Saldaña says ‘never in a million years did I believe that we would be here’ amid Oscars storm over Emilia Pérez star’s Islamophobic social media postsZoe Saldaña has again responded to the controversy surrounding her Emilia Pérez co-star, Karla Sofía Gascón, who has been heavily criticised for offensive and Islamophobic social media posts.The unearthing of these last week led to a considerable backlash for the star. Gascón has since deleted her X account and offered apologies, but has nonetheless been cold-shouldered by the film’s director, Jacques Audiard, who said on Wednesday that he had not spoken to her and didn’t want to, and its studio, Netflix. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/06/zoe-saldana-karla-sofia-gascon-controversy-emilia-perez-oscars
Author : Catherine Shoard
Publish date : 2025-02-06 12:33:38
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Zoe Saldaña speaks out about Karla Sofía Gascón controversy: ‘We are responsible for everything we say’
