Girlfriend, not ‘gal pal’… Kristen’s fans are not happy with the media

Jun 15, 2015

It's been almost six months since rumours of a romance between Kristen Stewart and her former assistant Alicia Cargile first kicked off, and now that the news has finally been confirmed as true, the actress' fans are not happy.

The story hit headlines this weekend when Kristen's mum Jules addressed the news in an interview with The Mirror, saying she fully approved of the relationship and was a big fan of Alicia.

"I’ve met Kristen’s new girlfriend, I like her. What’s not to accept? She’s a lovely girl," Jules told the paper. When asked if Kristen had worried about revealing her new relationship to her mum, Jules said the 25-year-old had nothing to be concerned about.

"What’s not to be accepting about her now having a girlfriend? She’s happy," Jules said. "She’s my daughter, I’m just her mom so she knows I would accept her choices."

While the quotes from Jules are wholly positive, many of Kristen's fans took to Twitter over the weekend to express their annoyance at how the news had been reported by the media both over the last couple of days and prior to that.

Many were angry that the relationship was even considered as news, and others criticised the press for still referring to Alicia as Kristen's "gal pal" despite the fact that the pair were obviously a couple.

They're still calling Kristen Stewart's girlfriend "her pal"

— ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@standbythebody) June 14, 2015

In which Metro call Kristen Stewart's girlfriend her "pal" 3 times in an article about the fact she is her girlfriend pic.twitter.com/nNYoVbEKdT

— albedo. (@edobbyne) June 14, 2015

Kristen Stewart: *confirms relationship with a girl* Media: 'Kristen and her gal pal'

— Cato (@xpinkfIoyd) June 15, 2015

Kristen and Alicia first became close when Alicia began working as Kristin's assistant back in 2014, and they have been almost inseparable in recent months since Kristin decided to take some time off from acting.

Although Kristen's relationship and subsequent break-up with her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson was widely publicised, the former couple have had "zero contact" in recent months, according to a source. Robert has since moved on with his rumoured fiancée FKA Twigs.