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.

In the midst of Karla Sofía Gascón’s day-long posting fast, Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard opened up about his feelings regarding the controversy about his star’s past tweets. After news broke that Netflix would no longer be sending Gascón to the United States for the Critics Choice Awards or Producers Guild Awards,

"Emilia Pérez" director Jacques Audiard spoke out about Karla Sofía Gascón's offensive posts amid the backlash that Gascón has received in the past week.