‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Offers an Apology After Offensive Tweets Resurface

Celebrities who have used Twitter, now X, as the sounding board of their views have learned the hard way that what is written cannot be forgotten. From James Gunn to Kevin Hart, statements they may have posted years ago that have offensive text can be discovered and used against them. Learning this today is Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón, who saw a slew of her old tweets spread across X in a bid to show that she has exhibited offensive and racist tendencies despite her calls for unity as she promotes her polarizing film that has managed to be the darling of the awards season. Emilia Pérez already had its naysayers for a plethora of reasons, but Gascón added more fuel to the fire. She has now issued an apology, which may have come too little too late, and the backlash has led her to slink away from her X page entirely.

Per IndieWire, and likely through a very frustrated publicist, Gascón issued an apology for old social media posts that flooded X yesterday. These posts displayed less-than-favorable views about George Floyd, Islam, Asian people, and much more, which was especially disappointing since her awards season moment is that of inclusion that someone in her position would dream of. Gascón made history as the first transgender performer to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, and now that all has been tainted by offensive tweets that go back as far as 2016. For her part, she did issue an apology, via Netflix, although it still doesn’t address some of the tweets directly.

“I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt. As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain. All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.”

Karla Sofía Gascón Has Deactivated Her X Page

It was clear that this apology wasn’t enough because Gascón was still being heavily critiqued online. The outspoken actress has suffered some backlash since Emilia Pérez emerged as an awards season favorite, but none of it was up to this level. Most of the criticism revolved around Gascón sometimes wrongly criticizing others for being anti-trans for not enjoying the film, something that might be true in some circles, but not the case in most. Those who don’t like Emilia Pérez have other issues with it (believe me, they run deep in the Mexican community) and it has nothing to do with gender identity. In fact, even the trans community has come down hard on the movie for some of its depictions.

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Feeling the heat, as of this morning, Gascón has deactivated her X account, which is probably the best move at the moment, because anything she says is going to be viewed under a microscope. Some pointed out that she tried to delete her old tweets as they were surfacing, but the internet is swift, and multiple social media platforms had already screenshotted them and spread them online. To think, this all started with an interview in Brazil where it was alleged that Gascón broke Academy rules by insinuating that Fernanda Torres, who is Oscar-nominated in the same category for I’m Still Here, had people from her team bad-mouthing Gascón and Emilia Pérez. It was determined that no rules were broken, and the actress cleaned that up with her first apology, but by that point, the floodgates were opened and there was no stopping the onslaught.

Emilia Pérez has the most Oscar nominations this year with 13, the most ever for an international release. No matter how anyone feels about the film, what could have been a historical moment whose only discourse should be over the film’s quality is now about the overtly offensive words of one of its stars. Not sure how Gascón, Netflix, or even the Academy are going to navigate this matter leading up to the show on Mar. 2, but it’s definitely going to be a bit awkward for not only Gascón but for the entire Emilia Pérez team by association.

3.5 /5 1/10 Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Emilia Perez R CrimeDramaComedyMusic Release Date November 13, 2024 Runtime 130 Minutes Director Jacques Audiard Writers Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius Cast Karla Sofía Gascón Emilia / Manitas Zoe Saldana Rita Selena Gomez Jessi See All Cast & Crew

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