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Stewart embraces celebrity platform
Just like the character she plays in “Seberg,” Kristen Stewart is fearless about voicing her political opinions, and also feels at ease with her celebrity, she said Friday during the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
The political thriller, directed by Benedict Andrews, is inspired by the real life of American actress Jean Seberg, the star of Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” who in the late 1960s was targeted by the FBI through its illegal surveillance program, Cointelpro, in retaliation for her support of the Black Panther Party and her romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
“It’s not hard for me to wear my politics,” Stewart said, when asked if political causes still need movie stars today. “It shows up in the work I do ... in (public) conversations that I have ... I like that interaction. I’m so lucky to have it!”
Speaking about her celebrity, Stewart — who burst to worldwide stardom in the “Twilight” saga and has worked in a wide range of movies since — said that “it kind of frightened me a lot, when I was younger, and a little more unsure.”
Stewart said that she’s not “entirely engaged” on social media, “but I feel like I’m not hiding. There’s a difference.”
Stewart doesn’t appear worried about how a new wave of celebrity expected from her roles in upcoming films “Underwater” and “Charlie’s Angels” and her outspokenness could impact her life.
“I’m ready for all of it, yeah!” she said.