The Oscar nominations were announced on January 23, 2025 and sent the Gangster Musical Emilia Pérez into the race for 13 of the coveted trophies. After this decision was recorded split by the film world, the film was once again criticized than Controversy social media posts by leading actress Karla Sofía Gascón have reached the public.
We explain to you what it is all about. In this article you will find the following points:
Former social media posts by Karla Sofía Gascón ensure controversy
In the past, Karla Sofía Gascón apparently more frequently announced her opinion on current topics about X (formerly Twitter), which, as part of her Oscar nomination, came to the public on January 30, 2025.
In a post from November 2020, she commented on On immigration policy in Spain and wrote (via USA Today):
Excuse me, but only does it occur to me, or are there more Muslim people in Spain? Every time I pick up my daughter from school, I see more women who hide their hair and carry their skirts to their shoes. Arabic will be taught instead of English …
In another post, Gascón commented To the Black Lives Matter Movementwho received new upwind in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd. She wrote:
To be honest, I believe that only a few people are really interested in George Floyd, a drug -addicted vertigo, but his death has once again fulfilled the purpose of demonstrating that there are still people who still believe … that black people do not right and that the police are assassins. They are all wrong.
In another post, the actress criticized The Oscar Awards of 2021 and wrote:
The Oscars look more and more like a ceremony for independent and protest films, I didn’t know that I was watching an Afro-Korean festival, a Black Lives Matter demonstration or the 8m. Apart from that, an ugly, ugly gala.
Karla Sofía Gascón is also said to have commented negatively through her Emila Pérez-Co-Star Selena Gomez. So she wrote about 2022 The network of relationships between Selena Gomez, her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Bieber (via the Latin Times):
She is just a rich rat that plays a poor B *** whenever she can, and which will never leave her ex-boyfriend and his wife alone. Karla Sofía Gascón apologized several times for her past statements
After the social media posts have reached the public, Karla Sofía Gascón apologized several times for them. On January 30, 2025, she explained in a statement (via USA Today):
I would like to recognize the conversation for my past social media posts that have caused pain. As someone from a marginalized community, I know this suffering only too well and deeply apologize to those whom I caused pain.
On January 31, she explained in a statement that was shared by the Hollywood reporter that she “Death threats” and “Insults” received and have now deleted their X-account.
On February 1, another more detailed apology for her statements on Instagram followed:
The first thing I want to do is honestly excuse me with everyone who felt that they have been attacked by the way I expressed myself in a time of my life. I have a lot to learn in this world … life taught me what I never wanted to learn: it became clear to me that it doesn’t matter how much your statement is an expression of a certain thing. Without using the right words, it becomes something else. My responsibility is now greater because my voice is now not just mine, but many other people who feel represented and inspired by me. I can’t repair my past deeds, me Can only say that today I am no longer the person I was 10 or 20 years ago that, even if I did not commit a crime, I am not perfect, even now. I can only try to learn every day and to be a better person. I realize with tears that they have already won, they have achieved their goal of brewing my existence with lies and things that are torn from the context . […]
On February 2, Karla Sofía Gascón gave a one -hour interview with CNN Spain, which is available on YouTube in full length. This is said to have initiated Gascón in the way without having discussed this with production and rental of the film Emilia Pérez. In it she explains again that she “Not racist” and its Oscar nomination in the course of their past statements do not take back, as the Hollywood reporter reports.
Zoe Saldaña reacts to allegations against Emilia Pérez-Co-Star Karla Sofía Gascón
Emilia Pérez-Co-Star Zoe Saldaña reacted to the controversy around Karla Sofía Gascón during a Q&AS that took place on January 31 in London as part of the film press tour. Saldaña said there according to the Hollywood reporter:
It makes me sad because I don’t support it and I have no tolerance for negative rhetoric towards people of all groups. I can only confirm the experience that I had with every individual while shooting this film. And in my experiences and interactions with them, it was about inclusive and cooperation and ethnic, cultural and gender -political equality. And that just makes me sad.
Director Jacques Audiard, who was also present at Q&A, and co-star Selena Gomez, which was explicitly mentioned in Gascón’s social media posts, have not yet responded to the events.
Emilia Pérez continues (for the time being) for 13 Oscars into the race
As Karla Sofía Gascón explained in the interview with CNN Spain, she will not withdraw her nomination as the best leading actress at the Oscars 2025. Saldaña also once again appealed in the Q&I mentioned for the relevance of the film Emilia Pérez, which in her view should remain unaffected by the controversy:
I am pleased that you are all here and are still there for Emilia, because the statement of the film is powerful and the change that the film can bring for marginalized communities is important.
The voting for the Oscars ends on February 18. We will find out whether and how many Oscars Emilia Pérez will win at the award ceremony in the night from March 3, 2025.