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’s proposed tariffs on films – an industry that has secured many of the star’s assets.
The Twilight actress, who owns homes in Los Angeles and New York, opened up about her desire to relocate to Europe because she “can’t work freely” in America.
Her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, was shot in Latvia as she told The Times “it would have been impossible to do in the States”
The Panic Room star then took aim at Mr Trump’s tariff plans on films made outside of the US, describing them as “terrifying” for the film industry as a whole.
“Reality is breaking completely under Trump, but we should take a page out of his book and create the reality we want to live in,” she said.
Stewart, who splits her time between Los Angeles and New York, confessed she’s “probably not” going to stay in America.
“I can’t work freely there, but I don’t want to give up completely. I’d like to make movies in Europe and then shove them down the throat of the American people,” she added.
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Kristen Stewart has revealed plans to leave the US. Picture: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images
Mr Trump proposed a 100 per cent tariff on movies made outside of the states in September.
“Our movie-making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing ‘candy from a baby,’” Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time.
“California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particularly hard hit!
“Therefore, 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.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office replied with a statement shared to X: “The Governor tried to explain this to Trump months ago — when this was initially proposed — that his actions will cause irreparable damage to the U.S. film industry. Today’s move is 100% stupid.”
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.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Eva Longoria, Rosie O’Donnell, and Richard Gere are all among the many stars who have left America in favour of relocating overseas in the wake of Mr Trump’s win over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
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
In 2024, Stewart told Porter Magazine that she was going to shoot her film in Latvia after facing many obstacles getting it made in the US.
“It’s a fledgling film culture there. Look, I’m all about the way we make movies here [in the U.S.], but I needed a sort of radical detachment,” she said.
“I am not a director yet. I need to make a student film. I can’t do that here.”
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.
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.
Mr Trump weighed in on the drama via social media, writing, “Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again — just watch. He can do much better!
“Everyone knows I am right that Robert Pattinson should dump Kristen Stewart. In a couple of years, he will thank me. Be smart, Robert.”
Stewart and Trump have a long history of drama, dating back over a decade when the actress was dating her “Twilight” co-star Robert Pattinson. Picture: Franco S. Origlia/Getty Images
The news of Stewart’s 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’ Los Angeles mansion.
Stewart and Meyer, 38, exchanged vows at Casita Del Campo, an eatery in Silver Lake that is a 10-minute drive from the actress’ $US3.7 million ($A5.3 million) home.
The property which has served as her primary residence since she snapped it up in 2012.
According to TMZ, the happy couple made their way to the restaurant for the April 20 wedding after stopping by the courthouse to obtain their marriage license — although initial reports suggested that they had actually tied the knot at Stewart’s home.
The news of Stewart’s possible move abroad comes months after she tied the knot with longtime partner Dylan Meyer. Picture: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Champagne Collet & OBC Wines
Stewart and Meyer, 38, exchanged vows at Casita Del Campo, a 10-minute drive from the actress’ $US3.7 million home. Picture: Google Maps
According to the outlet, the lovebirds — who began dating in 2019 and got engaged in 2021 — said “I do” in front of a group of close family and friends, including Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson and her husband, Brandon Davis.
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.
The actress paid $US2.2 million ($A3.1 million) for the home in 2012, according to records.
The home, which Realtor estimates is worth about $US3.7 million ($A5.3 million), is registered to a trust.
The mansion has four bedrooms and five bathrooms. It also features a resort-style pool.
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.
While on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” 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.
“It’s not a given that I would be the one, you know what I mean? Like, with two girls, you never know. Like, who’s going to fulfill what weird f***ing gender role thing, and we don’t do that or think about it in those terms,” the actress told host Howard Stern.
Parts of this story first appeared in Realtor and was republished with permission.
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