00:00Karla Sofia Gascón is opening up about why she deactivated her ex-account
00:04and responding to the controversy surrounding her past social media posts.
00:08The Best Actress Oscar nominee shared a long statement exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter
00:14about why she chose to deactivate her account after critics surfaced inflammatory old tweets of hers
00:19weighing in on the 2020 murder of George Floyd, as well as decrying Muslim immigration in her native Spain
00:24and calling for a ban of, quote, religions that go against European values.
00:29Gascón's statement begins,
00:49Gascón, the first openly transgender performer to be nominated for Best Actress,
00:54has faced abuse and death threats from anti-trans factions online.
00:57Her Oscar campaign has been framed in a progressive light,
01:00but the revelation of Gascón's incendiary past positions has thrown her campaign into disarray.
01:05In her statement, Gascón apologizes for her, quote,
01:13She went on to say,
01:21Gascón also suggested that the voices that have aligned against her
01:25could be part of a deliberate effort to scuttle her Oscar chances.
01:28She wrote,
01:39To read Gascón's full statement, go to THR.com.
01:42This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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