Selena Gomez responded to the controversy surrounding her 'Emilia Pérez' co-star Karla Sofia Gascón, saying "some of the magic has disappeared."

Zoe Saldaña isn’t letting the controversy surrounding her “Emilia Pérez” costar Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive social media comments take the joy out of her experience being recognized in the Oscar race,

Karla Sofia Gascón, who plays the title character in the Oscar-nominated Emilia P é rez, has apologized after her past offensive posts about Muslims and the killing of George Floyd resurfaced last week.

As Karla Sofía Gascón faces continued backlash for past comments, the Emilia Pérez actress is stepping back from the spotlight. The first-time Oscar nominee recently responded to writer-director Jacques Audiard‘s Deadline interview denouncing her actions,

Jacques Audiard called Gascón's past social media comments "inexcusable" and confirmed he has not been in contact with the Oscar nominee recently.

Director Jacques Audiard criticized her comments as ‘inexcusable,' resulting Karla Sofia Gascon to take a step back during award season.

In an interview with Deadline published Wednesday, Audiard called the actress’ past tweets “inexcusable” and “hateful,” and accused Gascón of “playing the victim.” Karla Sofía Gascón Says 'I Am Not a Racist' Following Backlash From Resurfaced Offensive Tweets “I haven’t spoken to her,