section_path: Controversy/Film crew comments/Karla Sofía Gascón
section_name: Karla Sofía Gascón
paragraph_text: Karla Sofía Gascón
  
  The vehement defence of the film on social networks by the lead actress was heavily criticized by internet users in Latin America.
  
  Gascón's controversial tweets from recent years resurfaced in January 2025, in which she verbally attacked Muslims and George Floyd, expressed anti-Chinese and anti-Catalan sentiments, and when she mocked the 93rd Academy Awards calling it an "Afro-Korean festival". These posts caused backlash from the public, leading Gascón to apologise and delete her X (formerly Twitter) account.
  
  To address the controversy, Gascón arranged an hour-long TV interview with CNN en Español, where she became emotional and repeated that she was not racist throughout the interview and compared her struggles to the struggles of black people, which eventually intensified the backlash since viewers considered the segment as "hollow" and disliked the comments she made throughout it. The backlash extended to Gascón's co-star Zoe Saldaña. Following these statements, Netflix decided to no longer fund Gascón's travel or fashion for the remainder of awards season and removed her from Emilia Pérez ' s awards campaign, releasing a new poster excluding her and enlisting the film's numerous wins and big nomination tallies.
  
  Jacques Audiard stated that he was no longer in contact with Gascón after her apology. Following Audiard's comments, Gascón posted a statement on Instagram, stating that she would step back in hope that her silence would "allow the film to be appreciated for what it is, a beautiful ode to love and difference". She reiterated her apology about the tweets she made.
  
  While Gascón did not attend the 39th Goya Awards, the controversy surrounding her statements was present throughout the event. On the red carpet, several Spanish film and industry personalities, such as director Juan Antonio Bayona and rapper C. Tangana, expressed their sadness at the situation, with Bayona calling it a "lynching" while highlighting the quality of Emilia Pérez. In February 2025, it was announced that Gascón would attend both the 50th Cesar Awards and the 97th Academy Awards.
  
  The vehement defence of the film on social networks by the lead actress was heavily criticized by internet users in Latin America.
  
  Gascón's controversial tweets from recent years resurfaced in January 2025, in which she verbally attacked Muslims and George Floyd, expressed anti-Chinese and anti-Catalan sentiments, and when she mocked the 93rd Academy Awards calling it an "Afro-Korean festival". These posts caused backlash from the public, leading Gascón to apologise and delete her X (formerly Twitter) account.
  
  To address the controversy, Gascón arranged an hour-long TV interview with CNN en Español, where she became emotional and repeated that she was not racist throughout the interview and compared her struggles to the struggles of black people, which eventually intensified the backlash since viewers considered the segment as "hollow" and disliked the comments she made throughout it. The backlash extended to Gascón's co-star Zoe Saldaña. Following these statements, Netflix decided to no longer fund Gascón's travel or fashion for the remainder of awards season and removed her from Emilia Pérez ' s awards campaign, releasing a new poster excluding her and enlisting the film's numerous wins and big nomination tallies.
  
  Jacques Audiard stated that he was no longer in contact with Gascón after her apology. Following Audiard's comments, Gascón posted a statement on Instagram, stating that she would step back in hope that her silence would "allow the film to be appreciated for what it is, a beautiful ode to love and difference". She reiterated her apology about the tweets she made.
  
  While Gascón did not attend the 39th Goya Awards, the controversy surrounding her statements was present throughout the event. On the red carpet, several Spanish film and industry personalities, such as director Juan Antonio Bayona and rapper C. Tangana, expressed their sadness at the situation, with Bayona calling it a "lynching" while highlighting the quality of Emilia Pérez. In February 2025, it was announced that Gascón would attend both the 50th Cesar Awards and the 97th Academy Awards.