During an amusing segment on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, Robert Pattinson shared a childhood anecdote that revealed his youthful imagination—he once boldly proclaimed that Michael Jackson was his dad during show and tell. He even brought along a cassette, playfully asserting it featured Jackson performing while under the influence of medication.
In one of his recent interviews, famed actor Robert Pattinson, who is best known for his work in ‘The Twilight Saga’ franchise, opened up about some of the trouble he used to get up to as a kid. While talking about his habit of lying, the actor admitted that he has had the problem ever since he was a kid, which often resulted in him getting in trouble.
He also recalled that one time, one of his lies at school landed him a lot of trouble. Read on to know more about what the actor had to share.
Robert Pattinson admits lying about being Michael Jackson ’s son in school
While promoting his latest film, ‘The Drama’, the actor starred as one of the guests on the latest episode of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’ While addressing his habit of lying in interviews, the star admitted candidly that he has had the habit ever since he was a young kid. When the topic of the first-ever big lie he told came up, Pattinson was quick to admit that it was something absurd.
He shared, “I said my dad was Michael Jackson at show and tell.” When the host talked about the matter and asked Pattinson to further detail on the matter, he added, “I always really liked the name of the pills, And then I guess my parents were both taking that, and I had this tape, I just recorded a tape — Michael Jackson’s actual album, recorded it, and said, ‘My dad’s been taking this medicine called ginkgo biloba, and this is him singing.
‘ And I got in lots of trouble for that.”
Robert Pattinson jokes about how lying is hereditary in his family
Pattinson, who welcomed his daughter with Suki Waterhouse in 2024, also joked that his kid seems to have inherited his habit of lying. Calling it a hereditary thing, the actor joked about the matter and shared, “She could find it very easy to lie to herself already. She’ll walk into a room, she’s like, ‘I see…giraffe!’ And I’m like, ‘You do?’ And it’s incredibly convincing. She’s either got a sixth sense, or she’s a fantasist.
”Pattinson and Waterhouse have been together for quite some time; however, they have managed to keep most of their lives private and away from the public eye. The two also keep most details about their daughter private, including her name. Through all of this, the two have been open about how their lives have changed ever since they became parents.
