The vampire drama Twilight drove a stake through the 11th annual Teen Choice 2009 awards on Sunday, winning 11 trophies in a ceremony also notable for its celebration of musical acts new and not-so-new.

Audience members thirsting for a glimpse of the Twilight stars were not disappointed, as the film won best drama as well as acting awards for leads Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and supporting stars Cam Gigandet, Ashley Greene and Taylor Lautner.

Pattinson was also named Choice Male Hottie. “I really appreciate it. I have to say, the hottest teens of the year are Twilight fans!” he told the crowd during the taped event, which airs Monday night on FOX. Choice Female Hottie went to Megan Fox, star of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Music largely dominated the proceedings otherwise. The Jonas Brothers hosted the show and won five of the surfboard-shaped awards, including breakout show (Jonas). And Miley Cyrus won six, including best single (“The Climb”) and acting awards for the TV and movie versions of Hannah Montana.

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Pictured: Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Robert Pattinson and Ashley Greene.

What started out Tuesday night as a simple press release about a change in casting for Eclipse, the upcoming third film in the Twilight Saga, has escalated into a war of words between the re-cast actress, Rachelle Lefevre and the film’s producers, Summit Entertainment, who have fired the latest volley.

Following Rachelle’s open letter from Wednesday afternoon, where she claimed to be “stunned” by Summit’s decision to cast Bryce Dallas Howard in the part of vampire vixen Victoria, and that she still felt “passionate” about being a part of the hit films, Summit released the following statement to OK!:

We at Summit Entertainment are disappointed by Rachelle Lefevre’s recent comments which attempt to make her career choices the fault of the Studio. Her decision to discuss her version of the scheduling challenges publicly has forced the Studio to set the record straight and correct the facts.

* Ms. Lefevre’s representatives were advised as early as April that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE was expected to start shooting in early August.

* If Ms. Lefevre was, as she describes “passionate,” about being part of THE TWILIGHT SAGA, we feel that she and her representatives would have included us in her decision to work on another film that would conflict with the shooting schedule of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE.

* It was not until July 20th that Summit was first informed of Ms. Lefevre’s commitment to BARNEY’S VERSION, a commitment we have since been advised she accepted in early June. Summit had acted in good faith that she would be available to fulfill her obligations both in terms of rehearsals and shooting availability for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE. We feel that her choice to withhold her scheduling conflict information from us can be viewed as a lack of cooperative spirit which affected the entire production.

* Furthermore Ms. Lefevre took a role in the other film that places her in Europe during the required rehearsal time, and at least ten days of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE’s principal photography. This period is essential for both rehearsal time with the cast, and for filming at key locations that are only available during the initial part of production.

* Contrary to Ms. Lefevre’s statement, it is simply untrue that the Studio dismissed her over a ten day overlap. It is not about a ten day overlap, but instead about the fact that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE is an ensemble production that has to accommodate the schedules of numerous actors while respecting the established creative vision of the filmmaker and most importantly the story.

The fact remains that Ms. Lefevre’s commitment to the other project – which she chose to withhold from Summit until the last possible moment – makes her unfortunately unavailable to perform the role of Victoria in THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE.

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I have to admit, I’m totally happy about this news. I don’t like Rachelle Lefevre AT ALL.  They should have started out with the actress they picked to replace her…. find out who’s replacing Rachelle after the jump! (more…)

Kristen Stewart is itching to get her baby bump on—as her Twilight heroine Bella, of course!

During today’s New Moon panel discussion at Comic-Con, K.Stew was asked which aspect of the upcoming films she was most looking forward to. “Uh, I can’t wait to get pregnant,” she said, giggling.

In on the joke, costar Robert Pattinson added, “I can’t wait to perform the cesarean!” The screeching 6,000-person crowd, of course, caught the reference to the gruesome birth that takes place in Breaking Dawn—which is still three movies away!

But the panel wasn’t all about vampire spawn. Costar/werewolf Taylor Lautner, director Chris Weitz and Ashley Greene joined the fun, too, as lots of New Moon footage hit the screen. And R.Pattz admitted to being a “p*ssy.”

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Apparitions and abs set Twilighters’ hearts on fire at Comic-Con in San Diego, with the unveiling of two new scenes from the Twilight sequel, New Moon.

In the first clip, Bella (Kristen Stewart) takes her first ride on a motorcycle built for her by best bud Jacob (Taylor Lautner). As she mounts the bike, putting her usually clumsy self in danger, Edward’s (Robert Pattinson) apparition appears warning her to be cautious.

Craving to see her vampire love, who fled Forks so she could have a normal life, Bella speeds up only to crash and injure herself. Jacob then runs to her aid, taking off his T-shirt (revealing his ripped abs in the process!) for her to wipe the blood from her forehead.

“You’re sorta beautiful,” Bella says, igniting her passion for her once-platonic pal.

The second clip, which can be viewed on YouTube, shows Bella frantically in pursuit of Edward (also shirtless!) in Italy in an effort to prevent him from stepping out into the sunlight and revealing his true, sparkling self.

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Twilighters, fear not, Robert Pattinson is alright.

RadarOnline is reporting that Rob was hit by a taxi cab earlier today while running away from some hysterical fans.

The incident occurred around noon in front of the Strand book store on Broadway and 12th Street.

He was being rushed to his trailer by five security guards. As they tried rushing him across the street, he was grazed in the hip by an oncoming taxi.

The driver slammed on the brakes and Rob stood there for a moment looking “stunned” The bodyguard next to him checked him to make sure he was alright and then yelled at the fans, “You see what you did, you almost killed him!”

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Check out this video footage behind the scenes when they were shooting New Moon in Vancouver–it’s taken at Jacob’s house, including never-before-seen footage of inside of Jacob’s garage! There’s also a small bit of Robert Pattinson at the new Forks High set!

This was found at the Kyle&JackieO show.