Celebrity Rupert Sanders Apologizes to His Family for Cheating with Kristen Stewart "I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused," Rupert Sanders says By Julie Jordan Julie Jordan Julie Jordan is an Editor at Large for PEOPLE. She has been with the brand for 25 years, writing cover stories and features and managing special issues including the Beautiful Issue and Sexiest Man Alive. People Editorial Guidelines and Michelle Tauber Michelle Tauber Michelle Tauber is an Executive Editorial Director at PEOPLE, overseeing Lifestyle (Parents, Health, Home, Travel, Food, Pets), Style & Beauty, Royals, Weddings and Politics. She was previously the founding Senior Editor of Royals at PEOPLE and PEOPLE's first and only Head Writer. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 25, 2012 02:00PM EDT Photo: FameFlynet Kristen Stewart isn’t the only one expressing her anguish over her cheating scandal with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders. “I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family,” Sanders tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. “My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world. I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together.” The British director, 41, is married to actress-model Liberty Ross, with whom he has two young children. Stewart, 22, has been in a relationship with her Twilight costar Robert Pattinson, 26, since they first met when filming nearly four years ago. Ross – who yesterday Tweeted the Marilyn Monroe quote, “sometimes bad things fall apart so better things can fall together,” before deleting her Twitter account – appeared as a young Stewart’s mother in Huntsman. PHOTOS: On-Set Hookups: How They Played Out The statement from Sanders follows the actress’s public apology for the “hurt and embarrassment” she caused, which she says “jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob.”