“It’s not really common practice for people to vet social tweets that way … A lot of people are reevaluating that … I do think it is raising questions for a lot of people about reevaluating that process,” she said.
Netflix’s chief content officer has called the controversy around Emilia Pérez and its lead Karla Sofía Gascón’s resurfaced social media posts a “bummer”.
On whether Netflix is re-examining its social media vetting policies for cast and crew who work on Netflix projects, Bajaria acknowledged that while it is being re-evaluated by many in the industry, including Netflix, the logistics of the task seemed immense.
Responding to the controversy over her posts, Gascón had previously apologised in a statement to The Independent: “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt.
“I think you also have to [ask]: Are we going to actually look at the personal social media of tens of thousands of people, every single day around the world, [given the] amount of original film and TV and co-prods that we make and license?
