Karla Sofía Gascón Cancelled

Karla Sofía Gascón, best known for her role as the protagonist in the musical crime film Emilia Pérez (2024), has recently been exposed for prejudiced views on Muslims and diversity. On January 30, 2025, X (formerly known as Twitter) user @KindaHagi posted images of posts Gascón made in 2020 and 2021 showing blatant Islamophobic comments. Hagi criticized Gascón’s hypocrisy for advocating to win an Academy Award for her role in an otherwise progressive film, despite all the hateful comments Gascón made herself. Gascón’s posts have since been removed from her account.

On Feb 2, 2025, Gascón would appear on a CNN TV interview refuting the claims of her racism and Islamophobia, stating “I cannot step down from an Oscar nomination because I have not committed any crime nor have I harmed anyone. I am neither racist nor anything that all these people have tried to make others believe I am.”