Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story of the ground-breaking, all girl, teenage rock band of the 1970s: The Runaways. The film follows two friends, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. Joan and Cherie fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley, played by Michael Shannon, who turns the group into an outrageous success and a family of misfits. With its tough-chick image and raw talent, the band quickly earns a name for itself—and so do its two leads: Joan is the band’s pure rock’ n’ roll heart, while Cherie, with her Bowie-Bardot looks, is the sex kitten. Written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, the film chronicles Joan and Cherie’s tumultuous relationship on and off stage, as the band starts to break out.

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The Runaways will be released in theaters on March 19, 2010!

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The mystery of their relationship status has been driving fans of the vampire saga loopy.

Brit actor Robert carried on with the secrecy at Sunday’s Bafta bash – then admitted they were a couple at the post-do dinner.

The pair at first went to ludicrous lengths to avoid being seen together by devoted fans.

They arrived separately and did not sit together during the ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden.

But as soon as they were out of the glare of the public, they were all over each other.

According to Robert the cloak-and-dagger stuff is just to avoid attention.

He said: “It is extremely difficult but we are together, yes.”

“We can’t arrive at the same time because of the fans. It goes crazy. This was supposed to be a public appearance as a couple but it’s impossible. We are here together and it’s a public event but it’s not easy.

“We have to do all this stuff to avoid attention.”

Kristen, who picked up the Orange Rising Star award, arrived at the dinner with six security guards.

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I still don’t buy it – but whatever. What do you think?

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Robert Pattinson presented at last year’s Oscars, but guess which Twilight stars are doing it this time around?

“Yeah, I’m going,” Kristen Stewart told E when asked if we’d be seeing her on March 7 at the Academy Awards. “Me and Taylor are going to present.”

Stewart admits she’s very nervous. “I’ve been looking at shoes,” she said. “I’m trying to pick shoes that I know I won’t fall down in.”

E! chatted with Stewart at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, where she’d been holed for most of the day promoting her new drama, The Yellow Hankerchief, with costars Eddie Redmyane, Maria Bello and William Hurt. (Pictures from the premiere of The Yellow Hankerchief below!)

In a couple of days, she’ll be in London for BAFTA’s Orange Awards, where she’s a Rising Star nominee.

“I feel so funny about it,” Stewart says. “Really cool people have won and really cool people are up for it this year. And I know a few of them, like Jesse [Eisenberg] and Carey [Mulligan].”

As well, A Single Man star Nicholas Hoult and French actor Tahar Rahim round out the list.

Stewart thinks it’s Rahim’s award to win.

“I can’t even actually think about that,” she says, covering her face. “If I win, I’m gonna be like, ‘Carey, Jesse, suck it up—’cause I think Tahar should have won.”

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If she’s ever offered a hard-boiled courtroom drama, Kristen Stewart will have already done her research.

The Twilight star recently served on a Los Angeles jury where she helped decide a case involving prostitution and an undercover cop, TMZ.com reports.

Stewart, 19, was part of a 3-day trial in which a man was accused of paying an undercover cop for sex, but the defense argued that their client is not fluent in English and said that the language barrier caused a misunderstanding, according to the report.

In the end, the jury found the defendant not guilty.

But, according to E! Online, that wasn’t the end of the story. Stewart may have inadvertently caused trouble at the Los Angeles Superior Court after a security guard supposedly requested a photo with the actress. She obliged, and the guard reportedly allowed his friend’s wife to post the picture on the Internet. Now, the men’s jobs may be on the line.

“Right now my husband and the security guard are in trouble,” a person claiming to be the man’s wife posted online, after yanking down the photo, “for [the picture] having gone up … because it is confidential when celebrities are in court.”

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Dakota Fanning claims it wasn’t “a big deal” kissing Kristen Stewart in her new movie.

The star – who plays Cherie Currie in ‘The Runaways’ about the highly influential 1970s all-girl rock band – says her onscreen smooch with co-star Kristen was anything but awkward.

Speaking at the movie’s Sundance Film Festival premiere, she said: “It wasn’t that big of a deal. It’s just another part of the story. This kiss was passionate – Joan and Cherie were just as close as two could get.”

The 15-year-old actress – who dons high heels and skin-tight bodysuits for the role – said she was given all the outfits to keep after shooting the movie.

She said: “I kept all the wardrobe. I can break it out again some day.”

Dakota also revealed Kristen took a few odd souvenirs home with her as well.

She said: “I kept most of my wardrobe because it is so cool. I know Kristen took some items too, like dog and cat collars. I’m not sure when she plans to wear them but she’ll be rocking quite a look when she does.”

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