Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón has issued an apology amid widespread criticism over a slew of resurfaced tweets about George Floyd, Islam, and Oscars diversity. In her statement, per a report from the Associated Press on Friday,
Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has deactivated her Twitter/X account after apologizing for offensive posts that resurfaced Thursday. Gascón’s X account @karsiagascon was deactivated as of Friday morning.
The 'Emilia Perez' star is under fire for online declarations suggesting that the religion should be banned and that Floyd was a "hustler and drug dealer."
Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón is facing controversy over her old social media comments. In since-deleted posts on Twitter, the actress wrote about Muslim culture, George Floyd, Oscars diversity and more.
Karla Sofia Gascón, the Oscar-nominated lead of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.
Following the backlash to her social media posts, Gascón said, “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt.”
In the now-deleted posts, "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón called Islam "incompatible with Western values."
Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón is "deeply sorry" for the controversial remarks she made on X in the past. Additionally, the former telenovela star called George Floyd a "drug addict and a hustler" that "very few people ever cared about".
Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has had to pause her celebration for making Oscars history to offer an apology.
As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain,” Gascón said in part.
She suggested that Islam be banned and called George Floyd a drug addict who “very few people ever cared” for.