Kristen Stewart has defended her risque photo shoot for the March Rolling Stone magazine cover that went viral and divided audiences on social media platforms.
The existence of a female body thrusting any type of sexuality at you thats not designed for exclusively straight males is something people are not super comfy with and so Im really happy with it, Stewart told a press conference on Sunday at the Berlin Film Festival for her latest movie, Love Lies Bleeding.
The photos feature a mullet-clad Stewart wearing jock straps and basketball shorts. The spread quickly went viral on social media, as fans marveled over the opportunity for a queer celebrity to get a hyper-sexualized photoshoot that isnt catered toward the male gaze.
Stewart, who is bisexual, said she enjoyed breaking with traditional stereotypes about what it means to be feminine. Its okay to take different pictures and mix them up in a way that people arent used to and want to go and thats okay, too, she added.
Stewart insisted the androgynous images taken by Collier Schorr for Rolling Stone should not be that big of a deal. In fact, its pervasive and its everywhere and its being denied and its crazy that there arent more pictures like that. I loved the opportunity, she added.