Project F.L.A.N.S.

Fangirl Leaders Against Needless Stalking

Welcome to Project F.L.A.N.S., an extension of Pattinson Online. We are dedicated to protecting Robert Pattinson's safety and sanity by educating the fans.
Fangirl Leaders Against Needless Stalking

March 5, 2010 → The Ravishing of Robert Pattinson

Nancy deWolf Smith has written a fantastic article for The Wall Street Journal entitled “The Ravishing of Robert Pattinson” in which she discusses the exploitation of Rob by the media and by many who call themselves fans.
 
In a recent survey of 130,000 women by iVillage Entertainment, 87% said they would trade their husband for British [...]

October 13, 2009 → Anti-Paparazzi Law Signed in CA!

According to KTLA, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an anti-paparazzi law.
 
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an anti-paparazzi law that makes it easier for celebrities to fight back against photographers who invade their privacy.
 
Schwarzenegger signed an amendment Sunday to a decade-old law that allows fines against paparazzi who illegally or offensively take photos or recordings. [...]

October 5, 2009 → Stick It to the Man!

April Eldridge has written a fantastic blog post about taking a stand against the paparazzi. In it, she encapsulates all that we at Project F.L.A.N.S. stand for!
 
I find it utterly disgusting the lengths paparazzi take to follow, stalk, snap, yell, lurk, and all the other sleazy, mindless, god-awful things paps do these days. But, this [...]

September 30, 2009 → Charlie Bewley Weighs In On Fame

Charlie Bewley, who plays Demitri in New Moon, recently gave an interview to Hollywood.com in which he discusses the effect fame is having on the cast, especially Rob.
 
“I was just swamped with 15-year-old girls wherever I went [in Italy]. My inner 14-year-old teenager in my head had a great time.”
 
While being pursued through the streets [...]

September 23, 2009 → Kellan on the Paparazzi

Kimberly Sherman has posted the second part of her interview with Kellan, and in it he discusses the effect the paparazzi has had on Rob.
 
There’s no way I could be doing what I do now if I were Edward. Its such hard shoes to fill compared to the fans who fell in love with Bella [...]

September 21, 2009 → Kellan Wants a Normal Life, Too

Kimberly Sherman, the Twilight Parents Examiner, had a great interview with Kellan Lutz recently in which he discusses the effect fame has had on him and how he desires some normalcy in his life.
Everyone’s so loving and supporting- there’s no haters. There’s so many Twilight fans that have given me presents- gummy bears or chew [...]

August 15, 2009 → Fake Pictures: Don’t Trust Everything You See

Glamour Magazine has revealed yet another fake picture of Rob and Kristen supposedly walking down the street holding hands. You can see the fake picture here and the real one – Kristen with her actual boyfriend Michael Angarano – here.
 
Normally we don’t post stuff like this, so you may be wondering why we’re bringing this [...]

July 25, 2009 → Get a Project F.L.A.N.S. Twibbon!

Want to show your support for the project on your twitter without having to tweet every 10 minutes? Grab our twibbon!
 
I can hear you asking, “What the heck is a twibbon?” (I asked the same thing.) A twibbon is a small image that is put on top of your twitter userpic to show your support [...]

July 22, 2009 → Open Letter to Fans

Jessica wrote an excellent letter to Robfans, and she gave us permission to share it!
 
Open letter to Robert Pattinson Fans (or so called ones…)
 
I have never once felt the need to write a letter like this but every day I hear of yet another group of selfish so called fans acting like idiots that I [...]

July 20, 2009 → Dear Perez…

Annalisa wrote an amazing letter to Perez Hilton, and she’s given us permission to repost it here!
 
Dear Perez Hilton,
 
I understand that your job gives you a lot of satisfaction; you must experience a lot of instant gratification from what you are able to do with in the media machine. I wonder though, do you think [...]