Los Angeles, United States, Feb 25, 2025 (AFP) - 'Emilia Perez' trans star to attend Oscars despite tweet row: reports

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Actor Karla Sofia Gascon will be at this weekend's Oscars ceremony in Hollywood, despite weeks of controversy over offensive past comments and being frozen out of Netflix's awards campaign, media reports said. Gascon, the first transgender woman nominated for best actress for her role in narco musical "Emilia Perez," has been absent from the film world's glitzy awards season after old Islamophobic and racist social media posts were unearthed. The......

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