Karla Sofía Gascón is embroiled in a massive wave of controversy as past tweets resurface, containing hurtful comments about her Emiliz Perez co-star Selena Gomez. However, the actress is claiming that those tweets are fake.
via: Variety
On a Saturday night interview with CNN en Español, Karla Sofía Gascón said the viral tweet in which she appeared to call her “Emilia Pérez” co-star Selena Gomez a “rich rat” is completely fabricated.
Last week, Gascón came under fire after a series of controversial tweets on topics such as George Floyd, diversity at the Oscars and Muslims were rediscovered. In another section of the long post, Gascón appeared to be referring to her 2022 X post about the 32-year-old Gomez, in which she referred to her costar as a "rich rat" and talked about her alleged dispute with Hailey Bieber.
The post read in full: "She's a rich rat who plays the poor b------ whenever she can and will never stop bothering her ex-boyfriend and his wife," referring to Gomez's ex Justin Bieber and wife Hailey, per The Latin Times.
The quote drew attention from media outlets like People, but the Academy Award nominee now says the comment was not hers.
“Of course that’s not mine,” Gascón said. “I have never said anything about my partner. I would never refer to her that way.”
Variety has learned that the CNN interview was set up by Gascón, outside the influence of “Emilia Pérez” distributor Netflix.
The day prior, Gascón took to Instagram to share a lengthy response regarding the social media controversy, making similar claims about how her words were manipulated or taken out of context. On Saturday morning, she wrote, “They have already won, they have achieved their objective, to stain my existence with lies or things taken out of context. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a racist (you will be surprised when you find out that one of the most important people in my current life and that I love the most is Muslim) nor any of the things for which I have been judged and condemned without trial and without option to explain true intention; I have always fought for a more just society and for a world of freedom, peace and love. I will never support wars, religious extremism or the oppression of races and peoples.”
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