Kristen Stewart

Twilight fans remember the controversy well. It was late July, 2012 — just two days after co-stars and real-life couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson ...

“ [Hathahate”](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/anne-hathaway-movies-catwoman-taylor-swift-sexism-b2131147.html)), we’re in an era of reckoning with our societal mistreatment of young women in the public eye. [#FreeBritney movement](https://fashionmagazine.com/flare/celebrity/britney-spears-pregnant-2022/) to widespread apologies for the unfounded disdain towards [Anne Hathaway](https://fashionmagazine.com/style/celebrity-style/anne-hathaway/) (a.k.a. [portrayal of Princess Diana](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/kristen-stewart-oscar-nomination-spencer-2022) in Spencer. In a 2019 interview with Howard Stern, Stewart said her role in the sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman was [cut because of the scandal](https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/kristen-stewart-slut-shaming-snow-white-fired-1202187877/). She’s [engaged to longtime girlfriend Dylan Meyer](https://fashionmagazine.com/flare/kristen-stewart-engaged/). [“gotcha!” paparazzi shots](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/pictures-of-kristen-stewarts-public-breakdown-1236468) and buzzy headlines that preyed on her distress. [shy teen](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a348294/kristen-stewart-im-not-a-cold-person/) with a dry sense of humour. [Us Magazine](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kristen-stewart-cheats-on-robert-pattinson-with-rupert-sanders-see-all-of-the-shocking-pics-from-their-fling-2012307/) released photos of a 22-year-old Stewart and a 41-year-old Rupert Sanders, the director of her recent film Snow White and The Huntsman and a married father of two. [Us Magazine](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kristen-stewart-wore-robert-pattinsons-baseball-cap-during-tryst-with-rupert-sanders-2012267/) called their rendezvous in and around Stewart’s car, a “steamy PDA fest.” And though they both cheated on their significant others, it became clear from the time the news broke that Stewart was going to be the bad guy. President (and notoriously unfaithful spouse) Donald Trump weighed in [on Twitter](https://ew.com/news/2017/02/05/donald-trump-kristen-stewart-tweets/), saying, “Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. [Kristen Stewart](https://fashionmagazine.com/style/jacqueline-durran-chanel-spencer/) and Robert Pattinson had attended the Teen Choice Awards together. But in reality, he was a much older man in a position of power, and she was a vulnerable young adult in a turbulent industry.