The first openly transgender Oscar nominee apologized after social media posts slamming a variety of groups were discovered online, the performer has since apologized.

Anti-Islam posts by Karla Sofía Gascón have resurfaced amid her Oscars race. As the star of Emilia Pérez, Karla made history as the first openly trans actor to be nominated for Best Actress at the awards. Indeed, she has spoken numerous times — including onstage at the Golden Globes — about the importance of trans rights.

Zoe Saldaña has responded to the controversy enveloping her Emilia Pérez co-star Karla Sofía Gascón, after a wave of offensive social media posts were resurfaced online. Saldaña, 46, starred alongside Gascón, 52, in the Netflix movie, which was nominated for 13 Oscars last month.

In a statement, the 'Emilia Peréz' star surmised there is "something very dark behind" her old tweets resurfacing a month before the Oscars.

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón goes dark on X (formerly Twitter) after a series of insensitive past remarks about Muslims, Islam and more resurfaced.