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miss a single episode. Here's my colleague Lucy Hawkins.

A musical about a Mexican drug boss seeking gender affirming surgery,

Amelia Perez is as ambitious and divisive as it sounds.

But it's not the content on-screen which is causing most controversy or dominating coverage.

Long tipped to be a runaway success at ceremonies throughout awards season,

the movie's positive critical reception was strengthened by a wave of nominations,

and that momentum seemed unstoppable until the re-emergence of a wave of nominations, and that momentum seemed

unstoppable until the re-emergence of a series of tweets by lead actress Carla Sophia Gascon

derailed promoters' plans. Apologies and crisis PR followed, but Gascon was sidelined by the

movie's representatives, all but ending her hopes of further personal plaudits.

And after throwing its weight behind co-star Zoe Saldania, the studio has managed to salvage some success,

but ahead of the Oscars, debate is growing about how much this scandal has harmed its performance.

So today we're asking, should we judge a movie by the actions of one of its stars?

With me is Noor Nanji, who's one of our culture reporters here at the BBC.

Good to see you, Norm.

Good to see you.

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