Robert Pattinson has decided to come back — to the spotligh.

    The 26-year-old actor has been out of sight since learning last month that his girlfriend and “Twilight” co-star Kristen Stewart had an affair with a married movie director. A tabloid printed photos of the illicit* dalliance*, breaking the hearts of “Twilight” fans and prompting Stewart and the director to issue public apologies to their loved ones.

    But Pattinson can’t lay low forever — he has a film to promote. So on Monday, he was in New York for a round of media appearances, including a chat with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” and the premiere of “Cosmopolis,” a thriller* based on a Don DeLillo novel.

    On the red carpet, an upbeat* Pattison wasn’t asked directly about the cheating scandal but he talked at one point about the movie’s steamy* sex scenes.

    (SD-Agencies)