Robert Pattinson defends Kristen Stewart

New Delhi, (ANI): Robert Pattinson has defended his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart over her controversial rape comment.

Stewart recently said in an interview that encounters with media feels like being 'raped", according to Entertainment Weekly. She later apologised for her comment.

Pattinson, however, explained that all associations' criticism came out only after media reports, "None ... came out without being called upon by the media first," reports English.news.cn. He also slammed the irresponsible Internet journalists, "There are so many little nerds behind their computers, on their little blogs."