Will Taylor Lautner date a 12 year old?

2930 Lautner won Favorite Breakout Movie Actor at the 35th People's Choice Awards. Although it began after the release of the first film, upon release of New Moon, Lautner and his co-stars Stewart and Pattinson transitioned to teen idol status, with Lautner particularly admired by teens for his new physical characteristics, becoming a sex symbol. The trio appeared on many covers and televised appearances together.

32 In between the second and third films in the Twilight series, Lautner was a part of the ensemble cast in the movie Valentine's Day as Willy Harrington, acting alongside his rumored girlfriend at the time, American country pop singer Taylor Swift. The duo was nominated at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss. Although it received generally negative reviews,33 the film grossed $213 million and had the second biggest opening in the United States for a romantic comedy film.

34 Lautner presented at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and the 82nd Academy Awards. 3536 Lautner hosted Saturday Night Live on December 12, 2009, making him one of the youngest celebrity hosts in the show's history. Lautner returned for the third Twilight film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, in 2010.

Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film surpassed its predecessor to become the highest-grossing film of the franchise and the highest-grossing romantic fantasy, werewolf and vampire movie of all time at the American and Canadian box office. 38 It ranks as the 36th highest grossing film of all-time in the U.S. and Canada. The popularity of Lautner and his cast members continued to summit, especially via the "Team Edward vs. Team Jacob" campaign that promoted the film.

39 Lautner's fanbase also began to expand to older audiences. 39 Lautner won "Best Fantasy Actor" at the 2010 Scream Awards, and he is nominated for "Favorite Movie Actor" for his role in Eclipse at the 37th People's Choice Awards. 40 On December 12 The Hollywood Reporter named Lautner as one of the young male actors who are “pushing – or being pushed” into taking over Hollywood as the new “A-List”.

Lautner was initially supposed to be in two films, Northern Lights and a movie based on Max Steel, but pulled out of both films due to scheduling conflicts and better offers. 25 Other planned projects were the lead in a movie about Stretch Armstrong and a hostage thriller, Cancun. 25 Lautner filmed a Bourne Identity-esque spy film with Lily Collins, entitled Abduction.

It was released in December 12 to universally negative critical reviews43 and Lautner's performance was heavily criticised. 444546 He appeared in the remaining parts of the Twilight series, the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn films, which were released over a two-year period from December 12–2012. As of 2010, Lautner was considered to be the highest-paid teen actor in Hollywood.

Publications such as GQ, Rolling Stone, and People have referred to Lautner as a sex symbol, with the latter publication calling the actor a future epitome of pop culture. 41048 He has been called the new young adult star that can "both woo the girls with his intensity and impress the boys with his rugged agility."14 According to Mickey Rapkin of GQ, the use of Lautner's physique in films has been compared to Megan Fox in her work. 4 After his massive physical change following Twilight, Lautner became a tabloid teen idol with his co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

Lautner, determined to stay in the series, worked out every day and gained over 30 pounds of muscle in order to bulk up for the role of Jacob Black in the remaining films in the The Twilight Saga. Michelle Lanz of MSN Wonderwall said that Lautner's change may have saved his career. 49 Several critics credit Lautner's physical characteristics for much of the success of the Twilight series, with critic Sharon Waxman stating, "as a tabloid teen idol, he certainly deserves some credit for New Moon's $700 million worldwide gross."25 Lautner's abs in particular have been subject to media attention, with The Wrap stating that companies bidding for the actor in movies in December 12 would "shell out for the young actor's much-on-display though mostly untried abs."25 Mickey Rapkin of GQ said, "the film's marketing issues were solved when Lautner's "abdominal muscles became New Moon's main talking point, not to mention his calling card."4 He was named number one on Access Hollywood's "Top 5 Hollywood Abs" list.

Before the actor turned 18, his sexualized image was often critiqued, and subject to controversy. In December 12, Lautner appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in a wet t-shirt. Jennifer Cady of E!

Online said to wait a few months when Lautner would "be of age, which will make this whole operation you got going on completely legal."51 In his interview with the magazine, after declining to talk about whether he was dating Taylor Swift, the magazine pressed Lautner on rumors of him being homosexual, which he brushed off. 52 Brent Hartinger, a columnist for AfterElton, blasted the magazine, calling the questioning "unimaginably irresponsible," commenting that Lautner was just "a 17-year old kid" and that while the rumors were baseless and speculation from certain blogs and fans, it was disappointing that a "legitimate media outlet" would print gossip. 52 Hartinger said the magazine reached a "new low" and did not have common decency, noting that there was not a line between "child and adult" although Lautner was in adult-like roles.

Lautner has stated that he doesn't want to be just known for his looks, as some have attributed his popularity to that and not his actual acting skill. In an interview, the actor revealed that he was originally supposed to have a baring scene in the movie Valentine's Day. 4 He stated, "The script said we were walking into school and Willy takes off his shirt.

I said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. He's gonna take off his shirt in the middle of school?