The British-born singer also touched on another aspect of her life that’s garnered a lot of attention lately — her budding relationship with actor Robert Pattinson , whom she’s been linked to since September . Despite the critical acclaim of her album, FKA Twigs was met with a slew of angry, racist messages via social media after she began dating the former Twilight star; she released a passionate response to the online venom and told USA Today that she has since “taken a step back” from the Internet, saying, “I really enjoy the fun of putting something out and people liking it or hating it or talking about it, but vacuous attention, it feels disgusting.