Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of “Emilia Pérez,” is staying in the race for best actress despite controversy over offensive social media posts.

By turns tearful and defiant, the 'Emilia Pérez' star told CNN en Español that controversial past tweets, which have thrown her Oscar campaign into disarray, were intentionally misrepresented and in some cases fabricated in a effort to scuttle her awards chances.

Emilia Pérez trans star Karla Sofía Gascón repeatedly broke down in tears and insisted she’s “not a racist” in an hour-long interview with CNN after a series of offensive tweets were discovered. Gascón,