Tag: Gascón
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‘Emilia Perez’ star Karla Sofia Gascon to attend Oscars despite controversy
Read Latest News Karla Sofia Gascon attends a screening of the film ‘Emilia Perez’ | Photo Credit: MARIO ANZUONI Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is set to attend the Academy Awards this weekend, despite recent controversy over resurfaced social media posts. The actress, who is nominated for Best Actress, will travel to Los Angeles…
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Zoe Saldana and Jacques Audiard cut ties with Karla Sofia Gascon amid ‘Emilia Perez’ controversy
Read Latest News Director Jacques Audiard and cast members Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez pose during a photocall for ‘Emilia Perez’ at the 77th Cannes Film Festival | Photo Credit: STEPHANE MAHE As the controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón intensifies, co-star Zoe Saldaña and director Jacques Audiard have publicly distanced themselves from…
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Netflix dissociates from Karla Sofia Gascon amid ‘Emilia Perez’ controversy
Read Latest News Karla Sofia Gascon | Photo Credit: MARIO ANZUONI Netflix is taking steps to distance itself from Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón following backlash over resurfaced social media posts deemed Islamophobic and racist. The controversy has significantly impacted the film’s Oscar campaign, leading to changes in promotional strategies and Gascón’s absence from…
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Karla Sofía Gascón posts apology, defends tweets: ‘I am not racist’
Read Latest News Karla Sofía Gascon | Photo Credit: JORDAN STRAUSS Karla Sofía Gascón has reiterated an apology for her past tweets containing Islamophobia, anti-Black rhetoric and derogatory references to George Floyd’s murder. The Emilia Pérez actor took to Instagram to share a lengthy post in which she also defended that her posts were taken out…
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Zoe Saldana breaks silence on ‘Emilia Perez’ co-star Karla Sofia Gascon controversy
Read Latest News This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofía Gascón, right, and Zoe Saldaña in a scene from ‘Emilia Pérez’ | Photo Credit: SHANNA BESSON Zoe Saldana has spoken out regarding the backlash against her Emilia Perez co-star, Karla Sofia Gascon, following the resurfacing of Gascon’s controversial past social media posts. During a…
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‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar-nominee Karla Sofía Gascón faces backlash over resurfaced posts on George Floyd and Islam
Read Latest News Actress Karla Sofia Gascon smiles during a press conference to promote ‘Emilia Perez’ in Mexico City | Photo Credit: AP Amid the buzz surrounding her historic Oscar nomination for Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofía Gascón has come under fire for controversial social media posts resurfacing from recent years. The Spanish actress, who made…
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Emilia Pérez interview: Director Jacques Audiard on Karla Sofía Gascón and the operatic influences of writing a musical
Read Latest News Well before his summer at Cannes this year, Jacques Audiard had always been a storyteller who thrives in contradictions. For those familiar with the French auteur’s oeuvre — the gritty prison drama of A Prophet or the migrant saga of Dheepan — his latest turn might seem particularly jarring. This time, he’s…
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Emilia Pérez movie review: Karla Sofia Gascón and Zoe Saldaña’s narco-musical melange is an acquired taste
Read Latest News Karla Sofia Gascón and Zoe Saldaña in a still from ‘Emilia Pérez’ | Photo Credit: Netflix French director Jacques Audiard embarks on his latest jaunt that’s part telenovela, part musical, and entirely a potpourri of genre-hopping that meanders between amusing and exhausting. If a film about a ruthless Mexican drug lord turned…