Karla Sofia Gascón — set to be the first trans woman nominated for best actress — has inspired fierce love and venomous hate. She feeds off both.

I cannot step down from an Oscar nomination because I have not committed any crime nor have I harmed anyone," Karla Sofía Gascón told CNN.

Karla Sofía Gascón has said she will not withdraw from the Oscars race for best actress, despite controversy over past social media posts which showed her criticising Islam. Gascón made history last month as the first transgender person to be nominated in an Oscars acting category,

Oscar-nominated 'Emilia Pérez' actress Karla Sofía Gascón has apologised for her past social media posts and will reportedly not be attending awards events in the run-up to the final round of Oscar voting.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the film's embattled best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascon will no longer be coming to the U.S. for any of this week's many awards activities.

Netflix is reportedly distancing themselves from Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón after her social media posts with Islamophobic and racist comments resurfaced, throwing an already-polarizing Oscar film’s awards chances into question.