Gomez said "some of the magic has disappeared" during award season in light of "Emilia Pérez" co-star Karla Sofía Gascón's old posts being resurfaced.

Emilia Pérez is one of the many films that’s been gaining positive buzz amid this awards season but, just a few weeks ago, controversy began swirling around one of the film’s stars. Lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón found herself in hot water over resurfaced tweets in which she made contentious comments on multiple topics.

Selena Gomez appeared to make a backhanded comment about Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón, who has drawn rebuke for disparaging posts about George Floyd and Muslims on social media. Gomez said that she had “no regrets” about appearing in the film but admitted that some of the hype around the movie—which received a record-breaking number of nominations for this year’s Oscars—had evaporated in light of the controversy.

Netflix has distanced itself from Karla Sofía Gascón following backlash over past social media posts that were deemed Islamophobic and racist

Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón will skip Spain's prestigious Goya Awards ceremony this Saturday in Granada.

Karla Sofía Gascón was one of three "Emilia Pérez" women to win the Critics Choice Award for best song following a series of controversial posts.

Still, she insists she's proud of the Oscar-nominated film and says she "would do this movie over and over again if I could."

"I would do this movie over and over again if I could.” Selena Gomez is proud of the work in Emilia Pérez despite all the controversy surrounding her costar Karla Sofía Gascón. At the Santa Barbara International Film Festival over the weekend (via The Hollywood Reporter),

Jacques Audiard called Gascón's past social media comments "inexcusable" and confirmed he has not been in contact with the Oscar nominee recently.