Eugenio Derbez issues apology to Selena Gomez over Emilia Pérez criticism

Eugenio Derbez has recently issued an apology to Selena Gomez for his “careless comments” about her performance in the musical movie, Emilia Pérez.

The comedian shared an apology on TikTok after he called the Calm Down hit-maker “indefensible”.

“Dear Selena, I truly apologise for my careless comments,” he began.

Eugenio remarked, “They are indefensible and go against everything I stand for.”

“As Latinos, we should always support one another. There's no excuse. I was wrong, and I deeply admire your career and your kind heart,” said the Mexican actor.

Eugenio continued, “Emilia Pérez deserves to be celebrated, not diminished by my thoughtless remarks.”

“I'm walking away from this with an important lesson learned. While I understand if you cannot accept my apology, please know it comes from the heart,” stated the Coda actor.

While speaking on the latest episode of the Hablando de Cine podcast, Eugenio criticised Selena’s performance in the movie in which she spoke Spanish even though not being fluent.

“Selena is indefensible,” said Eugenio.

He mentioned, “I was there [watching the movie] with people, and every time a scene came [with her in it], we looked at each other to say, ‘Wow, what is this?’”

Eugenio also pointed out that no one is talking about it, but said that fans might not see the performance's flaws if they are not Spanish-speakers themselves.

Addressing Eugenio’s comments, Selena clapped back at the comedian and stated, “I understand where you are coming from. 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.”

“Also do not ever say my fans are the problem standing up, as you say, for me,” added the Only Murders in the Building actress.