Oscar-nominated trans actor Karla Sofía Gascón is facing backlash for resurfaced social media posts that denigrated Islam and made insensitive remarks about George Floyd. Gascón, star of the film 'Emilia Pérez,' issued an apology, stating her regret for causing pain and emphasizing her lifelong fight for a better world.
NEW YORK — Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar -nominated trans actor and star of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”
Gascón made history as the first transgender performer to be nominated for the Oscar for best actress, helping make “Emilia Pérez” the most nominated film going into next month’s show. Netflix will be hoping the controversy doesn’t derail the film’s Oscar chances. And less than a month after George Floyd, a Black man, who was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer in 2020, prompting a national reckoning with police brutality and racism, Gascón offered her assessment of Floyd as a drug addict who “very few people ever cared” for.
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