Why Karla Sofia Gascon had to apologise days after becoming the first trans actor to get an Oscar nomination
Karla Sofia Gascon last week became the first openly trans actor to receive an Oscar nomination.
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However, she has since come under intense public criticism over past tweets in which she made apparently offensive statements regarding Islam, the killing of George Floyd, and the Oscars’ embrace of diversity. In light of the backlash, she recently acknowledged her controversial remarks and issued an apology.
Karla Sofia Gascon said in a statement to Variety, “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt. As someone in a marginalised community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain.”
Karla Sofia Gascon’s controversial tweets
Karla Sofia Gascon’s joy from her Oscar nomination for Emilia Perez, a film where she played the titular role, was greatly diminished after a journalist dug up some of her X (formerly Twitter) posts from 2020 and 2021. In one of the posts, the actor had displayed contempt for the public outburst over the death of George Floyd, the African-American man who was killed by a police officer in US's Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.
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