman?’” he said. “She just laughed.” 

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“Mickey 17” is a science-fiction dark comedy based on the 2022 novel “Mickey7” by Edward Ashton. The film is written, produced and directed by “Parasite” Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho.

Pattinson’s character is known as an “expendable” and goes on a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet. He co-stars alongside Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun and Naomi Ackie.

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However, that’s not the only project that Pattinson has in the works.

He’s also be reprising his role as Bruce Wayne in “The Batman Part II,” which will go into production next year and likely be released in 2026.

Pattinson has been filming “The Drama” with Zendaya in Boston and completed “Die, My Love” with co-star Jennifer Lawrence.

When he’s not working, the actor spends time with partner Suki Waterhouse. They’ve been dating since 2018 and had a daughter in March.