Netflix has abruptly removed transgender actress Karla Sofia Gascón from its Academy Awards campaign following a controversy over offensive past social media posts. The streaming giant has canceled Gascón's appearances at pre-Oscar events and deleted any references to her from Oscar-related promotions. The scandal has rocked Hollywood during awards season, raising questions about how Netflix's publicity department could have missed Gascón's controversial tweets.
Netflix has taken the extraordinary step of removing best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofia Gascón from its Academy Awards campaign for, cancelling appearances by the transgender performer and deleting any reference to Gascón from its Oscar-themed advertisements.
The scandal has taken Hollywood by storm at the height of awards season. Many industry insiders are wondering how Netflix’s formidable publicity department could have missed Gascón’s old tweets before pouring a rumored $30 million into thefrontrunner status now appears to be in serious jeopardy as Academy members prepare to cast their final ballots ahead of the March 2 ceremony.
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