Jimmy Kimmel Live! has seen its fair share of unusual celebrity interviews, and host Jimmy Kimmel has pretty much seen it all. But Robert Pattinson may be in a category all by himself thanks to his self-proclaimed title as a pathological liar. Now, Kimmel seems to have had enough.
During Pattinson’s latest appearance, Kimmel jokingly “confronted” the actor over what he described as years of questionable claims made on the show. The bit leaned into Pattinson’s well-known reputation for giving tongue-in-cheek answers in interviews, often blurring the line between reality and absurdity for the sake of a better story.
Kimmel decided to run his own polygraph test on Pattinson, asking the Dune Part III actor to come clean about some of the more outlandish claims made on the late-night TV show. And to no one's surprise, it turns out Pattinson is lying more often than not.
“You told me repeatedly that you were living under an archway in Venice under trash can lids,” the host said, prompting a quick correction from Pattinson: “No. Right. There was an archway in my house.”
Moving on, Kimmel questioned Pattinson's claim that he owned over a thousand suits. The actor didn't exactly deny nor confirm that one, only saying that it was possible. But he couldn't help himself, adding that he'd tried to sell most of them on The RealReal in what may have been yet another fib.
Kimmel also revisited one of the more bizarre anecdotes, recalling Pattinson’s insistence that he has “extraordinarily heavy saliva.” Even the actor seemed unsure where that one came from. “I think that was based on something,” he admitted. “I can’t exactly remember what it was though. I think it might be true.”
Perhaps the most definitively debunked story involved Pattinson claiming he worked as a hand model as a child. Kimmel previously fact-checked in real time with Pattinson’s own mother, who was in the audience and quickly shut it down. Now, the Drama star also came clean about it.
“No hand modeling as a kid,” Pattinson conceded this time. “It’s a good story though. It is a good story," he added.
That last line essentially summed up Pattinson’s entire philosophy when it comes to interviews and late-night TV appearances. Over the years, the actor has built a reputation for spinning odd, exaggerated, or outright fabricated stories. It all seems to be a way to make press appearances more entertaining (or perhaps to amuse himself). Whatever the reason, it works because Pattinson has spent decades as a fan-favorite star.