‘Emilia Peréz’ Songwriter Camille Says “We Don’t Support Hate Speech”

During an interview with Deadline about her song and score Oscar nominations, just ahead of a Critics Choice win, Emilia Pérez songwriter Camille expressed relief in being able to talk about the recent controversy surrounding the film.

“It actually feels like a relief to be able to talk about it, and it’s important to talk about these things,” says songwriter Camille. “It’s been very painful for us because you cannot control what other people choose to say, but we don’t support hate speech or racist speech.”

While Emilia Peréz started their Oscar campaign season with a meteoric rise, earning an almost record-breaking 13 nominations, unearthed posts made on X from lead actress Karla Sofia Gascón has halted that momentum. In a recent interview with Deadline, director Jacques Audiard disavowed the actress’ posts and opinions, which Camille says is the opinion of everyone else on the film.

“Inside the team, there’s no controversy about that – we all agree this is not possible,” says Camille. “Jacques has been very clear about it, and Zoe [Saldaña]’s been very clear about it, and we were very clear about it.”

Even amidst a controversy as this, Camille wants to make sure everyone involved in the film gets the recognition they deserve. “We continue this campaign because we all dedicated so much of ourselves and our creativity to this film, and we are so grateful to all the people that have supported us so far. We give all space to that campaign through the last week of meeting people, doing Q&As and being back together in Los Angeles.”