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Twilight Star – Kristen Stewart cracking Under the Pressure
November 28, 2008 By 1 Comment
The pressure of fame clearly is taking its toll on Kristen Stewart as her career skyrockets, thanks to playing Bella Swan in ”Twilight.”
At the recent press junket for ”Twilight,” many of my colleagues in the television and print press commented openly on difficulties getting Stewart to handle even the most basic questions about her role or the film, based on Stephenie Meyer’s first novel in her vampire love story series. ”It’s not like we were delving into her personal life, asking who she’s dating, or whether she’d been to rehab,” zinged a well-known Hollywood reporter.
Stewart’s out-of-it demeanor raised questions among the gathered press over whether the actress might have been a bit over-medicated in order to face the parade of journalists.
No word on that, but Stewart’s fidgeting and frowning promotional appearances on “Today” and David Letterman’s show are noted in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, in which ”Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke admits Stewart has ”had a lot of trouble [with interviews]. She knows it’s important, but it’s not her favorite part of the job.”
That is clearly true — bolstered by comments Stewart was overheard saying behind the scenes at the ”Twilight” junket. ”I really, really hate doing this,” Stewart reportedly said to a studio staffer, who report the actress was extremely uncooperative and ”had to be begged to do anything.”
Adding to the image of Stewart perhaps relying on certain ”crutches” to help her deal with the onslaught of fame are photos of the actress released on tmz.com Wednesday. They depict Stewart and an unidentified companion passing a pipe back and forth on the steps of the actress’ L.A. home. From the looks of things — and the specific size and shape of the pipe — it’s pretty clear the duo are not smoking tobacco.
