Zoe Saldaña speaks out about Karla Sofía Gascón controversy: ‘We’re liable for all the pieces we are saying’

Zoe Saldaña has once more responded to the controversy surrounding her Emilia Pérez co-star, Karla Sofía Gascón, who has been closely criticised for offensive and Islamophobic social media posts.

The unearthing of those final week led to a substantial backlash for the star. Gascón has since deleted her X account and provided apologies, however has nonetheless been cold-shouldered by the movie’s director, Jacques Audiard, who mentioned on Wednesday that he had not spoken to her and didn’t need to, and its studio, Netflix.

It’s understood that the streamer has eliminated the movie’s star from campaigning supplies, will not present funds for her to attend occasions and ceremonies, and is not in direct contact together with her.

Saldaña stays frontrunner for the most effective supporting actress award and has sought to distance herself from her co-star with out suggesting full ostracisation.

In an interview with Selection’s awards-focused podcast, Saldaña mentioned the scenario had left her “unhappy. Time and time once more, that’s the phrase as a result of that’s the sentiment that has been dwelling in my chest since all the pieces occurred.

“I’m additionally disenchanted. I can’t communicate for different individuals’s actions. All I can attest to is my expertise, and by no means in 1,000,000 years did I ever consider that we might be right here.”

Audiard’s cartel musical broke information final month when it was nominated for 13 Oscars – three greater than another contender this 12 months, and three greater than another foreign-language movie ever. However the disgracing of its star has left forged, crew, and the PR companies dealing with the discharge, scrambling to recalibrate.

In a CNN Español interview on the weekend, Gascón mentioned that Saldaña and co-star Selena Gomez “help me 200%”. Chatting with Selection, Saldaña didn’t touch upon the declare instantly, as an alternative taking what the publication describes as “a protracted blink”, earlier than reiterating feedback made in London final weekend, during which she denounced bigotry and racism.

“I don’t help any detrimental rhetoric of racism and bigotry in the direction of any group of individuals,” she mentioned. “That’s what I need to stand for.”

Saldaña mentioned she hoped the movie’s legacy of inclusivity and various storytelling would endure previous the present controversy and that she was attempting to retain the optimistic reminiscences she had of the shoot.

“I’m permitting myself to nonetheless expertise that pleasure as a result of we did come collectively as a crew,” she mentioned. “However we’re additionally people who’re liable for all the pieces that we are saying and all the pieces that we do.”

She added that she discovered a substantial distinction between the individual Gascón seemed to be on social media and the individual she labored with on set. “I can’t attest to what individuals do of their non-public time with their non-public handles,” she mentioned.