Variety reports:
The title character of “Emilia Pérez” is not a good person. Her lawyer, Rita (Zoe Saldaña), thinks she can become one, agreeing to facilitate a notorious cartel leader’s gender transition in part because “Changing the body changes the soul / Changing the soul changes society / Changing society changes everything.”
But the ensuing story thoroughly disproves Rita’s thesis; Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) herself may think she’s changed inside as well as out, throwing herself into a nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of the very organizations she once led, but she soon gives into her own worst impulses.
On Thursday, social media users uncovered — and as of this writing, are still uncovering — posts by Gascón disparaging Islam (“deeply disgusting”), George Floyd (“a drug addict swindler”) and a diversified Academy Awards (“an Afro-Korean festival”). Gascón is currently nominated for best actress.
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“Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofia Gascón is under fire for a series of social media posts to her account on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which the actor appears to express controversial views on Muslims, George Floyd and diversity at the Oscars.
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