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ZOE Saldana made a sheer statement as she went braless at the Saint Laurent show in Paris.

The Hollywood star, 48, played peekaboo in a see-through black lace dress for a stylish Fashion Week outing.

Zoe’s daring outfit featured a spaghetti strap see through lace dress, with her black underwear visible beneath the sheer fabric.

The actor slipped a chic oversized blazer around her arms as she posed for the cameras before removing it later in the evening.

With her hair swept back into a sleek updo, the actress finished her look with sparkling silver earrings and barely there sandals.

Zoe later treated Instagram fans to a glimpse of the runway, posting a video with the simple caption: “YSL”.

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She added Nat King Cole’s Autumn Leaves as the soundtrack, giving a nod to the changing season.

Away from the catwalk, Zoe has been keeping busy filming the hit Paramount+ spy thriller Lioness.

She plays CIA operative Joe McNamara and also serves as an executive producer on the drama, which recently aired its third series.

However, Zoe is probably best as blue-skinned warrior Neytiri in Avatar or Gamora in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies.

The film star also bagged her first Oscar last year, scooping best supporting actress for her role in Emilia Pérez.

Off screen, she has been married to Italian artist and filmmaker Marco Perego since 2013.

The couple have three sons, twins Cy and Bowie, 11, and Zen, nine.

US president’s comments came after he was asked why North Korea can have nuclear weapons when Iran cannot.

United States President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “a friend” and played down concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal, saying, “as long as I’m around, he’s going to be fine”.

Trump made the remarks in Washington, DC, on Tuesday after a reporter asked him why North Korea could have nuclear weapons but Iran could not.

“That’s interesting. You know why? Because you had a different president, and they could have stopped him,” he said, referring to previous US administrations.

“He happens to be a friend of mine, Kim Jong Un, he’s a friend of mine. He likes Trump, doesn’t like a lot of other people. I’m about the only person in the entire world that he likes, and I like him,” he said.

He said North Korea’s nuclear capacity was “pretty large” but “not like us”.

“You know what, as long as I’m around, he’s going to be fine,” he added. “You know why? Because he respects me and he likes me.”

South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said last week that its northern neighbour possessed between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads. The figure is significantly higher than Trump’s recent assertion that Pyongyang has 57 nuclear weapons.

Trump is seeking to re-engage with Kim and secure a win on the international stage as the US and Israel’s war on Iran enters its eighth month.

The US president launched the war along with Israel on February 28, saying Iran could not have a nuclear weapon. Iran has denied seeking a weapon, noting it had signed an agreement with world powers in 2015 that curbed its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. But Trump abandoned the agreement during his first term in 2018.

The US-Israel war on Iran has disrupted global energy supplies, raised fuel costs and hurt Trump’s popularity ahead of the November midterm elections.

Trump held summits with North Korea’s Kim in 2018 and 2019, but diplomacy broke down over US demands that Pyongyang give up its nuclear weapons. Since then, Kim has expanded his arsenal of nuclear-capable missiles and strengthened his diplomatic footprint by aligning with Russia over its war in Ukraine and tightening relations with China.

Trump had earlier said he planned to hold in-person talks with Kim before the end of the year.

But North Korea has not formally committed to such a meeting.