- Robert Pattinson has responded to criticism from presenter Chris Hansen regarding Primetime , a feature film inspired by Hansen's controversial NBC Dateline show To Catch a Predator.
- The film dramatises the 2004 series that used sting operations involving adult crew members posing as underage children to confront alleged child predators.
- Pattinson originally intended to solely produce the film through his production company, but he chose to take the lead role as he developed the character and narrative.
- Hansen branded the film an insult, questioned the filmmakers over using his name, suggested Denis Leary for the lead, and bought pre-show ads for his own platform TruBlu.
- Pattinson stated he was unsurprised by Hansen speaking out, noting how remarkable it is that audiences are still debating the ethics of a 20-year-old television show.
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