Zoe Saldaña said the backlash against 'Emilia Pérez' co-star Karla Sofía Gascón makes her 'sad,' but she's still trying to experience the 'joy' of the film's achievements.

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.

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The director of Emilia Pérez addressed the controversy surrounding the movie's star — Karla Sofía Gascón. Michael Kovac / Getty Images for Netflix, Rich Polk / Penske Media via Getty Images In an interview with Deadline, French writer-director Jacques Audiard responded to Karla's slew of resurfaced, anti-Muslim, racist, and offensive tweets.

A series of resurfaced tweets showed Oscar-nominee Karla Sofia Gascón making offensive comments about George Floyd.

"Emilia Perez" star Zoe Saldaña is "sad" about her co-star Karla Sofía Gascón's controversial tweets, which has upended this year's Oscars race.

Controversy surrounds Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón as co-star Zoe Saldaña and director Jacques Audiard distance themselves.

Zoe Saldaña isn’t letting the controversy surrounding her “Emilia Pérez” costar Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive social media comments take the joy out of her experience being recognized in the Oscar race,

Karla Sofía Gascón is apologizing for her racist tweets. Again. Following a whirlwind week of interviews, half-apologies, and her fellow crew members condemning her, the Academy Award–nominated actress has finally pledged to keep quiet.

Zoe Saldaña opens up on the controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón's past offensive comments