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In one of the last juicy tabloid scandals of our time, Kristen Stewart was spotted having an affair with her director, Rupert Sanders, in 2012, while years into one of the most famous celeb relationships of the time, with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson. It would land her on every magazine cover for months, with little slut-shaming spared. Together, Sadaf and Sarah explore just how her brand and career managed to survive said scandal, when so many other careers before hers never quite recovered for.

Recommended reads from this episode: 

Us Weekly's 2012 Scandal Report
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS KRISTEN?!
"Liberty, Without Torch": Vanity Fair's 2013 Liberty Ross Profile
Kristen Stewart's Saturday 2017 Night Live Monologue
"Kristen Stewart is looking ahead": Harper's Bazaar's 2019 Kristen Stewart Profile
Howard Stern's 2019 Kristen Stewart Interview

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