Selena Gomez said at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Sunday, Feb. 9 that she wants to continue focusing on her acting work to follow up on the success of 'Emilia Pérez.' "It's going to be very hard for me to ever go back to music after this,

The Emilia Perez fallout continues. Jacques Audiard, the film’s director, openly wondered why Karla Sofía Gascón continued to “harm” the cast and crew. Zoe Saldaña, who shared the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress prize with Gascón,

Though Karla Sofía Gascón was never mentioned, Gomez said at a Santa Barbara panel that "some of the magic has disappeared," given recent campaign chaos.

The singer and actress spoke about the film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Selena Gomez addressed the racism controversy that has engulfed her Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofia Gascón in recent weeks, revealing that she has “no regrets” about being involved in the production.

Selena Gomez spoke about the 'Emilia Pérez' controversy as she addressed her costar Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive comments in resurfaced X posts at a panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Sunday,

The actress’s old social media posts have threatened to derail the film’s Oscar campaign, but backlash has been building for months for other reasons.