Karla Sofía 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.
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.
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.
In the now-deleted posts, "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón called Islam "incompatible with Western values."
Controversial Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón has issued an apology following her shocking social media posts on Muslims, George Floyd — and diversity at the Oscars. Knewz.com can report the star,
Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has had to pause her celebration for making Oscars history to offer an apology.
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.”
She suggested that Islam be banned and called George Floyd a drug addict who “very few people ever cared” for.