Zoe Saldaña defends first response to Karla Sofía Gascón controversy

Following her historic Best Actress Oscar nomination last month, Gascón came under fire over past offensive tweets and she has since been removed from the studio's awards campaigns. Her co-star Saldaña, who is up for Best Supporting Actress, was asked about the controversy directly at a Q&A in London over the weekend and many felt her response was too neatly packaged and media trained. However, in a new interview on Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast, the Avatar star addressed her first response and admitted it is difficult bearing the brunt of the scandal on the campaign trail.