The star of “Emilia Pérez” was not part of the last three Hollywood awards ceremonies.
The protagonist of Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofia Gascónwill attend the Oscar awards this Sunday, despite the controversy for tweets in the past and revealed a few weeks ago.
According to a Variety portal report, the producers of the film, NetflixThey will pay their expenses to attend the ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Gascón is nominated for best actress For his performance in the film, being the first transgender actress to be honored. It is not known if he will walk along the red carpet or sit next to his co -star or the director.
At the end of January, past tweets were discovered in the Gascón account, which expressed derogatory opinions about Muslims, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and Oscar themselves.
In a subsequently eliminated publication, he published a photo of a Muslim family with a woman with Burka and described that tradition of clothing as “deeply disgusting.”
What did Karla Sofia Gascón say about her tweets
“I want to recognize the conversation about my past publications on social networks that have caused pain,” Variety told Variety after the discovery. “As someone who belongs to a marginalized community, I know this suffering and deeply regret to those who have caused pain.”
He later argued that his tweets were taken from context and denied that he was racist. In early February, the co -star of Emilia Pérez, Zoe Saldañahe commented on the controversy and said he was “sad” and “also disappointed” his cast partner Selena Gomez He also talked about the impact of the story and said that “part of the magic has disappeared.”
Emilia Pérez had been one of the main candidates for the Oscar with 13 nominationsthe greatest amount of any film in the awards. The film has won two BAFTA awards, three Critics’ Choice awards and an award from the film actors union. Karla Sofia Gascón was not present at any of those ceremonies, although director Jacques Audiard thanked her in the BAFTA.
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