Kristen Stewart defies Cannes’ red carpet policy, ditches heels. See pics

Kristen Stewart on Tuesday staged an open rebellion against the Cannes’ Film Festival’s strict red carpet policy by ditching her heels and walking barefoot.

She came, she posed, she kicked off her Christian Louboutin heels and made a political statement at the Cannes Film Festival.

US actor and member of the Feature Film Jury Kristen Stewart removes her shoes on the red carpet as she arrives on May 14, 2018 for the screening of the film BlacKkKlansman at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival. (AFP)

Keeping with her rebellious reputation, Kristen Stewart, who was attending the premiere of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, marched up the steps to the Palais barefoot to protest against the festival’s high-heels-only rule.

Kristen Stewart poses as she arrives on May 14, 2018 for the screening of the film BlacKkKlansman at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival. (AFP)

The Twillight star, however, was applauded by the Twitterverse for her act of rebellion.

Kristen Stewart walks barefoot on the red carpet after she removed her shoes. (AFP)

The 28-year-old has been a vocal critic of the festival’s red carpet policy, which was updated this year to ban selfies.

Last year, during a roundtable conversation at the event, Stewart reportedly said, “Things have to change immediately. It’s just like you simply cannot ask me to do something that you are not asking him [to do]. I get the black-tie thing but you should be able to do either version flats or heels.”

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