Director Rupert Sanders reflects on 'momentary lapse' that lead to his affair with Kristen Stewart

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 18:00 BST, 3 April 2017 | Updated: 19:56 BST, 3 April 2017

He was infamously spotted in a compromising position with actress Kristen Stewart while they were both in relationships with other people. 

But Rupert Sanders says that the affair with the Twilight star was just a 'momentary lapse'. 

'If you took people off the table for a momentary lapse, there would be no one making art,' he told UK's Metro on Monday, explaining that the headline-making affair didn't ruin his career.  

Caught out: Rupert Sanders said his affair with Kristen Stewart was a 'momentary lapse' (pictured July 2012)

Caught out: Rupert Sanders said his affair with Kristen Stewart was a 'momentary lapse' (pictured July 2012)

Ghost In The Shell director Sanders was married to Liberty Ross when the photos of him in flagrante delicto surfaced in July 2012. 

Ross subsequently filed for divorce from Sanders in January 2013. 

Together they have two children, daughter Skyla and son Tennyson.  

And Stewart was in a relationship with her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson.

Overstepped the mark: They were working together but in relationships with other people at the time (pictured May 2012)

Overstepped the mark: They were working together but in relationships with other people at the time (pictured May 2012)

Since late 2016, Kristen has been dating model Stella Maxwell and described herself on SNL in February as 'so gay.' 

Sanders told the newspaper that the incident with Stewart was a 'mistake'.

'You never know what's coming in life,' he told them, continuing: 'Around every corner there's something unexpected, and that's life. You just have to brush yourself off and continue moving forward the best you can. 

'Everyone makes mistakes. I am bound to make more mistakes, and I wouldn't expect my life to be exciting if I didn't.'

Awkward: At the time Stewart was in a relationship with her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson (pictured Nov 2011)

Awkward: At the time Stewart was in a relationship with her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson (pictured Nov 2011)

Last year, Stewart discussed the fallout from the pictures of her and the Snow White and the Huntsman director.

'Women are so judgmental of each other,' she told Variety of the backlash.

She added, 'How do you resent me if you've actually never met me?'

 

Comments 43

Share what you think

  View all

The comments below have not been moderated.

  View all

The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

Add your comment

By posting your comment you agree to our house rules.