Robert Pattinson Defends 'Primetime' as Chris Hansen Weighs Legal Action at 83rd Venice premiere
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 5
Robert Pattinson Defends 'Primetime' as Chris Hansen Weighs Legal Action at 83rd Venice premiere
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 5
Summary
Venice press conference remarks put Robert Pattinson on record saying he "never really set out" to make a movie about Chris Hansen and hopes the former TV host sees the film as a compliment.
Hansen's objections escalated after he said on Aug. 26 that lawyers were reviewing possible claims because Primetime was made without consulting him or securing rights tied to his name, image and brand.
A24's thriller premieres at the 83rd Venice Film Festival with Pattinson, 40, playing a Hansen-like host chasing TV history through a 2000s hidden-camera sting show inspired by To Catch a Predator.
The dispute lands just weeks before Primetime opens in theaters on Sept. 25, reviving scrutiny of Hansen's 2000s program nearly 20 years after the show first became a cultural flashpoint.