Despite efforts, Kristen Stewart trapped in fame
What’s going on with Kristen Stewart? The Internet has been asking for the past week, ever since the Sunday Mirror quoted the actress’s mother, Jules Stewart, confirming the widely circulated rumour that Kristen is dating her assistant, Alicia Cargile.
From there, the whole thing spiralled as Jules denied the quotes to Us Weekly; the reporter who talked to Jules doubled down and offered to post the audio of their interview.
Ultimately, the discussion is one the actress would rather us not have in the first place. There’s no one who hates fame as much as Kristen Stewart hates fame — especially when it comes to her personal life, which she is reluctant to discuss.
“Fame is the worst thing in the world,” she whinged to U.K. Harper’s Bazaar, adding, “Having that much human energy thrust at you and then being critically analyzed is obviously disarming.”
Let’s recall that she has good reason to despise fame: Stewart was thrust into a particularly intense spotlight early on when she started dating her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson when the movies started filming around 2008. The Twihard fandom was obsessed and chronicled every move they made.
Still, that was nothing compared to the frenzy that hit in July 2012 when the paparazzi caught Stewart cheating on Pattinson with Rupert Sanders, the married director of her Snow White and the Huntsman film.
She and Pattinson split for good in 2013. Now, her private life is the centre of attention again.
Just a reminder that no matter how many awards Stewart racks up, and how far she is from the Twilight franchise, people will always be invested in any relationship she’s in.