Karla Sofia Gascon - who is the first transgender performer to be nominated for an Oscar for best actress - said she knew the "suffering" all too well, coming from a "marginalised community".

In the now-deleted posts, "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón called Islam "incompatible with Western values."

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.

Karla Sofía Gascón releases apology for inflammatory remarks disparaging Muslims, Oscars, and more, but never says, 'I am sorry.'

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón is facing controversy over her old social media comments. In since-deleted posts on Twitter, the actress wrote about Muslim culture, George Floyd, Oscars diversity and more.

The 'Emilia Perez' star is under fire for online declarations suggesting that the religion should be banned and that Floyd was a "hustler and drug dealer."