By turns tearful and defiant, the 'Emilia Pérez' star told CNN en Español that controversial past tweets, which have thrown her Oscar campaign into disarray, were intentionally misrepresented and in some cases fabricated in a effort to scuttle her awards chances.

Emilia Perez' star Karla Sofía Gascón seemingly spoke out about her inflammatory X posts and criticism of Selena Gomez in a lengthy social media post on Feb. 1. The actress previously criticized Gomez in a resurfaced X post from 2022,

Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón continued to mount her defense in the aftermath of a series of past racist tweets resurfacing this week. Taking to Instagram this morning, Gascón acknowledged that she can “do better” but that her words have been corrupted.