Karla Sofía Gascón, Oscar-nominated for her position 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 brought about damage. As somebody in a marginalised neighborhood, I do know this struggling all too nicely and I’m deeply sorry to these I’ve brought about ache. All my life I’ve fought for a greater world. I imagine mild will at all times conquer darkness.”
In a single submit from 2020, she wrote: “I’m sorry, Is it simply my impression or is there extra muslims in Spain? Each time I’m going to choose up my daughter from college there are extra girls with their hair coated and their skirts all the way down to their heels. Subsequent yr as a substitute of English we’ll have to show Arabic.”
One other submit 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 display that there are individuals who nonetheless contemplate black individuals to be monkeys with out rights and contemplate policemen to be assassins. They’re all unsuitable.”
Gascón is the primary transgender actress to obtain an Oscar nomination, and Emilia Perez secured probably the most nods this yr with 13, together with finest image. She can be a Bafta nominee for finest actress.
Fernanda Torres, the Brazilian star of I’m Nonetheless Right here, who can be nominated in the perfect 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 will be significant for me to handle this swiftly to keep away from additional ache and confusion.”