Zoe Saldaña Had An Extremely Blunt Response When Asked About Karla SofĂa GascĂłnâs Claim That Her Costars Support Her â200%â Amid Her Racism Scandal
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The recent controversy surrounding Oscar nominee Karla SofĂa GascĂłn is continuing to spiral.
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In case you missed it, in a CNN Español interview released on Sunday, Karla SofĂa broke down while insisting that her previous online posts do not define who she is, and insisted that she was not a racist.
She also released a lengthy Instagram statement in which she said, âI am not racist. I have a lot of things to improve in this world, my way of expressing myself [is] one of them. But I will not apologize for something I am not.â
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The online posts in question included many expressing anti-Islamic sentiment, posts targeting diversity at the Oscars, and some damning statements about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.
In her statement, she also alleged that people âhave created posts as if it were me insulting even my colleagues.â This was likely in reference to a since-deleted post of hers that was circulating in which she referred to her Emilia PĂ©rez costar Selena Gomez as a ârich rat.â
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The post was circulated by Latin Times, but from Karla SofĂaâs statements, it seems that she was arguing that it was fabricated.
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Karla SofĂa also stated in the Sunday interview that her costars Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña support her â200%.â
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Previously, Zoe Saldaña made a statement on January 31 about the controversy, saying, âIt makes me really sad because I donât support [it], and I donât have any tolerance for any negative rhetoric towards people of any group.â
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She continued, âI can only attest to the experience that I had with each and every individual that was a part, that is a part, of this film, and my experience and my interactions with them was about inclusivity and collaboration and racial, cultural, and gender equity. And it just saddens me. It saddens me that we are having to face this setback right now.â
In addition to Zoeâs previous statement, Selena Gomez is yet to make any public comment â either in support of Karla as she claims, or in condemnation of her offensive posts. However, Emilia PĂ©rez directer Jaques Audiard released a statement on February 5 condemning Karla SofĂaâs behavior and stating that Karla SofĂa was in a âself-destructive approach.â
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He added, âIâm thinking⊠of how [sheâs] hurting others, of how sheâs hurting the crew and all these people who worked so incredibly hard on this film. Iâm thinking of myself, Iâm thinking of Zoe [Saldaña] and Selena [Gomez]. I just donât understand why sheâs continuing to harm us.â
And as well as the distance from her costars and director, Netflix has reportedly enforced a divide with Karla SofĂa, with a source telling Variety on Tuesday that they will no longer be funding her attendance at upcoming awards shows.
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Now, Zoe has responded to Karla SofĂaâs claims about her alleged â200% supportâ of her disgraced costar.
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In an upcoming episode of the Variety Awards Circuit podcast, Zoe was asked about the claim. When questioned about the topic, Zoe apparently took âa long blink,â and did not confirm the statement. Which, in my opinion, totally says it all.
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âI do not support any negative rhetoric of racism and bigotry towards any group of people. That is what I want to stand for,â she concluded.
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