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Karla Sofía Gascón during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Karla Sofía Gascón has come under controversy after someone uncovered her old tweets. The Spanish actress is nominated at the Oscars for her titular role in Netflix’s Emilía Peréz, and her past racist behavior is being criticized by movie lovers online.

Karla Sofía Gascón is the first openly trans actor to win Best Actress at the Golden Globes and the first to be nominated for an Academy Award. Journalist Sarah Hagi resurfaced more than a dozen of her old tweets from 2020 to 2021 about various ethnic and religious groups. In several posts, the star shared Islamaphobic sentiments about residents in Spain and also criticized the Oscars for looking like an “Afro-Korean festival” in 2021.

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Hours after the racist posts went viral, Gascón shared a statement apologizing for her actions. “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,” she said. “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.”

Karla Sofía Gascon Tweets

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