By Jon Boon – Radar Reporter 
 
 She may have found herself under attack from all angles after her affair with Rupert Sanders was publicly exposed, but Kristen Stewart has found a friend in Jodie Foster, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. 
 
 The Silence of the Lambs movie veteran has offered Kristen, 22, a shoulder to cry on following the revelation that she cheated on long-term boyfriend Robert Pattinson with the married Snow White and the Huntsman director. 
 
 And while Jodie, 49, doesn’t condone K-Stew’s behavior, she has told her younger counterpart that mistakes do happen. 
 
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 “As soon as she heard the news, Jodie contacted Kristen to offer her support,” a source revealed. “They have been close friends since they starred opposite each other in the 2002 movie Panic Room, and Jodie is a mother-like figure to her. 
 
 “Jodie told Kristen to take no notice of the media bashing and said if she wanted to cry her heart out to her she’s always available. 
 
 “Jodie loved Rob and is disappointed with Kristen for cheating on him. However, she knows at 22, she’s still very young and unfortunately people make mistakes in life. She thinks Kristen will learn from this and will only grow into a more mature person because of it. 
 
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 “She certainly has no intention of turning her back on Kristen during such a difficult period in her life,” the source added. 
 
 As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Rob and Kristen are fighting over custody of their beloved adopted pooch, Bear. 
 
 Kristin gets to keep her cat, Max, but Rob wants Bear, the mixed mutt rescue they adopted from a high-kill shelter in New Orleans. 
 
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 But K-Stew won’t give up Bear without a fight, she’s especially fond of the dog after helping him fight the potentially fatal disease Parvo. 
 
 “After Rob moved his things out of their Los Angeles home, he then told Kristen he wanted Bear,” an insider said. 
 
 “She was heartbroken; they adopted Bear together and she always felt that he was their little baby. 
 
 PHOTOS: Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart At London Premiere Of Breaking Dawn 
 
 “But Rob was so hurt by Kristen’s actions he decided that he wants the dog to help him get over what happened. After all, a dog is a man’s best friend and Bear is such a good companion. 
 
 “However, Kristen won’t give up Bear in a hurry. She helped Rob save Bear from Parvo disease, which nearly took its life when it was a puppy. 
 
 “She wants joint custody, and it could get a little messy,” the insider revealed. 
 
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 ‘Devastated’ Robert Pattinson Remains Silent On Kristen Stewart Cheating Scandal 

 The Twilight hunk wants to sit down with Liberty Ross to test Kristen's claims that she and Rupert had just a “momentary indiscretion” 
 
 Heartbroken Robert Pattinson wants to meet the wife of the man who had a fling with his girlfriend. 
 
 The Twilight hunk wants to sit down with Liberty Ross to test Kristen Stewart ’s claims that she and film director Rupert Sanders had just a “momentary indiscretion”. 
 
 He fears their affair actually went on for months . 
 
 A source said: “He needs to know for his own peace of mind if theirs was just a fleeting moment. 
 
 "He hopes Liberty can help him find the answers he so desperately craves.” 
 
 Pattinson, 26, is still barely talking to Kristen, 22, who was caught romping in a car with director Sanders by a US magazine. 
 
 She said at the time: “This momentary indiscretion has jeopardised the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I’m so sorry.” 
 
 But Pattinson is unconvinced and is said to want to talk to Liberty, who’s been married to 41-year-old Sanders, father of her two children, for 10 years. 
 
 The source added: “Nothing is very clear at the moment but perhaps a meeting would lend some clarity to the situation. He needs to know the truth.” 
 
 Caught in a love triangle: Robert and Kristen 
 
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 Meanwhile, it emerged yesterday that Kristen dumped Sanders by text hours after their steamy liaison was caught on camera by US Weekly magazine. 
 
 A friend, who asked not to be named, said: “She was caught up in a forbidden relationship with a man who should have known better. 
 
 "Somehow things got totally out of control. Kristen had wanted to end their closeness that day, but her desires and emotions got the better of her. 
 
 "She was caught up in the moment and totally besotted by him. 
 
 “After that day she texted Rupert that she never wanted to do that again because she feared being caught and that things were too intense. 
 
 “She had no intention of leaving Robert and Rupert has never mentioned walking away from his family. 
 
 “She knew she did wrong, but realised how those photos would rip out Rob’s heart. She has been in floods of tears since.” 
 
 The friend added: “Everyone feels for Rob on this. Kristen has shocked us all. 
 
 "If it would never have come out then everyone may have lived happily ever after. 
 
 "Rob is seething and hoping the scandal can die down soon so he will return to his normal life. 
 
 "Rupert is doing his best to convince his wife this was a blip and they have a future.” 
 
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 Then find out everything you need to know about Rob and Kristen's relationship - from flirting to cheating - here.
– Robert Pattinson has found a shoulder to cry on following Kristen Stewart's betrayal: Reese Witherspoon's. Pattinson, who starred with Witherspoon in Water for Elephants, has been holing up at her California ranch—though previous reports claimed he was partying in London. (Apparently Pattinson tends to get close to his female co-stars.) He's "a total mess," a source tells Us, while Stewart is "inconsolable" and calling and texting a lot. Whose shoulder is she crying on? Jodie Foster's. Stewart and Foster starred in Panic Room together, and Foster "is a mother-like figure" for Stewart, a source tells Radar. Meanwhile, Pattinson—who previously wanted to have an awkward-sounding "man to man" chat with Stewart's cheating buddy Rupert Sanders, now wants to have an even more awkward-sounding talk with Sanders' wife, Liberty Ross. "He needs to know for his own peace of mind if theirs was just a fleeting moment," a source tells the Mirror. "He hopes Liberty can help him find the answers he so desperately craves." Another source claims Stewart ended things with Sanders—via text—the very day they were caught on camera.