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Gossip Cop would like to wish Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight Saga,” a very happy birthday! Meyer is blowing out 36 candles today. And while Gossip Cop has blown out far more than 36 Twilight-related rumors, we thought we’d pick a few stories to share on Meyer’s big day, because, hey, it can’t be easy having a December 24 birthday!
Some are terrible, some are true, but all helped to make 2009 a huge – huge! – year for both Meyer and her blockbuster series.
** There was that Star story about director David Slade putting Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and other “Eclipse” cast members “on lockdown, demanding they return to their hotel rooms when shooting wraps!”
And why were the “Twilight” stars supposedly not allowed out past . . . twilight? Because they “were so busy partying, smoking and hooking up that they came to work looking like hell,” claimed a Star “insider.” Summit told Gossip Cop that the concept of a lockdown was “completely false.”
** How about those persistent stories that “Breaking Dawn” was going to begin production shortly? We said it wasn’t true, and people called us names. To date, there has been no official announcement about “Breaking Dawn.” (Don’t worry — it will happen.)
But why should Meyers only hear the negative? Today’s her birthday, and Gossip Cop was happy to announce a few presents that she received about five weeks early.
** The first was that “New Moon” broke the record for biggest midnight opening, beating “The Dark Knight” and the top “Harry Potter” franchise performer.
** Shortly after that we were also able to deliver the news that “New Moon” set the record for the biggest (non-summer) weekend box office.
All in all, not a bad year!
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