Trans-Identifying Best Actress Nominee Will Attend Oscars Despite Tweet Controversy

KarlaSofíaGascón,thetrans-identifyingmaleactornominatedfortheAcademyAwardforBestActress,willattendtheceremonyonSundaydespitethemassivecontroversyaroundoldtweets. PerareportfromDeadline,Netflixwillbecoveringexpensesforthe“EmiliaPérez”startoattend.ThisconfirmationcomesafterthestreaminggiantremovedGascónfromthemusicaldrama’spromotionalcampaignandscheduledappearancesduringawardsseason. Theactorcameunderfirefortweetsfromseveralyearsagoonarangeoftopics,includingGeorgeFloyd,Muslims,anddiversityattheOscars. Followingpublicoutcry,Gascónissuedanapology,saying,“Iwanttoacknowledgetheconversationaroundmypastsocialmediapoststhathavecausedhurt.Assomeoneinamarginalizedcommunity,IknowthissufferingalltoowellandIamdeeplysorrytothoseIhavecausedpain.AllmylifeIhavefoughtforabetterworld.Ibelievelightwillalwaystriumphoverdarkness.” Gascónalsosteppedbackfromawardsshowappearancesafterthetweetswentviral,skippingtheCr