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For most of her career, Amirtha Kidambi didn’t refer to herself as an activist, in the same way she didn’t consider herself a Carnatic singer despite studying the form for years. Both of these practices, she explained in a 2017 interview, are lifelong callings.

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BBC Commemorating Five Years Since George Floyd’s Death With Feature Doc

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and Dartmouth Films are commemorating five years since the death of George Floyd with a feature doc that will be given a theatrical release.

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‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón reveals she ‘contemplated the unthinkable’ after social media scandal

The Hollywood Reporter of the controversy. “Absurd and even delirious accusations were thrown at me, which deeply hurt my spirit.

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‘Emilia Peréz’ star Karla Sofía Gascón on dealing with racist tweets controversy: “I contemplated the unthinkable”

Emilia Peréz, has opened up on her experience dealing with the fallout of her past racist tweets coming to light.In late January, past tweets were discovered on Gascón’s account, which expressed derogatory views about Muslims, the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and the Oscars. In one since-deleted post, she posted a picture of a Muslim family with a woman in a burka, describing the clothing tradition as “deeply disgusting”.Gascón, who was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her role in Emilia Peréz, soon after apologised but later argued that her tweets were taken out of context, and denied that she was racist.

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Bill Maher Says ‘Emilia Pérez’ Lost to ‘Anora’ at the Oscars Because of ‘Cancel Culture’: ‘It Was the Front Runner’

Jack Dunn Bill Maher has his own take about what went down on Oscar Sunday. While talking with author and comedian David Sedaris on the latest episode of “Real Time,” Maher explained that “cancel culture” was a big factor in deciding the latest class of Academy Award winners, especially when it comes to “Emilia Pérez” and its star Karla Sofía Gascón. “There are people who say cancel culture isn’t a real thing and I would say to them, ‘It just happened at the Oscars,’” Maher said.

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Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón have awkward exchange at 2025 Oscars after alleged ‘rich rat’ remark

lost out to “Anora” star Mikey Madison.The star-studded event came just weeks after several of Gascón’s’s past social media posts resurfaced, in which she criticized Muslim culture and George Floyd.She even allegedly called Gomez a “rich rat” before being cast with her in “Emilia Perez.”In a now-viral exchange, Gascón — who skipped the red carpet — was seen walking over to Gomez, who was sat in her seat during the Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.As Gascón, 52, approached the “Love On” singer, Gomez stood up, and awkwardly kissed her co-star on the cheek before sitting back down.Needless to say, the brief interaction was met with confusion from fans on social media.“Selena should stop talking with her. Karla is disgusting after everything she did,” one person wrote on X.Another added, “Hm, not sure why a kiss was necessary after all of that??”“Yikes.

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Conan O’Brien mocks Karla Sofía Gascón to her face in Oscars segment

Oscars, with the Emilia Pérez actress in attendance.O’Brien was the host for the 97th Academy Awards, which were held on Sunday (March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Drama Anora was the big winner on the night, winning five awards including Best Picture and Best Director.During his opening monologue, O’Brien said: “Anora uses the ‘F-word’ 479 times – that’s three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist,” before mimicking the publicist on the phone shouting: “she tweeted what??”Later he would say: “Karla Sofía Gascón is here tonight – and Karla, if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, my name is Jimmy Kimmel”.

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Karla Sofía Gascón Skips Oscars Red Carpet but Attends Ceremony

William Earl Although she skipped the red carpet, Karla Sofía Gascón, the embattled star nominated for best actress for her performance in “Emilia Pérez,” attended the Oscars on Sunday night at the tail end of a troubled awards cycle. She first appeared during Conan O’Brien’s monologue, after the comedian made a joke about the number of f-bombs her team likely uttered this award season. He then spoke directly to Gascón as the camera locked onto her in the crowd, saying.

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Michael Che On Joy Reid & Lester Holt’s Departures: “Well, NBC, Only One More To Go”

Saturday Night Live hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che were locked in this week when tackling headlines, addressing disasters from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s meeting with president Donald Trump to MSNBC‘s cancellation of Joy Reid’s show.

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Karla Sofía Gascón Makes First Awards Show Appearance at France’s Cesar Awards After Scandal Over Offensive Posts

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent After laying low in the wake of several clumsy apology attempts over her offensive posts, “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofia Gascón made her first award show appearance on Friday at the Paris-set Cesar ceremony where Jacques Audiard’s Spanish language crime musical is vying for 12 nods. Flanked by two men who appeared to be security, Gascón bypassed the Cesar press line and went directly inside the Olympia auditorium. Gascón, who lives in Spain, traveled to France for the Cesar, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, and will be facing co-star Zoe Saldana in the best actress category.

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Oscars CEO condemns ‘hate speech’ — but urges ‘respect’ if Karla Sofía Gascón shows up

controversial social media posts resurfaced in January.“The Academy does not condone hate speech — I want to be very clear about that,” Kramer told The Hollywood Reporter. “Karla’s nomination is historic. That’s really important.

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Karla Sofia Gascón to attend Oscars ceremony despite racist tweets scandal

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofia Gascón will be attending the Oscars this Sunday (March 2), despite controversy over past tweets.According to a report from Variety, the film’s producers Netflix will be paying for her expenses to attend the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.Gascón is nominated for Best Actress for her performance in the film, the first out transgender actor to be honoured. It is not known whether she will walk the red carpet or be seated near her co-stars or director.In late January, past tweets were discovered on Gascón’s account, which expressed derogatory views about Muslims, the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and the Oscars themselves.In one since-deleted post, she posted a picture of a Muslim family with a woman in a burka, describing the clothing tradition as “deeply disgusting”.“I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,” she said in a statement to Variety following the discovery.

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Karla Sofía Gascón to Attend Oscars, Netflix Agrees to Pay Expenses After Tweet Controversy

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Karla Sofia Gascón plans to be at the Oscars. Sources confirm that Netflix will pay for the “Emilia Pérez” star to attend the ceremony on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Gascón is nominated for best actress for her work in the Spanish-language musical.

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John Ridley Warns How DEI Decline Will Harm Hollywood Diversity Gains – Guest Column

Editor’s note: John Ridley is the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave writer, writer-director of Five Days at Memorial, and the Eisner-nominated writer of the DC graphic novel series GCPD: The Blue Wall. He also hosts with Matt Carey the Deadline podcast Doc Talk, and occasionally contributes guest columns.

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How Greg Gutfeld Became the Bill Maher of Fox News — And Toppled Fallon and Colbert in the Ratings

Karla Sofía Gascón’s old social media posts, with shocking takes on George Floyd (“a drug addict swindler”) and Islam (“an infection for humanity that urgently needs to be cured”), are roiling awards season and have turned the actress into a pariah. But the “Emilia Pérez” star, the first openly trans person nominated for an acting Oscar, is also a tricky subject to satirize. Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert have ignored the conflagration that has engulfed this year’s standard-bearing #Resistance film.

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Zoe Saldaña is pulled off camera during expletive BAFTAs 2025 speech

Saldaña was caught up in a slight mishap after she stormed the stage when “El Mal” from “Emilia Perez” won Best Original Song.As composers Camille Dalmais and Clément Ducol went to accept the award, Saldaña could be seen rushing from her seat toward the stage.She then grabbed the trophy from presenters Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh to give it to Dalmais and Ducol. But things didn’t go to plan, as Goldblum awkwardly snatched the trophy back from Saldaña and handed it to the pair.Director Audiard also accepted the award for Best Film Not in the English Language and mentioned Gascón in his speech after he previously condemned her “hateful” social media remarks.

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‘Emilia Perez’ director thanks ‘my dear’ Karla Sofía Gascón in BAFTAs speech despite controversial tweets

2025 BAFTA Film Awards despite the controversy over her resurfaced tweets.Jacques Audiard, who helmed the musical crime movie, went on stage to accept the award for Best Film Not in the English Language and mentioned Gascón, 52, in his speech after he previously condemned her “hateful” social media remarks.“Above all, I would like to thank all the wonderful artists who brought this film to life and who are here with us tonight,” said Audiard, 72, according to Variety.“My dear Zoe, my dear Selena, Giorgini, Paul, Juliet, Camille, Clement, Julia and your team, but also you, my dear Karla Sofia, that I kiss,” he continued. “I’m deeply proud of what we achieved together.

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‘Emilia Pérez’ director thanks “my dear” Karla Sofía Gascón in BAFTAs speech despite racist tweets scandal

Emilia Pérez, has thanked “my dear” Karla Sofía Gascón during his BAFTAs acceptance speech, despite her racist tweets scandal.The French filmmaker was accepting the award for Best Film Not In The English Language at the ceremony in London on Sunday night (February 16). The Spanish-language musical tells the story of a transgender Mexican cartel leader (Gascón) who enlists a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña, who won Best Supporting Actress at the awards) to help her disappear.Last month, a series of offensive posts from Gascón’s social media accounts resurfaced, expressing hateful views regarding Muslims, the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the Oscars.

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Karla Sofía Gascón Thanked By ‘Emilia Pérez’ Director Jacques Audiard At BAFTA Awards

Karla Sofía Gascón was thanked by Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard after the film won Best Film Not in the English Language at the BAFTA Awards.

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‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Not Expected To Attend BAFTA Film Awards; Guest Presenters Will Include Mark Hamill & Pamela Anderson

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is not expected among the attendees for the BAFTA Film Awards after her racially insensitive X/Twitter posts were uncovered.

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Selena Gomez on ‘Emilia Perez’ star’s racist tweet scandal: “Some of the magic has disappeared”

Selena Gomez has spoken out following the recent scandal surrounding tweets by her Emilia Perez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón.Last month, posts on X (formerly Twitter) from Gascón’s account had surfaced – these tweets had expressed hateful views regarding Muslims, the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the Oscars. She has since apologised for the comments, denying she is a racist, and has deleted her account on the social media site.Fellow Emilia Perez co-star Zoe Saldaña first broke her silence last week (February 6), expressing in a podcast that she was “sad” and “disappointed” but she couldn’t “speak for other people’s actions”.Now, Gomez spoke about the situation at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Sunday (February 9), where she received the Virtuosos Award.“Some of the magic has disappeared,” she revealed, per Variety.

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Selena Gomez Says ‘Some of the Magic Has Disappeared’ Amid ‘Emilia Pérez’ Controversy, but She Has ‘No Regrets’: ‘I Would Do This Movie Over and Over Again’

Ellise Shafer Selena Gomez got candid about the recent controversy surrounding her Oscar-nominated movie, “Emilia Pérez,” while speaking at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Sunday. The film — which has the most nominations going into the Oscars this year — has experienced a fall from grace since tweets resurfaced in late January from its lead, Karla Sofía Gascón, expressing controversial views on Muslims, George Floyd and diversity at the Oscars. As a result, Netflix has distanced itself from Gascón and is no longer financially supporting her on the awards trail.

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