Netflix Has Reportedly Agreed To Send The Disgraced 'Emilia Pérez' Star Karla Sofía Gascón To The Oscars Despite Her Racism Controversy, And People Are Not Impressed

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01-03-2025

There's less than a week until the Oscars, which hopefully means less than a week until I never have to hear about the Emilia Pérez drama ever again.
If you've not been following, I'll give you the speediest recap I can. The 13-time Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez is critically acclaimed, but pretty widely disliked for a number of reasons. The leading star, Karla Sofía Gascón, made history by being the first ever trans woman to be nominated for Best Actress. But approximately a week later, a barrage of her old hateful tweets resurfaced and landed her in seriously hot water.
I say old, but some of her racist and anti-Islamic posts were from, like, 2023. Not a good look. She made a number of apologies, but folks online didn't seem to think they were at all sincere.
Since the drama, the Emilia Pérez cast and crew seemed to be distancing themselves from Karla Sofía. Her costars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez both shared that the experience of the movie has been affected by Karla Sofía's actions, with Zoe publicly denouncing racist behavior.
The director of Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, spoke at length about how damaging Karla Sofía's actions were in an interview with Deadline released on Feb. 5. However, when Jacques won at the BAFTAs a week later he gave a notable shoutout to Karla Sofía, leading many people online to question how the crew actually felt about the whole situation.
According to a source reported by Variety on Feb. 4, Netflix was distancing itself from Karla Sofía following the controversy and only communicating with her through her talent agent. The source also told Variety that Netflix was no longer planning on covering expenses for award shows — including the Oscars — and that if Karla Sofía chose to attend, she would have to cover travel and styling expenses herself. Karla Sofía was then notably absent from a number of major award shows this season, including the recent BAFTAs and SAG Awards.
But now, it seems like this is no longer the case. In a report released by Variety on Feb. 25, sources have claimed that Netflix now plans on fully funding Karla Sofía for the Oscars this Sunday.
According to insiders, the full details of her attendance are still being finalized, and it's still unknown whether she will be seated with her Emilia Pérez costars or if she'll be interviewed on the carpet. Netflix has yet to issue a public statement on the situation. However, there's been a ton of discourse online about the new development.
One user criticized the move, saying, 'so that was all performative lmao,' before another agreed, suggesting that Netflix had 'waited until voting closed and said pull up.'
'Netflix y'all are such cowards STAND UP,' one person added.
What are your thoughts on the situation? LMK down below.
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