The first openly transgender Oscar nominee for Best Actress, Karla Sofía Gascón, spoke out after being criticized for past controversial social media posts.
The Academy Award contender, who starred in « Emilia Pérez, » has been in hot water the past week after numerous old tweets emerged criticizing a variety of groups. These posts ranged from slamming multiple religions as the « f—ing beliefs of morons that violate human rights, » to referring to George Floyd shortly after his death as a « drug addict swindler. » In that latter post, Gascón appeared to criticize both sides of the debate over Floyd’s death, such as those who « still consider black people to be monkeys » and those who « consider policemen to be assassins. »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gascón responded to the massive public backlash by setting up an interview with CNN en Español, « without the involvement of anyone working on the film, which was distributed by Netflix. »
The performer offered, « my most sincere apologies to all the people who may have felt offended by the ways I express myself in my past, in my present and in my future, » but vowed not to step down from the nomination during the tearful interview.
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« I cannot renounce a nomination because what I have done is a job and what is being valued is my acting work, » Gascón told anchor Juan Carlos Arciniegas, according to The Hollywood Reporter. « And I cannot renounce a nomination either because I have not committed any crime nor have I harmed anyone. I am not a racist, nor am I anything that all these people have taken it upon themselves to try to make others believe that I am. »
The Oscar nominee instead argued, as translated by Google, « I believe that I have been judged, condemned and sacrificed and crucified and stoned without a trial and without the option to defend myself. »
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Gascón also attempted to clarify comments about Floyd, with the Hollywood Reporter summarizing the performer had « merely intended to point out the hypocrisy surrounding his elevation as a symbol of oppression. »
« He was a person who had been in a very difficult situation in his life and no one had helped him, and suddenly he becomes a symbol of a cause and everyone loved him, » Gascón told Arciniegas, as translated by The Hollywood Reporter. « But for someone to think that… I have ever insulted a person because of their skin color, I do not allow that to anyone, to anyone. »
Fox News Digital reached out to Gascón’s management last week and did not receive an immediate reply.
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Publish date : 2025-02-03 23:00:00
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