In their hectic racing at the Oscars, Jacques Audiard cuts the bridges with Karla Sofía Gascón

« I didn’t tell him and I don’t want to do it. » After being dismissed from the promotional campaign supervised by Netflix, actress Karla Sofía Gascón is put aside by Jacques Audiard. The director dissociates himself from the polemical remarks made by the main actress of his film, Emilia Pérez, And believes that she is « in a self -destruction process »

« I don’t know why she persists in this path », he explained in an interview with the American magazine Deadline. The French director expresses his deep disappointment there after the controversy caused by ancient messages from the actress exhumed on social networks, in which she criticizes Islam and the Academy of Oscars. « I don’t understand why she hurts the people around her. This affair hurts the whole film of the film who worked hard. I think of myself, Zoe, Selena. I don’t understand why she continues to hurt us », he said, associating Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez with her statements.

In her publications written between 2016 and 2023, which resurfaced a week ago, the actress attacks Moroccans living in Spain. It also multiplies the remarks against Islam, « becoming an infection home for humanity that it is urgent to treat » . Under the photo of an entirely veiled woman, she quips on « Wonderful Islam, devoid of all machismo »adding « What a deeply disgusting humanity ».

 

“What Karla Sofía said is inexcusable. »»

Jacques Audiard.

Jacques Audiard underlines that the relationship of trust he had established with the actress was broken: « I have a lot of trouble rethinking to the work I did with Karla Sofía. The confidence we shared, the exceptional atmosphere we had on the set and which was actually based on confidence. And when you have this kind of relationship and suddenly you read something that this person has said, things absolutely hateful and worthy of being hated, of course, this relationship is affected. It’s like falling into a hole. Because what Karla Sofía said is inexcusable. »

Awarded in Cannes, in Golden Globes, at the Lights Price and appointed in 13 Oscar categories, the musical odyssey on the gender transition of a Mexican drug trafficker is at the heart of a massive promotion campaign organized by its producer and Netflix distributor From the perspective of the March 2 ceremony. A few days ago, the company dismissed the actress of the evenings and demonstrations she was to attend, like the Gala of Critics Choice Awards.

 

« I did not commit any crime. »»

Karla Sofía Gascón à cnn.

While the question of maintaining her competition for best actress – a first for a transgender actress – Gascon explained to CNN on Sunday, not being able to « withdraw from this appointment ». « I did not commit any crime and I did not hurt anyone. I am neither racist nor anything that all these people have tried to make others believe ”, she defended herself. In his interview at Deadline, Jacques Audiard claims not to understand the defense strategy of her actress: « She really plays the victim. She talks about herself as a victim, which is surprising. It is as if she thought that words do not hurt. »