The Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón (Alcobendas, Madrid, 52 years old) is since Wednesday in the focus of the controversy. First, for accusing the Brazilian film team I’m still here of “demeriting” his work, but, and above all, for the reappearance that he had never eliminated his profile, but that throughout Thursday they resurrected on social networks. In them, he criticized Islam (with expressions against Moroccans as “Moors fucking”), but also George Floyd (which he calls “drug trafficking”) or also the world of cinema (such as the last campaign of Barbie or the Oscar of 2021).
Now, 24 hours after a controversy that can cost the Oscar, who is a candidate for best actress for Emilia Pérez, The interpreter has not only closed her X account, but has sent a statement of apologies to several Spanish media, including El País, where she wants to clarify what happened. His words are reproduced literally below:
“I’m sorry, but I can’t continue consenting that this hate and misinformation campaign affects my family or my The exhaustion. I have a wonderful daughter to protect, whom I love madly and support me in everything.
I had made the decision to close a social network, which has taken a terrible drift, in which I have also fallen, and for which I apologize. As part of this society I have expressed my disagreement or agreement with all the related issues that have touched me and of which I have had an opinion, often wrong, which has changed throughout my own experience.
I have always used my social networks as a daily basis, reflections or notes, to later create stories or characters, not as something that would be to scrutinize until the last of its 140 characters, since sometimes I am neither I am aware of having written something negative. I have defended each and every minor I am self -criticism is myself.
They will never listen to me to support a war, an injustice, extremism or applaud anyone who oppresses other human beings. Maybe my words are not correct, many times due to ignorance or for pure mistake, I ask for forgiveness again if someone has ever felt offended or in the future.
I am a human being who also committed, makes and will make mistakes from which I will learn, I am not perfect. Taking out of context or manipulating my words to hurt me is something that I am not responsible. I am only responsible for what I say, not what others say that I say or what others interpret what I say.
I hope to have the opportunity to give a more extensive explanation at some point. Discuss me because I don’t stop going from one place to the other and I can’t be answering every thing they get to try to sink. But if they wish they can continue attacking me as if I were responsible for hunger and wars in the world. I ask for forgiveness again if I ever in my life I have offended someone with my words.
I am only Karla Sofía Gascón, an actress who has reached where very few thanks to her effort and work, without stealing or doing anyone in this world, just trying to let me live in peace, love and respect, something that seems very upset In this world. It is clear that there is something very dark behind. But I tell you something: the more they try to sink the louder. Bigger will be victory. Discuss me once again if any of my words hurt them. Sincerely, Karla. ”
Gascón’s words arrive at a time when he is at stake not only his career at Oscar, but that of the entire film. Emilia Pérez It is the most nominated film in a language other than English throughout the history of the awards. Among them, in addition, there are several very main: Best film, director, foreign film, song (with two options), main actress (for Gascón) and cast actress. Zoe Saldaña starts as a favorite in this category, but his Spanish partner’s campaign now calls into question the entire film, which can be affected by her. In this last week, prediction websites are showing a slight fall in the possibilities of Emilia Pérez In the Oscar race for the best film, than
