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

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.

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.

The journalist who discovered "Emilia Perez" star Karla Sofia Gascon's tweets speaks out on why she looked for them.

In her latest statement, Gascón attributes the above tweets to “ignorance or pure mistake,” apologizing to anyone who has taken offense. “I am a human being who also made, makes, and will make mistakes from which I will learn. I am not perfect. Taking my words out of context or manipulating them to hurt me is something I am not responsible for.”

Black, and anti–Selena Gomez (?) social-media posts, the embattled Emilia Pérez actress Karla Sofía Gascón cried as she told CNN En Español Sunday that she would not withdraw from Oscar contention. “I cannot step down from an Oscar nomination because I have not committed any crime,

Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón took to Instagram early Saturday morning to write a lengthy response after a series of controversial social media posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, resurfaced on Thursday.

Astoundingly, Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is still trying to defend herself in the wake of the 2025 Oscars season's biggest scandal. Indeed, ever since journalist Sarah Hagi unearthed a trove of offensive past tweets — mostly dating from 2019 to 2024 — the Best Actress nominee has unleashed an unceasing stream of quasi-apologetic,