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‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Jacques Audiard Disavows Karla Sofía Gascón But Stands Up For Film In Crucial Awards Weekend: Q&A

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EXCLUSIVE: The awards prospects of Emilia Pérez‘s title character Karla Sofía Gascón continue to circle the drain, but the film’s other Oscar nominees – including Zoe Saldaña and director/co-writer Jacques Audiard among 13 nominations received by the film — will make the rounds this weekend at industry the gatherings that build momentum in the final push to the Oscars as Netflix tries to resuscitate its chances.

Gascón reportedly will not be part of the weekend’s activities, but as a nominee she still gets a ticket to the Oscars, and if she comes she should not be surprise if she gets the cold shoulder from her cohorts on Emilia Pérez.

In this exclusive interview with Deadline, Audiard expresses profound disappointment with Gascón’s behavior, essentially disowning her for the position she has put others in, and for her continued appearances filled with half-apologies, and the hurt felt by those she targeted in her original missives.

It’s a reminder that as much as they would like to, film companies hold limited sway with stars in crisis moments. Advisors all around Nate Parker urged him to show contrition on shows like 60 Minutes toward the woman he was accused of sexually assaulting when he was a college student (she eventually committed suicide for reasons unknown).

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