Kristen Stewart: “Too Ashamed” To Attend Red Carpet; Also Drops Out Of Cali Movie
August 9, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Earlier this week, Robert Pattinson’s rep confirmed that promotional efforts for Cosmopolis would go ahead as planned with Pattinson committed to supporting his projects. The studio for Breaking Dawn: Part Two put out a similar statement about its November release the same day. He’s putting on a brave front, the wronged man, the innocent party. Being interviewed for The Daily Show Monday, and Good Morning America on Wednesday, ahead of the Friday August 17 Cosmopolis premiere.
Kristen Stewart has made no such open commitment. According to reports Thursday, the 22-year-old is “too ashamed” and “embarrassed” to promote her own movies right now. So she’s backing out of several promotional and casting opportunities. A source tells RadarOnline.com: “Kristen won’t be doing the [London] red carpet for On The Road. She’s too ashamed to show her face in public right now… There’s also the dilemma of standing next to her co-star in the movie, Tom Sturridge. He’s very close to Rob and Kristen thinks it would be awkward for her to promote the movie on the red carpet alongside him. Kristen is very proud of her work for On The Road, she grew up reading Kerouac novels… If she appears at the London premiere, it will detract people from the movie itself and Kristen doesn’t want that at all.” A source tells HollywoodLife.com it’s only a screening and Stewart isn’t even scheduled to attend: “People are just making things up. She’s not backing out of any press appearances. She’s very professional and if she’s supposed to be somewhere, she’ll be there.”
GossipCop.com reports that Stewart dropped out of the lead in upcoming movie Cali. It’s claimed that Amber Heard may take over that role. Although, it’s unknown whether Stewart will remain Cali’s executive producer.
In other Stewart news, here are more excerpts from Entertainment Weekly (the interview took place a month before she was caught cheating): “I’ve never been able to fully form this thing, this persona, that some people are so f**king good at,” says Stewart. “That’s an art. I know a lot of actors [who can do that]… I don’t like people like that. People who are a complete non-person, but somehow through the lens seem like they are on and interesting and engaged. I care way more about the people standing in the room. I don’t want anyone leaving and saying, ‘God, that girl is so fake.’ People tell me to make it easier on myself and to play a character when I go out on carpets and stuff. But you know what? I’d rather be me.”