Summary
- Robert Pattinson sparked viral chaos at The Drama‘s Rome premiere by calling Aries a relationship “red flag” — a zodiac sign his ex, Kristen Stewart, happens to be.
- Fans immediately flooded social media, accusing him of shade, despite his quick “I’m joking” walk-back.
- Both stars have fully moved on: Stewart married Dylan Meyer in 2025, while Pattinson welcomed a daughter with fiancée Suki Waterhouse in 2024.
While attending the Rome premiere of his new film The Drama alongside Zendaya, Robert Pattinson found himself at the center of a viral moment after answering what seemed like a harmless question about relationship red flags. Spoiler: it was not harmless. Not on the internet. Never on the internet.
At the premiere, a reporter asked Pattinson which zodiac sign he considers to be a red flag in a relationship. “Aries,” he responded while laughing, quickly adding: “I’m joking. I just picked a random one!”
Social media users were quick to point out that Pattinson’s ex-girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, is, in fact, an Aries. And with that, the Twilight fandom — dormant but never truly dead — rose like a very dramatic phoenix.
X users flocked to the comments and wrote, “KRISTEN STEWART SHADE—,” while another added, “100% shading Kristen Stewart.” A third chimed in: “The one time he said straightout truth,” referring to Pattinson’s well-known shtick of selling exaggerated lies as truths in interviews.
In fairness to Pattinson, he’s not the only Aries he’s ever been linked to — he allegedly dated Dylan Penn in late 2013, who is also an Aries. So either the man has a type, or he’s learned some hard lessons from the stars. Literally.
For anyone who needs a refresher on why this hit differently: Pattinson and Stewart dated from 2009 to 2013, and their off-screen relationship became just as talked about as their on-screen romance, making them one of the most closely followed celebrity couples of all time.
Their relationship unraveled publicly in 2012 when Stewart was famously photographed cheating on Pattinson with Rupert Sanders, the then-married director of Snow White and the Huntsman.
Stewart addressed the fallout at the time in a statement, saying: “This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry.”
Years later, she softened the narrative considerably. In a 2021 interview with The New Yorker, Stewart reflected: “Whatever, we were young and stupid, and not to say that we made it so much better, but that’s what it needed — and that’s what anybody playing those parts needed to feel.”
To be clear, both have long since moved on and are thriving. Stewart tied the knot with screenwriter Dylan Meyer in an intimate ceremony in April 2025, while Pattinson welcomed a daughter with Suki Waterhouse in March 2024 — the couple having sparked engagement rumors after Waterhouse was spotted wearing a diamond ring during a London stroll in December 2023.
As for Pattinson’s feelings about keeping his private life, well, private? He’s been consistent. “If you let people in, it devalues what love is. If a stranger on the street asked you about your relationship, you’d think it extremely rude. If you put up a wall, it ends up better,” he once told the Sunday Times.
A wall. Got it. Though apparently not a wall sturdy enough to keep “Aries” from slipping out on a Roman red carpet.
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