Karla Sofia Gascon has taken to social media to defend herself following her recent controversy.
Karla Sofia Gascon is trying to “learn and be a better person every day”.
The 52-year-old actress has taken to Instagram express her regret and to clarify her position, after a series of old inflammatory tweets recently resurfaced online.
In a lengthy post written in Spanish, the ‘Emilia Perez’ star said: “THEY ALREADY WON. The first thing I’d like to do is ask for the most sincere forgiveness from those who feel bad about the way I’ve expressed myself at any stage of my life. I have many things to learn in this world, the forms [in which I learn] are my biggest defect. Life has taught me something I never wanted to learn: it’s clear to me that no matter how much my message is my message, without using the proper words, [the message] can convert into another. (sic)”
Karla came under fire after a series of controversial tweets – including posts about the murder of George Floyd, the Muslim community, and diversity at the Oscars – recently resurfaced on social media.
But the movie star has insisted she’s “not the same person” she used to be.
Karla – who recently became the first trans person to be nominated for an Oscar – wrote: “Although I have not committed any crimes I was not perfect either, I am not even perfect now. I just try to learn and be a better person every day.”
The actress claimed that her controversial posts have been “taken out of context”, while she also denied accusations of racism.
She said: “They have already won, they have achieved their objective, to stain my existence with lies or things taken out of context. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a racist (you will be surprised when you find out that one of the most important people in my current life and that I love the most is Muslim) nor any of the things for which I have been judged and condemned without trial and without option to explain true intention; I have always fought for a more just society and for a world of freedom, peace and love. I will never support wars, religious extremism or the oppression of races and peoples.”
Karla Sofia Gascon: I am not a racist
