"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.

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

In an interview with Deadline published Wednesday, Audiard called the actress’ past tweets “inexcusable” and “hateful,” and accused Gascón of “playing the victim.” Karla Sofía Gascón Says 'I Am Not a Racist' Following Backlash From Resurfaced Offensive Tweets “I haven’t spoken to her,

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).