Pattinson pushes back at Hansen as Primetime debuts with 7-minute Venice ovation

Robert Pattinson addressed Chris Hansen’s critique of Primetime, saying he hopes Hansen likes the movie. Hansen has branded the film a work of fiction and criticized its use of his likeness; he did not watch it after declining a restrictive NDA proposed by the studio. The film, which dramatizes the making of NBC’s To Catch a Predator, premiered at the Venice Film Festival to a seven-minute standing ovation and is being viewed as an Oscar contender, with an early Rotten Tomatoes score around 95%.