Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria responded to controversy swirling around “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofia Gascón during Thursday’s episode of “The Town” podcast. The film centered around a wealthy trans woman who attempts to redeem the character’s pre-transition self by founding a nonprofit that claims to help others.

Karla Sofia Gascón, the star of Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” continues to face backlash over her past social media posts, putting the film's Oscars chances at risk.

Netflix boss Bela Bajaria has broken her silence to admit the controversy surrounding the leading actress of the streamer’s Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez “really is a bummer.” Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón is nominated in the Lead Actress category,