The fallout was swift. Costar Zoe Saldaña distanced herself from Karla's tweets twice, while Selena Gomez admitted that "Some of the magic has disappeared" around promoting the film. The film's director Jacques Audiard basically condemned her, and then he changed his mind the second someone handed him another award for the film. So it goes!

Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is speaking out about the controversy surrounding "Emilia Pérez" actress Karla Sofía Gascón. Best Actress nominee Gascón is the first openly trans star to be nominated for a performance Oscar.

Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is planning to attend the Academy Awards on Sunday, in spite of the backlash she has faced after offensive comments she posted on social media resurfaced and effectively derailed her history-making Oscar campaign.