"Emilia Pérez" director Jacques Audiard spoke out about Karla Sofía Gascón's offensive posts amid the backlash that Gascón has received in the past week.

Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard revealed that he has not spoken to his film’s title character Karla Sofía Gascón following her controversial tweets. Audiard told Deadline Hollywood in an interview that he has severed ties with the Oscar best actress nominee amid a growing controversy regarding offensive past social media tweets and commentary that Gascón posted on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Emilia Pérez' director Jacques Audiard says he is disappointed with Karla Sofía Gascón’s behavior as awards season ramps up. Read the Deadline Q&A.