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.

Unfortunately, this could affect Karla's Emilia Pérez costar and Best Supporting Actress frontrunner, Zoe Saldaña. In the wake of Karla's damage control press tour, Variety changed its official Oscars prediction for the category from Zoe to Ariana Grande, suggesting that Zoe might end up being collateral damage.