Those old tweets will always come back to haunt you. That's what Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is finding out the hard way.

Gascón, who became the first openly trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, got backlash for purported posts that resurfaced on social media Jan. 30.

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.

Oscar nominated Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon has issued an apology through Netflix for the caustic social media missives she posted half a decade ago, which have imperiled her awards season chances.

Much as its cartel-boss-trying-to-go-good antiheroine does as she tears through her family and community, "Emilia Pérez" defines its environment. It has been tipped for Academy attention since Greta Gerwig's Cannes jury gave it two key prizes.

Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon has apologised for old social media posts, including messages that denigrated Islam and called George Floyd "a drug addict and a hustler".

Now there’s even more controversy afoot as a series of old racist and Islamophobic tweets by Emilia Pérez’s trans star Karla Sofía Gascón recently resurfaced. Gascón, a Spanish actress whose performance in Emilia Pérez has garnered acclaim,