has upset fans for appearing to joke that his past relationship with Twilight co-star had 'red flag' written all over it.
The English actor, 39, was at the Rome premiere of his new movie The Drama alongside his co-star , who has been , when he was asked what sign he considered to be a red flag in a relationship.
'Like Zodiac sign? Aries,' Pattinson replied with feigned seriousness before he laughed and quickly added, 'I'm joking. I just picked a random one!'
But fans weren't laughing and a few took to social media to mention that Stewart, 35, was an Aries, who, according to astrology, are known to be bold, passionate and natural leaders.
'JAJAJAJAJAJAJAAJJA Kris is Aries,' one commenter wrote on X under a clip of Pattinson's interview.
'100% shading Kristen Stewart,' another wrote, while a third chimed in, 'Hahaha Kristen steward is aries.'
Robert Pattinson has upset fans for appearing to joke that his past relationship with Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart had 'red flag' written all over it
The English actor - pictured with Stewart in November 2011 - dated his Twilight co-star for four years until their split in 2013
'You can see him panicking realising what he'd done,' a fourth ventured to say.
'Randomly? Really?' another X user clearly felt compelled to write.
The British actor and the Hollywood star developed a real-life romance during the filming of the Twilight franchise and dated for four years.
Pattinson was asked what sign he considered to be a red flag in a relationship and he replied, 'Like Zodiac sign? Aries,' before laughing it off and adding, 'I just picked a random one!'
Fans immediately picked up on the mockery of Stewart with one writing, 'Kris is Aries,' and another commenting, 'You can see him panicking realising what he'd done'
The former couple had instant onscreen chemistry and developed a romance while filming the Twilight franchise (seen in a still from the first installment in 2008)
Pattinson (pictured in Rome with The Drama co-star Zendaya) has moved on to become an A-list actor while Stewart remains an indie darling
She added that he had an 'intellectual approach that was combined with "I don't give a f**k about this, but I'm going to make this sing." And I was, like, "Ugh, same."
