The daily gossip: Robert Pattinson and Elvis Presley's granddaughter are allegedly dating, and more

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last updated 8 January 2015

1. Robert Pattinson might be dating Elvis Presley's granddaughter

Twihards may still be mourning the end of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's sparkly love affair, but according to speculation at People, Pattinson may have himself a new hunka hunka burnin' love. Over the weekend, Pattinson was spotted driving around Los Angeles with Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley. Though neither Pattinson nor Keough commented on the rumors, plenty have taken it as a matter of course that the two are an item — because it's not like a man and a woman can just be friends, right? [People]

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.

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