Netflix finally speaks out on the Karla Sofía Gascón controversy, but will it impact Emilia Pérez's Oscar journey? Watch the full video for all the details! #emiliaperez #netflix #karlasofiagascon #belabajaria
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00:00Netflix has finally addressed the controversy surrounding Amelia Paré's star Carla Sophia
00:05Gaskin after a past social media post resurfaced, which caused major backlash.
00:11In a recent podcast interview, Netflix chief content officer Bella Baggeria acknowledged
00:16the situation and shared her thoughts on how it has impacted the film's success.
00:22During an episode of The Town with Matthew Belloni podcast, Baggeria spoke about the
00:27controversy and expressed disappointment that it had overshadowed the work of the many
00:31people involved in the movie.
00:33"...I think it's really a bummer for the 100 incredibly talented people who made an
00:39amazing movie," Baggeria said.
00:41"...And if you look at the nominations and all of these awards loved that it's received,
00:46I think it's such a bummer that it distracted from that."
00:50The backlash has raised questions about whether Netflix will change how it evaluates actors
00:54before acquiring films.
00:57When asked about this, Baggeria admitted that checking social media history is not a standard
01:02practice in the industry.
01:03"...It's not really common practice for people to vet social tweets that way," she
01:08explained.
01:09"...A lot of people are re-evaluating that.
01:11I do think it is raising questions for a lot of people about re-evaluating that process."
01:18She also highlighted the challenges of monitoring the social media activity of so many people
01:23involved in Netflix productions.
01:25However, she maintained that the streaming platform still stands by its decision to acquire
01:31Amelia Perez despite the controversy.
01:33"...If you asked me today, everything I know we would still buy the movie today.
01:38That movie is incredible and it's creative and it's fun.
01:42That's what you want.
01:43And it resonated with a lot of people this year," Baggeria said.
01:48Despite the ongoing debate, Netflix continues to push Amelia Perez forward, hoping that
01:53the film's artistic achievements will not be overshadowed by past mistakes.