'Emilia Pérez' director Jacques Audiard revealed that he has not spoken to his film's title character Karla Sofía Gascón following her controversial tweets.
Audiard told Deadline Hollywood in an interview that he has severed ties with the Oscar best actress nominee amid a growing controversy regarding offensive past social media tweets and commentary that Gascón posted on X (formerly known as Twitter).
At the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars Party red carpet, 'Never Have I Ever' stars Poorna Jagannathan & Richa Moorjani embrace the excitement and chaos of awards season. They plan to stay until the lights flicker and hope for a Bollywood song on the dance floor. Jagannathan shares her excitement for 'Deli Boys,' calling it game-changing for South Asians. She reflects on transitioning from playing a conservative mom in 'Never Have I Ever' to a "mob auntie" in 'Deli Boys,' joking that raising a teenage son requires being a gangster. Both actresses celebrate Zoe Saldaña's Oscar win and praise standout performances from Mikey Madison to 'Emilia Pérez.'
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Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón is catching heat for controversial takes she posted online in recent years about everything from Islam to George Floyd. The 'Emilia Pérez' star's posts on X started to make the rounds early Thursday morning.
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Conan O'Brien's clearly not afraid of ruffling some feathers at the Academy Awards ... 'cause he took a shot at Karla Sofía Gascón during his monologue --.. TMZ.com
Karla Sofía Gascón is opening up about why she deactivated her X account and responding to the controversy surrounding her past social media posts. The best actress Oscar nominee shared a long statement exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter about why she chose to deactivate her account after critics surfaced inflammatory old tweets of hers weighing in on the 2020 murder of George Floyd, as well as decrying Muslim immigration in her native Spain and calling for a ban of, quote, "religions that go against European values."
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Karla Sofía Gascón sat down with The Hollywood Reporter during her THR cover shoot to play "Scene Stealers" and break down moments from her award-winning film 'Emilia Pérez.' She talks about transforming into Manitas, her favorite scene to film and more.
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The winners of the 50th Césars, the French film awards, react after receiving their prizes. Director Jacques Audiard says he was "touched" by the triumph of his film Emilia Perez, which won seven..
The 2025 Oscar nominations are here with 'Emilia Pérez' leading the pack. Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced this year's nominees across 23 categories, including best picture, director, actor,..
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