Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated star of “Emilia Pérez,” has deactivated her X account and apologized after social media posts she had made disparaging George Floyd, Islam and a previous Academy Award ceremony resurfaced this week.

All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.” The Spanish actress recently became the first transgender person nominated for an Oscar, with the crime musical,

Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón has apologized after resurfaced social media posts circulated online and caused a stir.

The Oscar-nominated actress, who plays a cartel leader in “Emilia Pérez,” was criticized for derogatory comments about Muslims, George Floyd and China.

The lead of the movie “Emilia Pérez” is apologizing for old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”

Those old tweets will always come back to haunt you. That's what Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is finding out the hard way.

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón is facing controversy over her old social media comments. In since-deleted posts on Twitter, the actress wrote about Muslim culture, George Floyd, Oscars diversity and more.

"Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón has issued an apology after her controversial tweets on Muslims, George Floyd and diversity resurfaced.

Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has had to pause her celebration for making Oscars history to offer an apology.