Emilia Perez has been removed from “Emilia Perez.”
Trans actress Karla Sofia Gascon, who plays the title character of the Cannes award-winning film, will not be coming in from Spain for any awards shows this weekend.
The reason, of course, are the hateful racist Tweets she has posted since 2020, which were discovered by a freelance journalist. It’s not just one, but many, many tweets in which Gascon expressed her hatred of Islam, Muslims, Koreans, and even George Floyd.
Gascon also expressed her distaste for the 2021 Oscars, and Best Picture “Nomadland.”
Gascon has probably wrecked a year’s worth of work to bring “Emilia Perez” to the Oscars. It’s the most nominated film of the year. But it’s not even in the Netflix Top 10 anymore. Unless you go looking for it on the Netflix website, “Emilia Perez” has disappeared.
The actress won’t be going to the Critics Choice Awards on Friday or the AFI luncheon on Thursday. She’ll be the only nominee missing from the lead up to the Oscars. Don’t expect to see her at the SAG Awards, either.
And now it’s unlikely that Gascon will walk the red carpet at the Oscars on March 2nd. How could she? Her presence at any of these events would put the spotlight square on her.
Gascon posted her version of an apology to Instagram, and did an interview with CNN. But so far she’s made it all about herself, and not about the people she attacked, or why she hates so many different kinds of people.
What’s really clear is that Netflix has cut her loose. Gascon is flailing in the PR department, as seen in her most recent post. She’s asking journalists who know her to help her now. But really, few of us do know her, and she hasn’t explained herself at all. And obviously, the studio would rather just excise her at this late date than have to defend this terrible situation.
She wrote on Instagram:
“For years, I gave myself body and soul to The Emilia Pérez Family.
As I always do with everything I love and believe in.
Today, more than ever, I want to thank those who have recognized my work, the festivals that have celebrated our film, and every person who has been part of this journey. To my team, my colleagues, the extraordinary Jacques Audiard, our production company, the incredible crew, the press and, above all, to those who have supported and understood my process.
These past few days, I’ve been going through a rollercoaster of emotions.
I have been transparent because I have nothing to hide. During the time, I felt lost in my transition, seeking approval in the eyes of others. But today, I finally know who I am. I am only looking for the freedom to exist without fear, to create art without barriers and to move forward with my new life.
They want to apply “cancel culture” to me.
I ask the Hollywood experts, the journalists who know me and who have followed my career, how to move forward?”
