‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Says ‘I Am Not a Racist’ Amid Backlash Over Offensive Tweets: ‘I Have Been Judged and Condemned Without Trial’

variety.com:

Jack Dunn “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón took to Instagram early Saturday morning to write a lengthy response after a series of controversial social media posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, resurfaced on Thursday.

Accompanied by an image of a Nichiren Buddhist symbol and the words, “As with ‘Emilia Pérez’: We can all do better. Me too,” Gascón wrote, “THEY ALREADY WON.

The first thing I’d like to do is ask for the most sincere forgiveness from those who feel bad about the way I’ve expressed myself at any stage of my life.

I have many things to learn in this world, the forms [in which I learn] are my biggest defect. Life has taught me something I never wanted to learn: it’s clear to me that no matter how much my message is my message, without using the proper words, [the message] can convert into another.” (Variety has independently translated the post.) She continued, “I have gone from living a normal life to a life at the top of my profession in just six months, now my responsibility is very great because my voice not only belongs to me but to many people who feel represented and hopeful by or with me.” Gascón wrote that in recent years, she has relied heavily on Nichiren Buddhism as a guiding principle in her life, and believes it has changed her and “those who surround me for the better.” She admitted that she’s “not the same person” she was a decade ago due to the religious shift, adding, “Although I have not committed any crimes I was not perfect either, I am not even perfect now.