Old X contributions from Karla Sofía Gascón Cooking up-the protagonist of the Drama Musical “Emilia Pérez” had insulted Islam (not to bring together with “European values”) and titulated the murdered George Floyd as “drug addict and stricter” . Will she cost the Oscar for which she is nominated as the best leading actress? And how does it let the film stand there?
Deleted, but do not forget on the net
Some of the X contributions from Gascón can no longer be found. An apology also followed by the actress. What was specific? On the one hand, it is said to have been called in a tweet that has now been deleted: “As long as we religions like Islam that run counter to European values and violate human rights, do not prohibit the protection of religious freedom, we will be part of the huge problem that we are facing , don’t solve. “
Another posting said according to media reports: “Faith manipulates those who cling to the faith.” When these statements by the Spaniard now made the rounds as part of “Emilia Pérez”, a shit storm became a shit storm.
These were not the only contributions that caught negatively. The Mimin also said in November 2020: “Sorry, I only see it that way or are there more and more Muslims in Spain? Every time I pick up my daughter from school, there are more women with covered hair and skirts that extend to their heels. “Another post:” Maybe we will have to teach Arabic instead of English next year. “
And another racist tweet, who barely came out of Georg Floyd police officers after the murder of Georg Floyd, said that the African American was a “drug addict and stricter”, which “only took care of very few people”.
Some X-posts are summarized here:
Sorry there
In the meantime, the actress has deactivated her X-account and apologized for previous statements. According to her, it says “Variety:” As a member of a marginalized community, I know this suffering only too well and I am deeply sorry for those whom I have caused pain, “wrote the Spanish actress in an explanation on Netflix, where her Film can be streamed in the USA. “I fought for a better world all my life. I believe that the light will always triumph over the darkness. “
“Emilia Pérez” goes into the race with 13 nominations
In Jacques Audio’s “Emilia Pérez”, Gascón embodies a drug baron in Mexico who wants to leave the job behind and want to start a new life as a woman.
After the work with 13 nominations by the Academy predicted great opportunities at the Oscars, according to the expert: according to the expert: the inside of the main actress. “I think we can say with certainty that Karla Sofía Gascón will not win anything,” for example the announcement by Wendy Ide, film critic of the “Observer”, to “BBC”.
The Oscars take place on March 3, 2025 on the night.