Kirsten Dunst criticized an 'ignorant' Reuters tweet saying she was 'best known as Spider-Man's girlfriend': 'That's pretty s-----"

Libby Torres 8 hrs ago

Accomplished actress Kirsten Dunst criticized a "careless" and "ignorant" Reuters tweet that said she was "best known for her role as Spiderman's girlfriend."

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"I read it too, and I was like, yeah, that's pretty s-----," Dunst said during an upcoming appearance on CBS' "The Talk."

"So I was proud that my fans and everyone rallied around and supported me," she added.

"It was a very ignorant tweet, and it was done probably very carelessly - by a man," Dunst said.

Fans were angry that the Reuters tweet ignored decades of Dunst's work, including starring roles in successful films like "Marie Antoinette," "The Virgin Suicides," and "Melancholia."

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The tweet came on the heels of Dunst receiving a star on the Hollywood walk of fame in late August. Reuters subsequently deleted the original tweet after facing backlash, and replaced it with one that referred to Dunst as an "award-winning actress."

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A representative for Reuters didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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Poster Comment:

Dunst is very pretty and talented young lady.