Apparently, there some kind of scandal yesterday about Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, which I totally missed. According to The Daily Mirror, they are currently “on a break.” Nevermind that Robert has barely taken a mere week apart from his eye-rolling, lip-biting lover in months as they have toiled away on the last Twilight films! But I assume this story originated as he begins to promote Water for Elephants, as he and Kristen will be apart more often. Thus, the “on a break” story. Now, everybody is bending over backwards to say that the story is BS and that of course Sparkles and his beloved are still glittery and true. Celebuzz’s source says they’re fine, and “They are still together…This is nothing new, they have been apart many times before.” Apart meaning distance-apart not on-a-break apart. Even LaineyGossip says there’s nothing to it. Still… the report is an interesting read:

THEY play vampire lovers on screen – but it looks like the sun may have set on their real-life affair. Yep, the odd couple – Robert Pattinson and girlfriend Kristen Stewart – are believed to have split. Or, in showbiz speak, they’re “on a break”. Right.

Apparently all the life’s been sucked out of the Twilight stars’ relationship, and they’ve been on the rocks since February at least.

At the weekend, K-Stew had been expected to attend the Country Music Awards in Las Vegas with her lover. They both had time off but, as with January’s Golden Globe Awards, R-Patz turned up on his own.

The pair are currently filming the final instalment of the Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn, in Vancouver. But Robert has been away from the set on a busy promotional tour for his flick with Reese Witherspoon, Water for Elephants.

Last night a studio source said: “Things have been a bit rocky for a while. They both have hectic work schedules, Rob in particular at the moment, and their phone calls were getting fewer and further between. They started to only see each other on set and began to drift apart until a general apathy developed. The excuses why they couldn’t meet up basically got weaker and weaker, and Rob figured they should officially cool things off and have some time to figure out what they each want. There have been a few tears but the pair remain friendly. Kristen is hopeful of a reconciliation once Rob has finished promotion for his latest movie. But as things stand, they’re on a break and just mates.”

Last night, a spokesperson for teen heartthrob actor Robert declined to comment on the split. The couple first separated back in October 2009, and again last year, and even when they were together on the red carpet, they always looked seriously glum. Hopefully now they’ll both start to Twilighten up for a change…

[From The Daily Mirror]

It’s interesting because I’ve actually spent some time thinking about how their actual breakup will go down. I mean, they’re not going to stay together forever, let’s face it. So when they split, how will the breakup happen, and how will the news come out? Will it start with these kinds of reports in the British tabloids, or will there be a sudden “confirmation” to People Magazine that they are no longer dating?

Between the two of them, I’d say that Robert is the clinger, the nester, the one who will simply be in a relationship because that’s who he is. I see Kristen being the one to do the dumping, probably because she found some hipster jumpoff. When will it happen? I have two guesses: it will happen a few months before they’re due to promote the last film OR they’ll wait to announce it just a short while after the promotional duties are finally done. And I do see Sparkles as the one with a broken heart, by the way. Whenever it happens, he’s going to be a bloody mess. Poor Sparkles!

Photos courtesy of Vanity Fair & WENN.