‘I Can’t Work Freely There’: ‘Twilight’ Star Kristen Stewart Goes Off on Donald Trump as She Mulls Over Leaving the U.S.

‘I Can’t Work Freely There’: ‘Twilight’ Star Kristen Stewart Goes Off on Donald Trump as She Mulls Over Leaving the U.S.

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Donald Trump Threatened to Tax Foreign Made Films

Photo of Donald Trump claimed America's 'movie-making business' had been stolen by other countries.
Source: MEGADonald Trump claimed America’s ‘movie-making business’ had been stolen by other countries.

Trump, 79, first threatened to impose a 100 percent tax on movies made outside the United States in May 2025.

Months later, the president revisited the issue, claiming America’s “movie-making business” had been “stolen” by other countries in a lengthy Truth Social rant.

“Just like stealing ‘candy from a baby.’ California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particularly hard hit!” Trump wrote in September 2025, referring to Gavin Newsom. “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.”

Kristen Stewart Needed ‘Radical Detachment’

Photo of Kristen Stewart needed a 'radical detachment' from the U.S. when making the 'The Chronology of Water.'
Source: MEGAKristen Stewart needed a ‘radical detachment’ from the U.S. when making the ‘The Chronology of Water.’

Although no progress has been made on Trump’s proposal, Stewart — who first announced plans for her first directorial debut in 2018 — later revealed her intentions to shoot the film in Latvia.

“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 told Porter Magazine in 2024. “I am not a director yet. I need to make a student film. I can’t do that here.”

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