Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift split

Usually it takes an MTV reality show to break up a celebrity couple, but just weeks after talking about his relationship on Saturday Night Live Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift have split.  They are towing the usual line of wanting to remain friends, but according to reports it appears the Twilight star was a bit more smitten for the country music IT girl for her liking.

It wasn’t really developing into anything, and wasn’t going to, so they decided they were better as friends. There was no chemistry, and it felt contrived. [US]

Taylor Lautner Talks About His Fight Not To Be Replaced For ‘New Moon’

(HMG) – There were always stories among ‘Twlight’ fans about the part of Jacob Black almost going to someone else for the sequel, after it was obvious that Taylor Lautner would be unable to bulk up enough to fill the role once again.
But, as we all already know, he surprised everyone, beefing up over the course of a year, and reprising his role as the Native American werewolf in ‘New Moon’.
Today, he took some time to chat with MTV to talk about what really happened.

“[So] I tried to focus on what I could control the whole time and not let whatever was going on outside get to me. And that’s what I did.
“During that whole time, there was no director attached, so nobody could make that kind of decision or announcement without the director. As soon as Chris Weitz became attached, I had all my work done that I had been doing over the past nine, 10 months; it was all good to go.

“It’s not like I went in there trying to pitch myself. It really got blown into something in the media, but that’s what I try to stay away from. Chris was always extremely supportive, and I was glad to have him behind me.
“My main goal going into this film was to bring alive both sides of Jacob; I wanted to capture and continue what I started in ‘Twilight.’ Jacob is best friends with Bella, and then as soon as I transform, I just completely snap and become a different person. So I really hope that came across. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see and hear from the fans when it comes out.”

I think nearly all Twilight fans would have been upset it Taylor Lautner had been replaced, so it all worked out for the best.

Ashley Greene Praises Taylor Lautner, Jennifer Lopez As VMA Fashion Reporter

she's already conquered the very different cities of Hollywood and Forks. On Sunday night (September 13), Ashley Greene turned her "liquid topaz" vampire eyes toward a different realm: the runway fashions of cities like Paris, Milan and NYC — home of the 2009 Video Music Awards. Working as MTV's special celebrity fashion correspondent, the "Twilight" beauty turned heads herself in several gorgeous outfits, then sunk her teeth into the best- and worst-dressed A-listers of the evening.

"The perfect VMA outfit is usually something edgy, eye-catching ... something out there a bit," Greene said of what she'd be looking for on the star-packed red carpet. "The VMAs is a place where you can let go and be crazy."

One of Alice Cullen's favorite outfits of the night was — no surprise — a Calvin Klein suit worn by Taylor Lautner; as shocking as it may have been to see Jacob Black with his shirt on, Ashley said the suit was well worth covering up his hard-earned six-pack. "I am a fan. I'm a Calvin Klein fan," she told Taylor. "You're going on the best-dressed list, for sure."