Karla Sofía Gascón, Oscar-nominated for her function in Emilia Perez, has issued an apology after controversial social media posts about George Floyd and Islam surfaced yesterday (January 30).
In a press release to Selection, Gascón mentioned: “I need to acknowledge the dialog round my previous social media posts which have prompted damage. As somebody in a marginalised group, I do know this struggling all too effectively and I’m deeply sorry to these I’ve prompted ache. All my life I’ve fought for a greater world. I consider mild will at all times conquer darkness.”
In a single publish from 2020, she wrote: “I’m sorry, Is it simply my impression or is there extra muslims in Spain? Each time I am going to select up my daughter from faculty there are extra girls with their hair lined and their skirts right down to their heels. Subsequent 12 months as an alternative of English we’ll have to show Arabic.”
One other publish from 2020 mentioned: “I actually suppose that only a few individuals ever cared about George Floyd, a drug addict swindler, however his demise has served to as soon as once more reveal that there are individuals who nonetheless think about black individuals to be monkeys with out rights and think about policemen to be assassins. They’re all improper.”
Gascón is the primary transgender actress to obtain an Oscar nomination, and Emilia Perez secured probably the most nods this 12 months with 13, together with finest image. She can also be a Bafta nominee for finest actress.
Fernanda Torres, the Brazilian star of I’m Nonetheless Right here, who can also be nominated in one of the best actress class on the Oscars, has additionally launched an apology this week after a clip of her in Blackface from a 2008 Brazilian TV sketch comedy present additionally resurfaced.
“I’m very sorry for this,” she mentioned. “I’m making this assertion as it is vital for me to handle this swiftly to keep away from additional ache and confusion.”
