I remember hearing that before, it does make perfect sense honestly.
Though different element's of Twilight can also be seen in things such as Warm Bodies (Though admittedly that's more 'I love dead things' than 'I love bad boys'.

Manga even has similliar plot lines...
I mean there's one called "Yami no Purple eye" where essentially this girl can turn into a panther. She has a boyfriend who insults her and beats her constantly, a boyfriend whose reaction to some men trying to rape her was "How dare you go outside and put yourself in danger!", but he's painted as a good guy. This girl actually ends up getting raped by another boy... and the Manga shows genuine sympathy and care for the guy. 

There's a lot more horrid shit to it, but that brief description basically get's across the whole these guys are obviously complete shit heads... But their idolized. And this is a Manga that constantly gets high praise... Just think about that, a Manga whose hero beats their girlfriend, get's mad at her for being raped, and shows sympathy to the rapist is a highly praised Manga.