Zoe Saldaña Addresses Emilia Pérez’ Costar Karla Sofía Gascón’s Tweet Controversy: ‘I am Unhappy’

Throughout a Q&A in London on Friday, per The Hollywood Reporter, the actress reacted to her costar’s controversial tweets, through which Gascón — who’s the primary overtly transgender actor to be nominated for an Oscar — appeared to disclose bigoted and hateful views.

“I am nonetheless processing all the things that has transpired within the final couple of days, and I am unhappy,” mentioned Saldaña, who was joined by Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard and songwriters-composers Camille and Clément Ducol. (THR experiences that Gascón was initially set to attend the Q&A as effectively.)

“It makes me actually unhappy as a result of I do not help [it], and I don’t have any tolerance for any unfavourable rhetoric in direction of individuals of any group,” she continued. “I can solely attest to the expertise that I had with every person who was an element, that may be a half, of this movie, and my expertise and my interactions with them was about inclusivity and collaboration and racial, cultural and gender fairness. And it simply saddens me.”

“It saddens me that we’re having to face this setback proper now,” Saldaña added. “However I am comfortable that you just’re all right here and that you just’re all nonetheless exhibiting up for Emilia as a result of the message that this movie has is so highly effective and the change that it could actually convey ahead to communities which can be marginalized day in and time out is necessary. And all that I can attest is that each one of us that got here collectively to inform this story, we got here collectively for love and for respect and curiosity, and we’ll proceed to unfold that message. That is all we will say proper now. Thanks.”

Saldaña’s feedback come after Gascón apologized for her previous social media posts and subsequently deactivated her X account on Friday.

The Spanish actress’ previous X posts, which resurfaced earlier this week, featured controversial remarks about George Floyd, Muslims, and variety on the Oscars.

Gascón apologized in an announcement, per TMZ, saying, “I wish to acknowledge the dialog round my previous social media posts which have brought about damage. As somebody in a marginalized neighborhood, I do know this struggling all too effectively and I’m deeply sorry to these I’ve brought about ache. All my life I’ve fought for a greater world. I consider mild will all the time overcome darkness.”

She went on to share a prolonged assertion with The Hollywood Reporter, through which Gascón referred to the backlash as a “marketing campaign of hate and misinformation,” whereas additionally apologizing for her “inaccurate” previous opinions.

“I am sorry, however I can not permit this marketing campaign of hate and misinformation to have an effect on me and my household, so at their request I’m closing my account on X,” she wrote partly. “I’ve been threatened with demise, insulted, abused and harassed to the purpose of exhaustion. I’ve an exquisite daughter to guard, whom I like madly and who helps me in all the things.”

“As a part of this society, I’ve expressed my disagreement or settlement with all of the associated points which have touched me and of which I’ve had an opinion, usually inaccurate, which has modified all through my very own expertise,” Gascón continued, including that she has “defended every one of many minorities on this world and supported freedom of faith and any motion towards racism and homophobia in the identical method that I’ve criticized the hypocrisy that underlies them, as a result of the very first thing I’m essential of is myself.”

See her full assertion, right here.

The controversy comes amid awards season, throughout which Emilia Pérez has obtained quite a few accolades regardless of additionally being met with widespread criticism.

The Netflix movie is up for a whopping 13 Oscars for the upcoming 2025 ceremony subsequent month — probably the most out of any movie this 12 months. Gascón and Saldaña are each nominated for Finest Actress and Finest Supporting Actress, respectively, whereas Emilia Pérez was additionally acknowledged in different main classes, together with Finest Image, Finest Director for Audiard, Finest Worldwide Movie and extra.