Netflix has dropped “Emilia Perez” star Karla Sofia Gascon from the famous Oscar campaign and distanced herself from the best actress candidate with offensive social media posts, Hollywood Trade reported on Tuesday.
Images of Gascon, who made history as the first openly trans acting nominee in Academy Award history, advertise posters, signs and ads for music films that won 13 Oscar nods than other films of the year. I did.
But the campaign suddenly changed tuck after an old social media post was discovered last week and widely shared with Guscon with Islam and called “infected” and “deeply disgusting.”
Gascon also slandered or ocked a wide range of subjects including diversity efforts, China and George Floyd.
Spanish star 52 initially apologised in a statement issued via Netflix, previously disabling his account on Twitter X, but quickly reversed the course by publicly defending himself. Ta.
She told CNN she was “not racist,” and told CNN she wouldn't withdraw from the Oscar fight, and she denounced “culture cancellation” in an Instagram post.
Hollywood reporters and variety say streaming giant Netflix, which is investing heavily in hopes of “Emilia Perez” winning the first photo of the Oscars, has dropped Gascon from all campaign efforts I did.
The Netflix webpage promoting the film “for your awards consideration” on Tuesday contained images of Zoe Saldana, the film's best supporting actress nominee.
At the peak moment of Hollywood's awards season, Gascon will no longer be attending events including the gala of the Critics Choice Awards on Friday, Trade Magazine reported.
When contacted by AFP, Netflix declined to publicly comment.
“Emilia Perez” tells the story of a Mexican drug cartel boss who returns to life as a woman and turns his back on crime.
It previously received criticism for its portrayal of Mexico and its drug war, its representation of trance problems, and its use of artificial intelligence to increase the audio range of Gascons in the music scene.
But, at least up until now, it seemed to survive those storms, but frontrunner remained recognized for multiple Academy Awards.
The controversy doesn't always prevent the film from continuing to enjoy success at the Oscars.
The drama “Green Book,” based on the real-life stories of deep Southern black musicians and his white drivers in the 1960s, was widely criticized for perpetuating the “White Savior” stereotypes.
A tweet surfaced during the Oscar campaign. There, one of the film's producers expressed support for the false claim that Muslims were celebrating in New Jersey after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
It won the best photos.
