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Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old tweets, says she is ‘deeply sorry to those

Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.” “As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain,” the actor said in a statement via Netflix, where her film can be streamed. Gascón made history as the first transgender performer to be nominated for the Oscar for best actress, helping make “Emilia Pérez” the most nominated film going into next month’s show.
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