Zoe Saldaña speaks out about Karla Sofía Gascón controversy: ‘We are responsible for everything we say’

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...

Feb 6, 2025 - 15:28
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Zoe Saldaña speaks out about Karla Sofía Gascón controversy: ‘We are responsible for everything we say’

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 posts

Zoe 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...