Karla Sofía Gascón says she is not racist and refuses to give up the Oscar

Karla Sofía Gascón, recognized for her role in ‘Emilia Pérez’ and first transgender woman nominated for an Oscar, has come to the passage of the strong controversy that has surrounded the actress after returning to light old publications on social networks and has defended his position through various media.

In an interview with CNN, Gascon said: «I cannot give up a nomination (Al Oscar) because I have not committed No crime I have not hurt anyone. I am neither racist nor anything that all these people have been in charge of trying to make others believe that I am.

The controversy arose when the screenshots of old comments from Gascón were shared on social networks, in which he criticized the clothing of Muslims and the death of George Floyd. Given this, Gascón deactivated his account in X (previously Twitter) and issued a statement apologizing: «I want to refer to the conversation about my past publications on social networks that have caused damage. As a member of a marginalized community, I know this suffering too well and sorry to have caused pain ».

In a conversation with ‘El Confidencial’, the actress said she felt a victim of a campaign against her: “What happens is that there is a Bestial campaign against ‘Emilia Pérez’ And against me. They will do absolutely everything necessary to prevent the statuette of the Oscar can take me, whatever.