Carla Sophia Gascon made it clear that she is not retiring from the race for the , where she is nominated as best for the film “Emilia Perez”, despite the sound about her earlier social media posts for George Floyd, Islam and coronavirus vaccines. Writing history, she entered the short list of Oscar 1 candidates for a female role for her role in Netflix’s musical, “Emilia Perez”, where she plays Emilia, a drug baron who asks for the help of lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldana) to direct her death and undergo a pyloma surgery. CORVERSE In an interview with CNN, Gascon apologized to anyone who “possibly felt offended” by her posts, but said she was not a racist and added: “I can’t quit an Oscar nomination because I haven’t committed any crime, nor have I hurt anyone”. The film is nominated for an Oscar in 13 categories. However, Gascon, is at the centre as international media have brought to the fore a number of posts she made and deleted after the foul that was caused. while having developed views on coronavirus and vaccines. Posts from X (formerly Twitte), largely from 2020 and 2021 when it was known as Twitter, were discovered by journalist Sarah Hagi and subsequently reported to Variety. Gascon then disabled her X account and apologized for the posts. CORVERSE “As someone in a marginalised community, I know this suffering very well and I deeply regret those who caused pain,” wrote the actress in a statement last week through Netflix, which refers to the Associated Press. “My whole life I fought for a better world. I believe that light will always triumph over darkness,” he continued. Gascon said in that she asked “the most sincere apology to all the people who may have felt insulted”. However, he added: “I am neither racist nor something all these people tried to make others believe I am.” Gascon said she did not “identify” some of the positions she was assigned to and said she was not given the opportunity to defend herself. She also denied writing a derogatory post for her co-star in Emilia Perez, Selena Gomez in 2022. “It is not mine, of course, I have never said anything about my colleague, I would never mention that,” Gascon said. Carla Sofia Gascon was nominated for an Oscar I Women’s Role for her performance in the film “Emilia Perez”. The film has split reviews from those who have watched it and has also caused controversy in Mexico over the way the country is portrayed. In statements to CNN, director Jacques Odiard said the film is a “opera” and therefore not “realistic” and added: “If there are things that seem shocking in Emilia Pérez, then I’m sorry… Film doesn’t answer, it just asks questions. But maybe the questions in Emilia Pérez are wrong.” The film has also extracted criticism for portraying its central character. The LGBTQ+ community defense organization called it a “deep anachronistic depiction of a trans woman”. However, the French director was defended by Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, who described him as “one of the most amazing directors alive today.”
Oscar 2025: Carla Sofia Gascon does not retire after the mess with her old posts on Islam and George Floyd
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