Zoe Saldana, companion of Karla Sofía Gascón in ‘Emilia Pérez’, pronounced on the actress’s racist tweets: “It makes me very sad”

Karla Sofía Gascón He made history on January 23 by becoming the first trans woman to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Emilia Pérez. However, what were going to be a few days marked by the euphoria, were fogged when ancient offensive tweets of the interpreter about Islam and George Floyd were fogged, comments made in X (formerly Twitter) between 2020 and 2021 .

In this context, the American actress Zoe Saldañaalso actress in the film directed by Jacques Audiard, revealed how she feels after the controversy that has been unfortunate due to her partner’s unfortunate tweets. “I’m still processing Everything that has happened in recent days and I am sad, “he said Friday during a press conference.

“It makes me very sad because I don’t support and I do not tolerate any negative rhetoric towards people from any group. I can only attest to the experience I had with each of the people who were part of this movie, and My experience and my interactions with them focused on inclusioncollaboration and racial, cultural and gender equity. And that saddens me, “added the protagonist of Avatar In his speech.

Finally, the interpreter thanked that Emilia Pérezdespite the controversy, it still has the support of the public. “Because the message that this film has is so powerful and the change that can generate in the communities that are marginalized day after day is important“He said.