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Robert Pattinson Starred in 'Primetime' After Director Bribed Him With 200 Zyn Canisters

The actor accepted the role of To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen for the A24 film after receiving a large supply of nicotine pouches from the director.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 20 Oct 2026 · updated 3h ago

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0%50%100%48%14 Oct, 00:14 UTCnowVariety: Robert Pattinson Was Bribed to Star in ‘Primetime’ With 200 Zyn Canisters and a Note That Read: ‘Dear Chris Han-Zyn’ · 20 Oct, 15:31 UTCNME: Robert Pattinson did ‘Primetime’ because the director bribed him with 200 Zyn canisters · 20 Oct, 09:04 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 20 Oct 2026. NME published first, on 20 October at 09:04 UTC; Variety followed 6h 27m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 20 October at 15:31 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), NME.

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  • Robert Pattinson — the market puts it at 48%, with $20 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Robert Pattinson receives a nomination for Best Actor at the 99th Academy Awards. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the linked story about his new film as relevant to the resolution, but only Oscar nominations count.
  • Robert Pattinson — the market puts it at 3%, with $466 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2027. The outcome is Yes if Robert Pattinson wins Best Actor at the 99th Academy Awards. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the nomination list for the final winner.
  • Robert Pattinson — the market puts it at 1%, with $468 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if Robert Pattinson is named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2026. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the announcement date for the deadline; the resolution depends on whether he holds the title during that specific year.

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  1. Robert Pattinson Was Bribed to Star in ‘Primetime’ With 200 Zyn Canisters and a Note That Read: ‘Dear Chris Han-Zyn’ Variety ·
  2. Robert Pattinson did ‘Primetime’ because the director bribed him with 200 Zyn canisters NME

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  • Robert Pattinson
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