‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón points apology about previous social media posts

“Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón issued an apology Thursday after on-line customers resurfaced her previous posts on social media through which she seems to touch upon Muslims, George Floyd and variety on the Oscars.

“I need to acknowledge the dialog round my previous social media posts which have prompted damage,” Gascón, who turned the primary overtly trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, stated in a press release issued by means of Netflix.

“As somebody in a marginalized group, I do know this struggling all too properly and I’m deeply sorry to these I’ve prompted ache. All my life I’ve fought for a greater world. I consider gentle will all the time conquer darkness,” she added.

Criticism of Gascón first started Thursday after author Sarah Hagi shared screenshots of Gascón’s purported previous posts on X, which have been translated by Google. The posts have since been deleted.

NBC Information didn’t independently evaluation Gascón’s previous social media posts earlier than they have been eliminated. Screenshots circulating on-line recommend the posts, which have been written in Spanish, have been made in 2020 and 2021.

“that is all from the star of a film that’s campaigning on its progressive values, you actually gotta snigger,” Hagi, who was first to share the screenshots, wrote on X. “stuff like this doesn’t get flagged as a result of you’ll be able to say no matter you need about muslims, it’s by no means thought-about racist. once more, this isn’t even all of them.”

Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez, a genre-busting song-and-dance spectacle a few Mexican drug cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgical procedure, was nominated for a whopping 13 Oscars, main the pack of contenders on this 12 months’s race.

The movie, from Jacques Audiard, scored nods in classes together with supporting actress, unique rating, director, worldwide characteristic movie and greatest image.

The movie has generated buzz because it debuted on the Cannes Movie Competition final 12 months. It has already gained huge this awards season, having taken house 4 awards on the Golden Globes, together with greatest movement image — musical or comedy.

However some individuals have expressed their disappointment on the movie’s depiction of trans individuals. In a weblog put up revealed in November, GLAAD stated the movie is a “step backward for trans illustration.”

Gascón beforehand spoke to NBC Information about how she helped Audiard form the movie’s transgender storyline.

“I’m one of many few individuals on the workforce that speaks Spanish, and I used to be one of many first to affix, so I actually received to see the event of this mission and contain myself in it,” she stated. “I added something that I may to make it a bit of bit extra practical and a bit of bit extra aligned with what it was attempting to do.”