Zoe Saldaña is not happy with her Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón, whose resurfaced bigoted social-media posts have overshadowed the film’s historic awards run. In a new interview, Saldaña — who is nominated for her first Academy Award for the film — expressed her disappointment with the scandal.

Zoe Saldaña said she's disappointed by 'Emilia Pérez' co-star Karla Sofía Gascón after her offensive social media posts have caused uproar.

Zoe Saldaña is speaking out about the controversy surrounding her "Emilia Pérez" co-star Karla Sofía Gascón, whose past social media posts have resurfaced, drawing criticism for their offensive and Islamophobic rhetoric.

As the star of Emilia Pérez, a film nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Gascón's past tweets have become a central topic of conversation during the awards season.

Offensive historic tweets posted by the star of the Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez have led to a week of fallout and left the film's awards campaign in disarray. Tweets published by best actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, mostly between 2019 and 2024, have been widely condemned since they came to light last week.

Zoe Saldaña continues to think through the backlash against her Emilia Pérez costar Karla Sofía Gascón, after racist and Islamophobic social media posts that she had made in the past surfaced on social media Jan.