Emilia Perez woes mount with Netflix said to end Oscars backing for star over online posts
Streaming giant said to distance itself from best actress nominee, Spain’s Karla Sofia Gascon, over her offensive social media posts

Netflix has dropped Karla Sofia Gascon, the star of Emilia Perez, from its high-profile Oscars campaign and distanced itself from the best actress nominee over her offensive social media posts, Hollywood trade outlets reported.
But that campaign has abruptly changed tack, after old social media posts were uncovered and widely shared last week in which Gascon called Islam “an infection” and “deeply disgusting”.
Gascon also denigrated or mocked a range of subjects, including diversity efforts, China and George Floyd, the black man whose 2020 killing by police in the US state of Minnesota spurred massive protests.

The Spanish star, 52, initially apologised in a statement issued via Netflix and deactivated her account on X, formerly Twitter, but soon reversed course by defending herself publicly.
