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Ted Sarandos Would Work With Karla Sofia Gascón Again After Netflix’s Derailed Oscar Campaign: ‘You Have to Have Grace’
Despite the headaches Karla Sofia Gascón caused the"Emilia Perez" team, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said he'd be open to working with her again.
Despite creating a media firestorm around her groundbreaking film “Emilia Pérez’” and its run at this year’s Academy Awards, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the company would be open to working with the actress again. Following a smash debut at last summer’s Cannes Film Festival, “Emilia Pérez’” was plunged into chaos in January when incendiary old social media posts from Gascón were resurfaced – the death of George Floyd, the Muslim community and even diversity at the Oscars were referenced and inspired great offense. The controversy came as Jacques Audiard’s drug cartel musical was the frontrunner for best picture, earning a top 13 nominations and eventually taking home two statues.
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