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Karla Sofia Gascon Apologizes Again Amid 'Emilia Perez' Director Criticism


Karla Sofia Gascon, the embattled star of ‘Emilia Perez,’ shared a new apology for historic tweets after the film’s director called her earlier response ‘self-destructive’

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThe Emilia Pérez star took to Instagram on Thursday, February 6, to issue a fresh apology after controversial tweets shared by the actress resurfaced recently and overshadowed the movie’s Oscar campaign. Amid the scandal, Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard told Deadline on Wednesday, February 5, that Gascón was taking a “self-destructive approach” and questioned, “Why is she harming herself?” Karla Sofía Gascón is at the center of the musical drama as a powerful Mexican mob boss who hires a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to help her fake her death and undergoes gender-affirming surgery.

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