Posted by Adam

Thursday September 3, 2009

Robert Pattinson is a “prisoner” of the paparazzi — and Twilight producers are trying to protect the hunky Brit from their prying lenses.

Pattinson, 23, has hardly been photographed since arriving in Vancouver, Canada, to film Eclipse — the third flick in the Twilight movie franchise.

And sources say it’s because he’s desperate to avoid the paps.

“Every time anyone from the cast emerges from the hotel they’re swarmed by paparazzi,” revealed a Twilight insider.

“He’s a prisoner of the paparazzi. It’s a nightmare. He almost never leaves the hotel except to go to the set. And when he does, the crew has to go great lengths to find ways to transport him from one location to another undetected.

“Because of the paparazzi, Rob has been unable to interact with his many fans.”

In a recent interview with a French magazine, Rob — who is dating his costar Kristen Stewart — revealed that because of the media, he can never let his guard down.

“I don’t feel like I’ve changed,” he said. “The most embarrassing is when friends ask you to meet up with them and you have to tell them, ‘Sorry I can’t go to that place’ because you’re fully aware photographers will be waiting for you there.

“I feel like such weasel when things like that happen, like the world has to revolve around me. I have to look over my shoulder all the time, be super vigilant because at any moment, someone could be filming or recording what I’m saying.

“It makes me feel like working non-stop: at least, on sets, the level of security gives me a bit of privacy. It’s a relief.

“I haven’t found one place in the world yet where I could disappear. Even the most remote places I can imagine someone will ask me for a picture with them or an autograph. Honestly, I didn’t think that I would be recognized so easily.”

Poor Rob!

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