{"id":442060,"date":"2026-01-28T03:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/442060\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T03:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:31:07","slug":"sad-reason-twilight-star-kristen-stewart-wants-to-quit-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/442060\/","title":{"rendered":"Sad reason Twilight star Kristen Stewart wants to quit US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Kristen Stewart may have to give up her multimillion-dollar property portfolio after revealing her plans to leave the US due to President Donald Trump\u2019s proposed tariffs on films \u2013 an industry that has secured many of the star\u2019s assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The Twilight actress, who owns homes in Los Angeles and New York, opened up about her desire to relocate to Europe because she \u201ccan\u2019t work freely\u201d in America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, was shot in Latvia as she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/film\/article\/kristen-stewart-interview-chronology-of-water-directing-women-actors-z8ck5kdcz\" title=\"www.thetimes.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Times <\/a>\u201cit would have been impossible to do in the States\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The Panic Room star then took aim at Mr Trump\u2019s tariff plans on films made outside of the US, describing them as \u201cterrifying\u201d for the film industry as a whole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cReality is breaking completely under Trump, but we should take a page out of his book and create the reality we want to live in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Stewart, who splits her time between Los Angeles and New York, confessed she\u2019s \u201cprobably not\u201d going to stay in America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI can\u2019t work freely there, but I don\u2019t want to give up completely. I\u2019d like to make movies in Europe and then shove them down the throat of the American people,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-madonnas-150m-property-empire-built-from-just-2-a-day\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Madonna\u2019s sad life: I was a squatter with $35 <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/inside-madonnas-150m-property-empire-built-from-just-2-a-day\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/massive-fortune-and-properties-kobe-bryant-left-behind\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">6yrs on: Kobe Bryant\u2019s sad fortune now <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/who-wins-beckham-vs-peltz-real-estate-battle\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Beckham, Peltz shocking wealth gap exposed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1095154 wp-image-1095148\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095148\" data-capiid=\"9a12723402c3845a1f92812687376c5e\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 768 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1095148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Stewart has revealed plans to leave the US. Picture: Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Mr Trump proposed a 100 per cent tariff on movies made outside of the states in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cOur movie-making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing \u2018candy from a baby,\u2019\u201d Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cCalifornia, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particularly hard hit!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cTherefore, in order to solve this long time, never-ending problem, I will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cThank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">California Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s press office replied with a statement shared to X: \u201cThe Governor tried to explain this to Trump months ago \u2014 when this was initially proposed \u2014 that his actions will cause irreparable damage to the U.S. film industry. Today\u2019s move is 100% stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Should she choose to move abroad, Stewart would join a growing list of celebrities who have quit the US since Mr Trump was re-elected in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Eva Longoria, Rosie O\u2019Donnell, and Richard Gere are all among the many stars who have left America in favour of relocating overseas in the wake of Mr Trump\u2019s win over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1095154 wp-image-1095149\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095149\" data-capiid=\"865980919115e7c66707cb8e33c2d0b0\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1095149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Twilight actress claimed that her career would be better off if President Donald Trump were no longer in the White House. Picture: Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">In 2024, Stewart told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.net-a-porter.com\/en-om\/porter\/article-30e3678dd94bf907\/cover-stories\/cover-stories\/kristen-stewart\" title=\"www.net-a-porter.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Porter Magazine<\/a> that she was going to shoot her film in Latvia after facing many obstacles getting it made in the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cIt\u2019s a fledgling film culture there. Look, I\u2019m all about the way we make movies here [in the U.S.], but I needed a sort of radical detachment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI am not a director yet. I need to make a student film. I can\u2019t do that here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Stewart and Trump have a long history of drama, dating back more than a decade when the actress was dating her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">At the time, she was involved in a cheating scandal with her Snow White and the Huntsman director, Rupert Sanders, who was married at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Mr Trump weighed in on the drama via social media, writing, \u201cRobert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog &amp; will do it again \u2014 just watch. He can do much better!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cEveryone knows I am right that Robert Pattinson should dump Kristen Stewart. In a couple of years, he will thank me. Be smart, Robert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1095154 wp-image-1095150\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095150\" data-capiid=\"c9c0519085696f0c80be5914cd6b2bf3\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1095150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stewart and Trump have a long history of drama, dating back over a decade when the actress was dating her \u201cTwilight\u201d co-star Robert Pattinson. Picture: Franco S. Origlia\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The news of Stewart\u2019s possible move abroad comes months after she tied the knot with longtime partner Dylan Meyer in an intimate ceremony held at a Mexican restaurant near the actress\u2019 Los Angeles mansion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Stewart and Meyer, 38, exchanged vows at Casita Del Campo, an eatery in Silver Lake that is a 10-minute drive from the actress\u2019 $US3.7 million ($A5.3 million) home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The property which has served as her primary residence since she snapped it up in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/20\/kristen-stewart-marries-dylan-meyer\/\" title=\"www.tmz.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<\/a>, the happy couple made their way to the restaurant for the April 20 wedding after stopping by the courthouse to obtain their marriage license \u2014 although initial reports suggested that they had actually tied the knot at Stewart\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1095154 wp-image-1095151\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095151\" data-capiid=\"6ca391f38067a04d7bb77d50b04ec638\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1095151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The news of Stewart\u2019s possible move abroad comes months after she tied the knot with longtime partner Dylan Meyer. Picture: Michael Kovac\/Getty Images for Champagne Collet &amp; OBC Wines<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post-1095154 wp-image-1095152\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095152\" data-capiid=\"8df337fbba9c143a1b01c67127cafd2b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1095152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stewart and Meyer, 38, exchanged vows at Casita Del Campo, a 10-minute drive from the actress\u2019 $US3.7 million home. Picture: Google Maps<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">According to the outlet, the lovebirds \u2014 who began dating in 2019 and got engaged in 2021 \u2014 said \u201cI do\u201d in front of a group of close family and friends, including Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson and her husband, Brandon Davis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Photos obtained by TMZ revealed the couple kept it casual for their nuptials, with Stewart donning a grey skirt and top, while Meyer sported a white top and satin ivory skirt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The actress paid $US2.2 million ($A3.1 million) for the home in 2012, according to records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The home, which Realtor estimates is worth about $US3.7 million ($A5.3 million), is registered to a trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The mansion has four bedrooms and five bathrooms. It also features a resort-style pool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Previously, Stewart owned a home in Malibu, California, which she sold for $US8.3 million ($A12 million) in 2022. She still holds the keys to a penthouse in New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">While on SiriusXM\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howardstern.com\/\" title=\"www.howardstern.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Howard Stern Show<\/a>\u201d after getting engaged in 2021, Stewart revealed that she had plans to get down on one knee. However, Meyer beat her to it and proposed first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cIt\u2019s not a given that I would be the one, you know what I mean? Like, with two girls, you never know. Like, who\u2019s going to fulfill what weird f***ing gender role thing, and we don\u2019t do that or think about it in those terms,\u201d the actress told host Howard Stern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Parts of this story first appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/celebrity-real-estate\/kristen-stewart-move-europe-donald-trump-tariffs\/\" title=\"www.realtor.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Realtor<\/a> and was republished with permission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/celebrity-mansions-left-to-rot-after-financial-ruin\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Celeb mansions left to rot after financial ruin<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/top-gun-star-kelly-mcgillis-surprise-property-moves-after-quitting-hollywood\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Old, fat\u2019: Sad reason Top Gun star quit fame<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/top-gun-star-kelly-mcgillis-surprise-property-moves-after-quitting-hollywood\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/why-smallville-star-tom-welling-left-hollywood-for-quiet-ranch-life\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/freddie-mercurys-58-million-mansion-fails-to-sell-after-two-years\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=newscomau&amp;campaignPlacement=realestatemodule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">$58m twist: Freddie Mercury\u2019s ex feud erupts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kristen Stewart may have to give up her multimillion-dollar property portfolio after revealing her plans to leave the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":["post-442060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}