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Netflix Content Chief Calls ‘Emilia Pérez’ Controversy “A Bummer”, Says She Would “Still Buy The Movie Today”
Netflix's Bela Bajaria said the controversy around the Emilia Perez star's tweets is "such a bummer" for distracting from the film's success.
Karla Sofía Gascón in 'Emilia Pérez'Page 114/Why Not Productions/Pathé Films/France Cinéma Netflix has been quiet since the social media past of its Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón surfaced in late January, forcing changes to and awkward conversations for her castmates on the awards campaign trail for Jacques Audiard’s ambitious Spanish-language drug cartel musical. Bajaria praised the awards campaign for the pic, which began way back in May after it hit the Cannes Film Festival, winning a combo Best Actress prize for Gascón, her eventual fellow Oscar nominee Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz. After attempts to defend them, Gascón has been skipping awards ceremonies including the PGAs, DGAs, Critics Choice, Spain’s Goyas in addition to pass on the BAFTAs this weekend.
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