Karla Sofía Gascón, the Emilia Pérez star and 2025 Best Actress Oscar nominee, is at the center of the awards season’s biggest scandal. 
After journalist Sarah Hagi unearthed a series of offensive tweets from Gascón’s past, the actress has been embroiled in a storm of controversy, issuing a mix of apologies and defenses that have only fueled the fire.
The scandal began when Hagi resurfaced tweets from Gascón, mostly dating between 2019 and 2024,…

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Karla Sofia Gascón Defended Her Offensive George Floyd Tweet In A Tear-Filled Interview

Karla Sofía Gascón, actress of ‘Emilia Pérez’, closes her X account after offensive publicationsJacques Audiard, director of ‘Emilia Pérez’, says about the Spanish language: “Es de pobres”The actress Karla Sofía Gascón, protagonist of “Emilia Pérez” and first woman trans nominated for the Oscar, is in the eye of the storm after old social media publications that have been catalogued as offensive and discriminatory. The controversy has put her ca…

Karla Sofía Gascón, actriz de ‘Emilia Pérez’, cierra su cuenta de X tras publicaciones ofensivasJacques Audiard, director de ‘Emilia Pérez’, opina sobre el idioma español: “Es de pobres”La actriz Karla Sofía Gascón, protagonista de “Emilia Pérez” y primera mujer trans nominada al Oscar, se encuentra en el ojo de la tormenta después de que resurgieran antiguas publicaciones en redes sociales que han sido catalogadas como ofensivas y discriminator…

Karla Sofía Gascón se defiende por los mensajes sobre Hitler, George Floyd y más

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Continuing her efforts to repair her damaged reputation, embattled Best Actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón sat down with CNN en Español anchor Juan Carlos Arciniegas for a nearly hourlong interview Sunday in which she broke down multiple times. Gascón, who made history as the first openly trans actress to receive an Oscar bid for Netflix’s Emilia Pérez, has been under fire after offensive social media posts from the past five years were un…

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Karla Sofía Gascón gives tearful TV interview addressing racist tweets and refusing to ‘renounce’ her Oscar nomination

Last week, old social media posts by the protagonist Emilia Pérez and Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón came to light with offensive and racist content. After apologizing through several press releases, and deactivating her account on the social network X, the interpreter has now given her first interview in which, through tears, she has assured that she had not “committed any crime”, in addition to denying the veracity of some of the texts, such…

La semana pasada salieron a la luz antiguas publicaciones en redes sociales de la protagonista de Emilia Pérez y nominada al Oscar Karla Sofía Gascón de contenido ofensivo y racista. Tras pedir disculpas a través de varios comunicados, y desactivar su cuenta de la red social X, la interprete ha concedido ahora su primera entrevista en la que, entre lágrimas, ha asegurado no haber "cometido ningún crimen", además de negar la veracidad de algunos …

Karla Sofía Gascón rompe a llorar en su primera entrevista tras salir a la luz sus mensajes racistas

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Karla Sofía Gascón breaks down in tears in her first interview after her racist messages came to light

The Spanish actress has given an interview to CNN en Español where she has explained how she feels after this public mockery she is suffering

La actriz española ha concedido una entrevista a CNN en Español donde ha explicado cómo se siente después de este escarnio público que está sufriendo

Karla Sofía Gascón, entre lágrimas, habla de la polémica de sus comentarios y del apoyo recibido

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Karla Sofía Gascón, in tears, speaks of the controversy of her comments and the support received

The Emilia Pérez star said that her words were misunderstood and claimed that the 2022 post calling Selena Gomez a “rich rat” was “not mine.”

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Karla Sofía Gascón Addresses Racist X Posts in Tearful Interview on CNN en Español

Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of “Emilia Pérez”, is the first trans actress nominated for an Oscar in an acting category, but it's now in the news due to the controversial old publications that surfaced on social media. Gascón spoke exclusively with CNN's Juan Carlos Arciniegas and returned to ask for his “sincerest apology to all the people who may have been offended”. “I can't give up a [Oscar] nomination because I didn't commit any crime or do…

Karla Sofía Gascón, protagonista de “Emilia Pérez”, é a primeira atriz trans indicada ao Oscar em uma categoria de atuação, mas agora é notícia devido às publicações polêmicas antigas que vieram à tona nas redes sociais. Gascón falou exclusivamente com Juan Carlos Arciniegas da CNN e voltou a pedir suas “mais sinceras desculpas a todas as pessoas que podem ter sentido ofendido”. “Eu não posso renunciar a uma indicação [ao Oscar] porque eu não co…

À CNN, Karla Sofía Gascón nega críticas a Selena Gomez: “Nunca disse nada”

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To CNN, Karla Sofía Gascón denies criticism of Selena Gomez: “I never said anything”

In 2025, Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscars history by being the first trans woman to be nominated in the Best Actress category for Emilia Pérez. But now there seems to be rarely any chances left of her making history by actually winning the award. Because, years old inflammatory social media remarks by the actress started flooding the internet.  
Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez | image: Pathé However, while her outrageous posts threatened the fi…

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Karla Sofía Gascón Will Not Renounce Her Oscar Nomination, Didn't Call Selena Gomez a "Rich Rat": "I haven't killed a single fly”

The actress, nominated for the Oscar, defends herself against accusations of racism after the release of controversial tweets: "I have been judged, condemned, sacrificed, crucified and stoned"

La actriz, nominada al Oscar, se defiende de las acusaciones de racismo tras la divulgación de polémicos tuits: "Se me ha juzgado, condenado, sacrificado, crucificado y apedreado"

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