Dominican-American actress Zoe Saldaña has spoken out about the controversy surrounding resurfaced social media publications from her 'Emilia Pérez' co-star Karla Sofía Gascón. The offensive publications targeted Muslims,

Journalist Sara Hagi discovered Gascón’s history of racist, Islamophobic and antisemitic posts on Thursday, days after Gascón became the first openly trans person to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. While some of the since-deleted posts dated to 2016, she’d made others as recently as 2023.

Zoe Saldaña, Oscar nominated for her role in 'Emilia Perez', addressed the controversy around her co-star Karla Sofía Gascón.

I don't have any tolerance for any negative rhetoric towards people of any group,” the Emilia Pérez star said at a screening in London.

The Emilia Pérez actress reacts to the controversy.

I cannot step down from an Oscar nomination because I have not committed any crime nor have I harmed anyone," Karla Sofía Gascón told CNN.

In a tearful interview that Netflix did not authorize, the ‘Emilia Pérez’ star denied calling her co-star Selena Gomez a “rich rat” and accused her detractors of unearthing “false” intel to derail her best actress campaign.

"Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón has deactivated her X account after coming under fire for controversial past social media posts. The actor, who made history as the first transgender performer to be nominated in the Oscars' best actress category,

On a Saturday night interview with CNN en Español, Karla Sofía Gascón said the viral tweet in which she appeared to call her “Emilia Pérez” co-star Selena Gomez a “rich rat” is completely fabricated.

Many Oscars voters will ‘have a hard time’ voting for ‘Emilia Pérez’ in any category, including for Saldana as best supporting actress, given that the actor playing Emilia