Karla Sofa Gascon will go to the Oscar despite “cancellation,” says website

Actress Karla Sofa Gascon plans to attend the Oscar ceremony on Sunday (2.mar.2025), said. Netflix, producer of musical Emilia PérezHe would have agreed to cover the actress’s travel expenses, which faced criticism after the discovery of controversial publications on her social networks.

Gascon’s participation in the red carpet before the award has not yet been confirmed. Your castmates Zoë Saldaña and Selena Gomez will also be present at the ceremony.

Netflix had initially suspended transportation and lodging to GASCON, which would make it difficult to presence at the event, as the actress resides in Spain. The company has also removed GASCON from promotional emails and disclosure materials from the film to minimize the effects of the controversy.

After the criticism, Gascon apologized publicly and restricted comments on the subject. She was absent at events such as Critics Choice Awards and PGA Awards.

Gascon is the first transient woman nominated for the Best Actress Award in Oscar, competing with Fernanda Torres, Demi Moore, Mikey Madison and Cynthia Erivo.

Remember the controversy involving the actress

Journalist Sarah Hagi brought to light old publications from the actress on the X (former Twitter), including comments on Muslim culture, the George Floyd case and Oscar himself.

“I really believe that very few people cared about George Floyd, a drug addict and a drug dealer,” Wrote Gascon in one of the posts.

The situation worsened when Gascon mentioned that Fernanda Torres’s team would be “Detonating” Both she and Emilia Pérez. Subsequently, she clarified that she referred to toxicity on social networks in general.

Gascon disabled his X profile and apologized in an interview with CNN. She also denied having made derogatory comments about Selena Gomez and was accused of offensive publications about Brazilian influencer Ygona Moura, who died for complications of tuberculosis during Covid-19 pandemic.