Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard is also distancing himself from star Karla Sofía Gascón following the surfacing of controversial comments made by the actress, telling Deadline he has no desire to speak to her.

The path to Oscar success is rarely without obstacles, and for Karla Sofía Gascón, controversy has become part of the journey. As the first openly transgender performer nominated for Best Actress, she now faces renewed scrutiny after past tweets resurfaced.

Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated star of “Emilia Pérez,” issued an apology Thursday evening after years-old tweets resurfaced in which she took aim at Islam, George Floyd and diversity at the Oscars,