Robert Pattinson (39) Admits He Got in Trouble as a Kid After Telling a Bizarre Lie

Robert Pattinson is opening up about a habit he says goes all the way back to his childhood, making up stories.

Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live while promoting his latest project The Drama, the actor admitted that he didn’t just start exaggerating during press tours. According to him, it began much earlier.

“I kinda thought it was something which I did when I was older, just ’cause of interviews, but I did get in trouble quite a lot for doing that. I got in trouble at school.” One of his earliest stories was especially strange. Pattinson said he once told classmates during a school activity that his father was Michael Jackson. “I said my dad was Michael Jackson at show and tell.”

He explained that the lie came from a mix of imagination and a random interest in supplements. “I always really liked the name of the pills… My dad’s been taking this medicine called ginkgo biloba, and this is him singing.” The story did not go over well, and he said he faced consequences for it at school.

Pattinson also shared that this tendency to blur reality has followed him into adulthood. Over the years, he has told several made-up stories during interviews. In one case, he later admitted he invented a dramatic story about witnessing a clown die. Looking back, he seemed surprised at how easily he delivered it.

“There was absolutely no hesitation at all… I’m like, ‘What on Earth? Are you possessed?’” Even when talking about preparing for The Batman, he admitted he was not fully honest at first. He had claimed he barely trained for the role, but later clarified that was not true.

“You’re playing Batman. You have to work out.” He also recalled another story from his school years, when he tried to impress older students by pretending to be involved in illegal activity. The plan itself was as odd as the claim, involving floppy disks and fake materials to make it look real.

Now a father, Pattinson joked that his young daughter may have a similar imagination. He said she can be very convincing when she describes things that are not there.

“She’ll walk into a room, she’s like, ‘I see…giraffe!’ And I’m like, ‘You do?’ And it’s incredibly convincing.” Still, he admitted she already seems able to tell when he is not being truthful. “I don’t think she’d believe me… she can see through me very, very easily.”

This is part of what makes Pattinson interesting. He doesn’t try to act perfect in interviews. Instead, he admits his flaws and even laughs at them. It also shows how easy it is for stories to spread, especially when they sound entertaining. But it raises a question, where do we draw the line between humor and misinformation? What do you think about his habit of making things up? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.