Karla Sofía Gascón Apologizes for Tweets But Fans Say ‘No’

“Emilia Perez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has been dealing with backlash as a result of some resurfaced controversial tweets.

The Spanish actress took to social media to apologize, claiming she was not the identical one who had made the tweets 10 to twenty years in the past.

Nevertheless, some followers disagreed, highlighting that some feedback have been made extra not too long ago than she advised.

On Saturday, February 1, Gascón personally addressed the controversy surrounding her resurfaced “racist and controversial” tweets.

The actress discriminated towards Muslims residing in Spain and referred to as George Floyd a “drug addict swindler” after he was killed by police in 2020. Gascón additionally criticized the Oscars in one in every of her tweets, claiming the award present seemed like a ceremony for unbiased and protest movies.

“I can not right my previous actions. I can solely say that at this time I’m not the identical particular person I used to be 10 or 20 years in the past […] Anybody who is aware of me is aware of that I’m not racist (they’re going to be stunned to find one of the necessary individuals in my present life and that I really like probably the most is Muslim),” she posted on Instagram.

Nevertheless, followers rapidly dissected Gascón’s apology, highlighting that a lot of the tweets have been from one or two years in the past.

Whereas reacting to Gascón’s apology, one X consumer wrote, “10 or 20 years?? Karla, you made these tweets final 12 months.”

“There’s nothing extra lame and racist than utilizing the cardboard I’ve a pal or beloved one that’s…,” commented one other X consumer.

Apart from apologizing for her previous statements, Gascón, the primary overtly trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, additionally addressed those that dug up her controversial posts.

The actress acknowledged that a few of her feedback have been taken out of context and used towards her deliberately.

“I acknowledge, by tears, that they’ve already received; they’ve achieved their goal, to stain my existence with lies or issues taken out of context,” she claimed.

Gascón defined that feedback she made to reward her colleagues have been being mistaken for criticisms, and jokes have been being handled as actuality.

When the Oscar nominations have been introduced on Thursday, January 23, “Emilia Perez” made historical past with 13 nominations.

The French Musical dramedy, directed by Jacques Audiard, grew to become the primary non-English language movie to achieve such success. After the announcement, “Emilia Perez” was thought of one of many favourite movies to take house the Greatest Image Award.

Nevertheless, the movie’s probabilities of successful have dropped considerably, particularly after the controversy surrounding Gascón.

Based on Yahoo!, the likelihood of “Emilia Perez” successful Greatest Image has dropped to fourth place within the Oscar odds market. The movie additionally dropped from second to 3rd place within the Greatest Tailored Screenplay race.

In the meantime, director Audiard dropped third within the race for Greatest Director behind Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist,” and Sean Baker, “Anora.”

One of many resurfaced tweets by Gascón that has gone viral is one the place she referred to as her “Emilia Perez” co-star, Selena Gomez, “a wealthy rat.”

Within the since-deleted publish on X, Gascón quoted an article by Spanish outlet Reforma that detailed Gomez and Hailey Bieber’s reunion on the Annual Academy Museum Gala in October 2022.

The information publish featured a picture of Gomez and Hailey posing collectively and was meant to show that there have been no points between the 2 girls.

In her tweet, which has been translated from Spanish, Gascón wrote, “She’s a wealthy rat who performs the poor b-tch every time she will and can by no means cease bothering her ex-boyfriend and his spouse,” referencing Gomez’s ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and spouse, Hailey.

Based on The Latin Times, Gascón reportedly knew she would work with Gomez on “Emilia Perez” when she commented on X.

Throughout her look in London to advertise the movie “Emilia Perez,” Zoe Saldaña sat down for a Q&A session.

Saldaña declared that she was nonetheless processing all the pieces that transpired, making her unhappy.

“It makes me actually unhappy as a result of I do not assist [it], and I haven’t got any tolerance for any unfavorable rhetoric in direction of individuals of any group,” she famous, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Nonetheless, Saldaña defended the movie’s forged, explaining that their interactions have at all times been about racial, cultural, and gender inclusiveness.

Saldaña additionally thanked followers for nonetheless displaying up for “Emilia Perez.”