The 52-year-old is nominated for best leading actress at the awards, but has stepped back from promoting the film after the X posts, made between 2019 and 2024, about Islam, the death of George Floyd and diversity at the Oscars resurfaced following the musical’s release.
The Last Showgirl actress Jamie Lee Curtis will also not be attending the ceremony, despite her nomination for best supporting actress in the film, due to Los Angeles wildfires delaying filming on her current work.
Emilia Perez stars Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez are to present prizes at Sunday’s Bafta awards, with actress Karla Sofia Gascon not confirmed among those attending the event amid criticism over a number of tweets.
The film has seen Saldana, who plays Rita, nominated for best actress in a supporting role at the awards, where she will face off against fellow co-star Gomez, who plays Jessi.
Emilia Perez follows four women in Mexico as they each pursue their own happiness, and sees fearsome cartel leader Emilia enlist Rita, an unappreciated lawyer, to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self, after transitioning from man to woman.
