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Oscar contender 'Emilia Pérez' wins big at Césars, with under-fire Karla Sofia Gascón in attendance

Oscar contender “Emilia Pérez” has been named the best French film of the year at the Césars awards — France’s equivalent of the Oscars

The Independent UK

Long champions of social justice, Black athletes say their voices are needed now more than ever

Athletes have long used sports as a forum for civil rights activism

The Independent UK

Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020

The Independent UK

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Fortune 500 giants like Meta and Target are rolling back DEI—These are the policies they’re changing

From ERGs to Pride parades, here’s what companies have cut from their diversity and inclusion programs.

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Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón likely to skip BAFTAs as guest and presenter line-up announced

The Spanish actress, who is nominated for Best Leading Actress for her turn in Emilia Pérez, does not appear on the official guest list

Evening Standard

Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

The Independent UK

Lawlessness and disorder: The hypocrisy of Donald Trump’s exile threats after the Jan. 6 pardons

In 2020, in response to the riots that followed the murder of 46-year-old Black man George Floyd, Donald Trump declared himself the “president of law and order.” During the same speech, he threatened to use the military to suppress the civil unrest that erupted after a police officer killed Floyd.

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How Republicans won the DEI fight: ‘There’s this sort of white male grievance they’re catering to’

Trump order putting federal diversity workers on leave follows years of protests, campaign promises and a major turn against affirmative action at the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Karla Sofía Gascón Under Fire: Celebrities and Co-Stars Speak Out Over Controversial Tweets

As the star of Emilia Pérez, a film nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Gascón's past tweets have become a central topic of conversation during the awards season.

International Business Times UK

Karla Sofía Gascón: A timeline of the controversy surrounding Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez star

Netflix has distanced itself from the groundbreaking actor after a series of controversies

The Independent UK

Netflix makes striking Emilia Perez decision amid Karla Sofía Gascón Oscar controversy

Resurfaced offensive tweets have derailed ‘Emilia Perez’ star’s Oscar campaign

The Independent UK

‘I’m not racist’: Emilia Perez star Karla Sofía Gascón breaks down in tears in interview addressing controversy

Resurfaced offensive tweets have thrown star’s Oscar campaign into turmoil

The Independent UK

Karla Sofia Gascon says ‘they've already won’ in fresh post about controversial tweets

The actor had previously said that she was ‘deeply sorry’ for the tweets

The Independent UK

Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to settle with woman who says ex-Officer Chauvin knelt on her neck

The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a lawsuit by a woman who alleged that ex-Officer Derek Chauvin hauled her from her minivan and pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020, just as he did four months later when he killed George…

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Evening Standard

Zoe Saldaña breaks silence on Eliza Perez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón’s controversial tweets

Spanish actress Gascón posted messages that included anti-Muslim rhetoric and comments about George Floyd

The Times of India

Oscar-nominated Emilia Perez star Karla Sofia Gascon apologizes for old 'racist', 'Islamophobic' posts; deactivates X account

Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”

The Independent UK

Explaining the curious case of Emilia Pérez, the controversy-hit Oscar frontrunner

Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ is an Oscar contender unlike any other

The Independent UK

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón says she's been 'threatened with death' as she deletes X account

The Oscar nominee previously said she was ‘deeply sorry’ for offensive social media posts

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"Emilia Pérez" star apologizes for posts

"As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well," Gascón wrote in a statement

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Trans Oscar Nominee Apologizes For Controversial Social Media Posts

Trans actor Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for controversial social media posts, facing backlash amid Oscar nomination.

Evening Standard

Emilia Perez star Karla Sofía Gascón faces backlash over racist and offensive tweets about Muslims and George Floyd

Controversial posts spark outrage as actor nominated for Oscar

The Independent UK

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for offensive social media posts

Oscar nominee’s past tweets with controversial views about Muslims, George Floyd, and diversity at the Oscars caused severe backlash

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Karla Sofia Gascon apologises for 'causing hurt' with past social media posts

Karla Sofia Gascon has apologised for having "caused hurt" with her past social media posts that expressed a variety of controversial views.

The Independent UK

Karla Sofia Gascón apologizes for old tweets, says she is 'deeply sorry to those I have caused pain'

Karla Sofia Gascón, the Oscar-nominated lead of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”

The Independent UK

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón receives backlash over resurfaced tweets

Gascón recently became the first openly trans actor to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars

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