Emilia Pérez Oscar Nominee Karla Sofía Gascón Apologizes for Past Offensive Tweets

Karla Sofía Gascón is expressing her remorse.

The Emilia Pérez star apologized for past offensive posts she made on X, formerly known as Twitter, that appeared to target Muslims, the killing of George Floyd and diversity at the Oscars that recently resurfaced. 

“I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,” Gasón shared in a statement to NBC News via a Netflix spokesperson Jan. 30. “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.” 

Among the now-deleted tweets, which have been circulating social media and were not independently verified by E! News, she slammed the 2021 Academy Awards. 

The actress—who became the first openly trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar at this year’s show—called it an “ugly gala” that she described as an “Afro-Korean festival” for its diverse winners in the tweets that were translated from Spanish to English, per Variety. She also described Islam as “deeply disgusting” and George Floyd as a “drug addict swindler.”