Zoe Saldaña breaks silence on ‘Emilia Pérez’ co-star’s racist tweets

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Zoe Saldaña has commented on her Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón causing controversy with her past tweets.Last month, post on X (formerly Twitter) from Gascón’s account showed her expressing hateful views regarding Muslims, the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the Oscars.

She has since apologised for the comments, denying she is a racist, and has deleted her account on the social media site.The headlines have thrown into question the film’s chances at Oscar glory.

Emilia Pérez has achieved a record 13 nominations for this year’s ceremony, including Best Film, Best Supporting Actress for Saldaña, and Best Actress for Gascón – the first openly Transgender person to be nominated for the category.Saldaña, who stars in the film as a lawyer tasked with helping a drug lord (Gascón) undergo gender transition, spoke to Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast on the controversy that has seen the film’s awards campaign derailed.“I’m sad.

Time and time again, that’s the word because that is the sentiment that has been living in my chest since everything happened” the actor said. “I’m also disappointed.