Privacy — August 9, 2012 3:30 am

Twilight director says stars deserve privacy

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Twilight director Bill Condon thinks Kristen Stewart and Robert
Pattinson deserve “respect” from fans of the movie franchise they
star in.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director has urged fans of the
popular vampire film saga to remember that the stars – who play
on-screen lovers Edward Cullen and Bella Swan – are just actors and
have the right to privacy and respect.

His comments follow weeks of abuse towards Kristen, after it
emerged that she cheated on Robert with married Snow White and the
Hunstman director Rupert Sanders.

“The fact is, these are actors playing parts, and maybe it’s not
such a bad thing that people be reminded of that,” Bill told
Entertainment Weekly.

“Above all, they have always shown great respect for the fans
who made these movies such a success.

“Now it’s time that some of that respect be returned to
them.”

The Twilight director’s plea comes after Kristen was caught on
camera in the midst of an angry meltdown in Los Angeles earlier
this week, seemingly caused by the stress of the public interest in
her “momentary indiscretion” with 41-year-old family man
Rupert.

Although the estranged couple have moved out of the home they
shared, reports have now emerged the pair are on speaking terms
since heartbroken Robert, 26, has been drunk diallng 22-year-old
Kristen.

A source told InTouch magazine: “He’s been drunk dialing
Kristen.

“Rob had been avoiding her calls, but now they’re talking …
well, they’re barely talking.

“There’s a lot of dead silence on the phone because there’s not
a lot to talk about.”