Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated lead of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.

The Oscar-nominated actress, who plays a cartel leader in “Emilia Pérez,” was criticized for derogatory comments about Muslims, George Floyd and China.

Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of the French film "Emilia Pérez," has become the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for an Academy Award. Gascón was nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in the Spanish-language musical crime drama. The movie, directed by Jacques Audiard, is available on Netflix.

Up until last week, "Emilia Pérez" looked like a narrow Oscar frontrunner, in part because of its political resonances. Sure, the character of Emilia - played by Karla Sofía Gascón - did not become a better person after transitioning (in fact,

The “Emilia Pérez” star isn’t the first trans Oscar nominee. Anohni was up for best song, and Elliot Page was a contender before coming out publicly as trans.

In “Emilia Pérez,” Gascón plays Juan “Manitas” Del Monte, a vicious cartel kingpin who dreams of living openly as a woman. Gascón then portrays the gang leader as she t

In a tearful interview that Netflix did not authorize, the ‘Emilia Pérez’ star denied calling her costar Selena Gomez a “rich rat” and accused her detractors of unearthing “false” intel to derail her best-actress campaign.

"Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón has deactivated her X account after coming under fire for controversial past social media posts. The actor, who made history as the first transgender performer to be nominated in the Oscars' best actress category,