Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins 'have split' despite never having confirmed their relationship in the first place

 It had barely begun and now Taylor Lautner's short-lived relationship with  is over.
According to US Weekly, the Abduction co-stars called it quits just one week before the September 15 premiere of their new film, Abduction.
The tabloid's website ran the report today, which conveniently happens to be the day the thriller was released nationwide in the US.
'It was a clean break that Taylor initiated,' a source says, explaining that the split actually occurred one week prior to the LA premiere and afterparty.

Co-star split: Taylor Lautner and  called it quits one week before the LA premiere of their new film, Abduction

Apparently neither star was adept at acting civil towards the other and the situation was blatantly uncomfortable to onlookers. 

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'At the Abduction party, it was awkward,' the source admits. 'They barely said a word to one another.'
Although it's been reported that the two actually engaged in a real-life romance, neither star nor their reps have actually confirmed the claim.
Still, the 19-year-old Twilight star has spoken kind words about his former co-star and love interest.

Awkward much? The co-stars barely spoke at the September 15 LA premiere

'You can feel some sort of chemistry or a connection when you are reading a script with someone for the first time,' he told Seventeen magazine, adding, 'And that was totally the case with Lily.'
Now that the star is nearly done promoting Abduction, he 'wants to be single for a while [so that] he can properly move on', says the insider.
Lautner has been hanging out with a different ex, Taylor Swift, recently, even going backstage at her LA concert August 28 after she gave him a shout-out at the show.
Regardless of who he dates next, the actor will certainly be busy in coming months: he'll start promoting the fourth Twilight Saga installment, Breaking Dawn: Part 1, in November.

Kissing co-stars: The 19-year-old looks mighty cozy with his co-star on the big screen, at least