{"id":22003,"date":"2025-02-17T19:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T19:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22003"},"modified":"2025-02-17T19:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T19:18:10","slug":"reason-why-zoe-saldana-was-escorted-off-stage-after-controversial-baftas-speech-got-censored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22003","title":{"rendered":"Reason why Zoe Salda\u00f1a was escorted off stage after controversial BAFTAs speech got censored"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Sunday (16 February), the biggest names in film gathered at the Royal Festival Hall within London’s Southbank Centre to celebrate this year’s BAFTAs ceremony.<\/p>\n

One of which was Zoe Salda\u00f1a, who swore a fair few times during an emotional speech she gave, following her win for\u00a0Best Supporting Actress<\/a>\u00a0for her role in\u00a0Emilia Perez.\u00a0<\/em>The controversial\u00a0Netflix<\/a>\u00a0musical-drama has taken home a number of awards despite being\u00a0called out by many fans online<\/a>\u00a0and having a 17% score on\u00a0Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>‘ Popcornmeter.<\/p>\n

In fact, Salda\u00f1a’s potty mouth reportedly led to her being escorted off stage. Take a look at the speech here:<\/p>\n

In her speech, the 46-year-old actress said to the crowd: “I was told not to cry by my children, so I\u2019ll try.<\/p>\n

“This is so validating and a true honour, because the very few times that I went for a part with a\u00a0British<\/a>\u00a0accent or dialect coach, I was like, ‘This is not going to happen to you’.<\/p>\n

“Even though I have a lot of British friends, I find myself repeating all their phrases, and I know that I\u2019m a pain in the a*se.”<\/p>\n

Salda\u00f1a continued: “BAFTA<\/a>\u00a0thank you, this was a creative challenge of a lifetime. How do you begin to even approach a film that not just defies categorisation, and you start by taking the leap with Jacques Audiard. I want to thank my wonderful cast.”<\/p>\n

She went on to say: \u201cFilms are supposed to change hearts and challenge minds and I hope I did something like this. voices need to be heard, just not my English accent.”<\/p>\n

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Zoe Salda\u00f1a won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Emilia Perez at the BAFTAs (Stuart Wilson\/BAFTA \/ Contributor \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

However, her following comments were cut from the BBC’s broadcast, but the Independent reports that Salda\u00f1a also said: “I\u2019m dedicating all of these awards and the film\u00a0Emilia P\u00e9rez<\/em>\u00a0to my nephew, Eli. He is the reason – they are the reason – I signed up to do this film in the first place.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo as the proud aunt of a trans life, I will always stand with my\u00a0community of trans people<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

She was quickly pulled off camera as she finished up: “Oh my god I’m getting a countdown. F**k f**k f**k!”<\/p>\n

A BBC spokesperson has since told LADbible that the cuts were ‘due to time constraints’.<\/p>\n

“As in previous years, due to the nature of the show it is broadcast with a short delay, and while we always aim to keep the core sentiment of acceptance speeches, edits have to be made due to time constraints,” the statement reads.<\/p>\n

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