Emilia Perez’s Karla Sofia gascon apologizes for past offensive tweets
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Karla Sofia Gascon is expressing her remorse.
The Emilia Perez star apologized for past offensive posts she made on X, formerly known as Twitter, that appeared to target Muslims, the killing of George Floyd and diversity at the Oscars that recently resurfaced.
“I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,” Gason shared in a statement to NBC News via a Netflix spokesperson Jan. 30. As a member of a marginalized group, I understand the pain and suffering that has been caused by my past social media posts. I apologize to all those who have suffered. My entire life, I have been fighting for a better future. I believe that light will always win over darkness.”
Amongst the now-deleted Tweets, which circulated social media but were not independently confirmed by E! She criticized the 2021 Academy Awards.
The actress–who became the first openly trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar at this year’s show–called it an “ugly gala” that she described as an “Afro-Korean festival” for its diverse winners in the tweets that were translated from Spanish to English, per Variety. She also described Islam as “deeply disgusting” and George Floyd as a “drug addict swindler.”
