"I would do this movie over and over again if I could.” Selena Gomez is proud of the work in Emilia Pérez despite all the controversy surrounding her costar Karla Sofía Gascón. At the Santa Barbara International Film Festival over the weekend (via The Hollywood Reporter),

Gomez said "some of the magic has disappeared" during award season in light of "Emilia Pérez" co-star Karla Sofía Gascón's old posts being resurfaced.

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.

At the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Sunday, February 9, the 32-year-old former Disney star was asked how she's holding up amid the controversy surrounding her co-star Karla Sofía Gascón's resurfaced comments on X (formerly Twitter ).

Emilia Perez' star Karla Sofía Gascón seemingly spoke out about her inflammatory X posts and criticism of Selena Gomez in a lengthy social media post on Feb. 1. The actress previously criticized Gomez in a resurfaced X post from 2022,

Selena Gomez addressed at the Santa Barbara Film Festival the controversy casting a shadow over her film 'Emilia Pérez.'

Still, she insists she's proud of the Oscar-nominated film and says she "would do this movie over and over again if I could."

Selena Gomez is speaking out about her feelings amid a controversy that many believe has upended the Oscars campaign for her film “Emilia Pérez.”

Emilia Pérez is one of the many films that’s been gaining positive buzz amid this awards season but, just a few weeks ago, controversy began swirling around one of the film’s stars. Lead actress Karla Sofía Gascón found herself in hot water over resurfaced tweets in which she made contentious comments on multiple topics.

After Karla Sofía Gascón’s controversial tweets resurfaced, she said that “some of the magic has disappeared.”