Selena Gomez responded to actor Eugenio Derbez's criticism of her Emilia Pérez accent. "I understand where you are coming from," Gomez wrote on TikTok. "I'm sorry. I did the best I could with the time I was given. Doesn't take away from how much work and heart I put into this movie." Emilia Pérez, a Spanish-language musical drama about a transgender woman's journey, stars Gomez alongside Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoë Saldaña. "Selena is indefensible," Derbez said in Spanish on a recent podcast. "I [watched Emilia Pérez] with people, and every time she had a scene, we looked at each other to say, 'Wow, what is this?'" Gomez, not a native Spanish speaker, took lessons for the role. Despite the critiques, Derbez highlighted that Gomez is a talented actress, and pointed out many positive aspects of Emilia Pérez while also calling out the director's lack of cultural understanding. (Us Weekly)