Zoe Saldaña Responds to ‘Emilia Pérez’ Costar Karla Sofía Gascón’s Tweets: “It Makes Me Really Sad Because I Don’t Support It” (Video) – Hollywood Reporter
Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterThe best supporting actress Oscar nominee addressed the controversy for the first time during a Friday Q&A in London.
By
Scott Feinberg
Executive Editor of Awards
“I’m still processing everything that has transpired in the last couple of days, and I’m sad,” the actress Zoe Saldaña said during a Q&A in London on Friday in response to a question from moderator Edith Bowman about the recent revelation of bigoted tweets by her Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón. (See video below.)
Saldaña, speaking alongside writer-director-songwriter Jacques Audiard and songwriters-composers Camille and Clément Ducol at an event that Gascón was originally scheduled to attend as well, but did not, continued, “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.”
She closed, “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.”Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSend us a tip using our anonymous form.
