Selena Gomez says she's still "proud" of Netflix's Emilia Pérez despite all the controversy surrounding the film. Gomez plays Jessi Del Monte in Emilia Pérez, the Spanish-language French film written and directed by Jacques Audiard.

A number of aspects of the record-equaling movie have been criticized in Mexico, including Gomez’s performance.

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.