Fans Behaving Badly

Over the course of one week of Rob filming in New York City there have been at least two incidents of fans reportedly behaving badly. Now I don't mean that they were ill intended or wanted to hurt Rob, but they certainly took things a little too far. In one case the Twilight Fans practically attacked Rob, having to be pulled off of him and causing the studio to get a police escort for Rob to go from his trailer to the set and back again.

I know that lots of us love Rob and would love to meet him, but at what cost? Rob has said, and many of his costars have mentioned as well, that he is really afraid of the crowds of obsessed fans. He even fears for his safety when he is in the middle of them. Just look at him in the picture below which was taken immediately after the guards pried the females 'attackers' off of him. So why make him more anxious?

In my opinion if someone is really a fan or admirer they should have enough respect for Rob to give him some space (and peace of mind) and for his work to keep a respectable distance so that he can be on-set without disrupting the project. I think we all want him to be accepted by the Entertainment Industry as a legitimate force and not just as the 'Twilight Vampire with the Obsessed Fans'. Let's face it who is going to want to cast Rob or work with him if they know they have to put up with fans acting up and mobbing the set and the actor?

I know we can do it - fight the urge and give him some space. I say we because let's face it who knows I might behave the exact same way if I came face to face with the one who is "Robert Pattinson". (ahhhh swoon swoon)