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Actress Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for tweets on George Floyd, Islam
Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated star of “Emilia Pérez,” has deactivated her X account and apologized after social media posts she had made disparaging George Floyd, Islam and a previous Academy Award ceremony resurfaced this week.
Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old tweets, says she is ‘deeply sorry to those I have caused pain’
The lead of the movie “Emilia Pérez” is apologizing for old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”
Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for controversial posts on George Floyd, diversity at Oscars
Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón has apologized after resurfaced social media posts circulated online and caused a stir.
Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for past controversial posts
Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has had to pause her celebration for making Oscars history to offer an apology.
Emilia Pérez Star Karla Sofía Gascón Catching Smoke On Social Media For Old Tweets About George Floyd & Muslims
Those old tweets will always come back to haunt you. That's what Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is finding out the hard way.
‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón under fire for controversial posts about George Floyd, COVID-19
Following the backlash to her social media posts, Gascón said, “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt.”
‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón deactivates X account amid mounting pre-Oscars woes
Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón goes dark on X (formerly Twitter) after a series of insensitive past remarks about Muslims, Islam and more resurfaced.
‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Deactivates X Account After Apologizing for Offensive Posts
Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has deactivated her Twitter/X account after apologizing for offensive posts that resurfaced Thursday. Gascón’s X account @karsiagascon was deactivated as of Friday morning.
‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón’s posts about Muslims, George Floyd, Oscars diversity and more go viral
The actress stated that “Islam is becoming a hotbed of infection for humanity that urgently needs to be cured” and described Muslims as “a DEEP DISGUSTING HUMANITY.”
‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Apologizes For Offensive Tweets About George Floyd, Muslims
Karla Sofía Gascón, best known for starring in the 13-time Oscar nominated film Emilia Pérez, has issued a statement of apology after past tweets labeling the late George Floyd “a drug addict and hustler” resurfaced this week.
Trans actor who made Oscar history apologizes for tweets on Islam, George Floyd
She suggested that Islam be banned and called George Floyd a drug addict who “very few people ever cared” for.
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