Zoe Saldaña Does Not Support ‘Emilia Pérez’ Co-Star Karla Sofía Gascon’s Tweets: ‘It Makes Me Sad’ and ‘I Don’t Have Tolerance for Negative Rhetoric’

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Katcy Stephan Zoe Saldaña has spoken out for the first time since racist tweets by her “Emilia Pérez” co-star Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced this week. “I’m still processing everything that has transpired in the last couple of days, and I’m sad.

It makes me really sad because I don’t support [it], and I don’t have any tolerance for any negative rhetoric towards people of any group,” Saldaña said during a Q&A in London.

She continued, “I can only attest to the experience that I had with each and every individual that was a part, that is a part, of this film, and my experience and my interactions with them was about inclusivity and collaboration and racial, cultural, and gender equity.

And it just saddens me. It saddens me that we are having to face this setback right now.” She went on to thank the audience and those who have continued to support the film in the wake of the controversy, concluding, “But I’m happy that you’re all here and that you’re all still showing up for Emilia because the message that this film has is so powerful and the change that it can bring forward to communities that are marginalized day in and day out is important.