Zoe Saldaña Responds to ‘Emilia Pérez’ Costar Karla Sofía Gascon Tweets: “It Makes Me Really Sad Because I Don’t Support It” https://t.co/6DP1biVtv2
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The best supporting actress Oscar nominee addressed the controversy for the first time during a Q&A in London.
Saldaña, speaking alongside writer/director/songwriter Jacques Audiard and songwriters/composers Camille and Clément Ducol at a Q&A that Gascón was originally scheduled to participate in as well.
“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. 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. 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. And all that I can attest is that all of us that came together to tell this story, we came together for love and for respect and curiosity, and we will continue to spread that message. That’s all we can say right now. Thank you.”
