“Emilia Pérez” director Jacques Audiard is addressing Karla Sofía Gascón’s shocking controversy — and he’s not happy.

As the star of Emilia Pérez, a film nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Gascón's past tweets have become a central topic of conversation during the awards season.

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

As Karla Sofía Gascón faces continued backlash for past comments, the Emilia Pérez actress is stepping back from the spotlight. The first-time Oscar nominee recently responded to writer-director Jacques Audiard‘s Deadline interview denouncing her actions,

DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard is speaking out on Karla Sofía Gascón‘s offensive posts amid the backlash that his lead actress has recently received. In an interview with Deadline published Wednesday,

Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard is not impressed with the ongoing drama surrounding one of the film's stars. As Karla Sofía Gascón continues to make headlines for a series of controversial X posts that recently resurfaced online,

Now, the film's director has addressed how he feels about Karla's involvement in the movie despite her being the Oscar-nominated star of the project. "It's very hard for me to think back to the work I did with Karla Sofía,