Zoe Saldaña on Karla Sofia Gascon's controversial comments on social media: "It saddens me"

The protagonist of 'Emilia Perez', Karla Sofia Gascon, is still in the news less than 24 hours before the 2025 Oscars are held and for which the Spaniard has been nominated for best leading actress. Karla Sofia Gascon is being the focus of criticism after old tweets of hers came to light in which she insulted Islam, its believers, Asian people, homosexuals, and even attacked these Oscar awards. They have been brought to light by independent journalist Sarah Hagi. Zoe Saldana, nominated for Best Supporting Actress, spoke about all this in an interview in London.

What has Salda?a said about Karla Sofia Gascon?

Zoe Salda?a, who is also a co-star, confessed the following about what is happening with Karla Sofia Gascon: "I'm still processing everything that has happened in the last few days and I'm sad".

Regarding Karla's comments on social media, Salda?a was blunt: "I do not support and do not tolerate any negative rhetoric towards people from any group. I can only speak to the experience I had with each of the people who were part of this film, and my experience and interactions with them were focused on inclusion, collaboration and racial, cultural and gender equity. And that saddens me".

Zoe Salda?a: "We come together out of love, respect and curiosity. We will continue to spread that message"

Therefore, the actress has said that what happened tarnishes the message that the film tries to show: "The message that this film has is so powerful and the change it can generate in communities that are marginalized day after day is important".

Finally, Salda?a made it quite clear what the aim of 'Emilia Perez' is: "We came together out of love, out of respect and out of curiosity, and we will continue to spread that message. That's all we can say for now. Thank you."