After removing their X -account in the middle of a Ongoing scandal about previous tweetsBest actress Oscar nominated Karla Sofía Gascón made a statement on Friday where she apologized again and asked people to stop the “campaign for hatred and error information.”
Gascón, who is the first trans -sex actor nominated for an Oscar, wrote: “If you want, you can continue to attack me as if I was responsible for hunger and war in the world”, in a statement shared with Thr.
“I have been threatened with death, insulted, beaten and harassed to the fatigue point,” she wrote.
The actress tried to explain where her tweets came from.
“As part of this society, I have expressed my disagreement or agreement with all related issues that have moved me and which I have had an opinion, often incorrect, which has changed through my own experience,” she said. “I have always used my social media as a diary, reflections or notes, to later create stories or characters, not as something to be examined to the last of its 140 characters, because sometimes myself, myself, is not even aware After writing something negative.
Drama began when in an interview with a Brazilian newspaper, Gascón accused the social media team for it also nominated “I’m still here” to attack her online. The academy decided that the criticism, which was not directed at other best actress nominated Fernanda Torres, did not violate its regulations.
However, the news cycle shone a spotlight on previous tweets of Gascóns, including one where she said she wanted to ban Muslims and other religions that “go against European values.”
Her “Emilia Peréz” co -star Zoe Saldaña, who is nominated to support actress Oscar, said on Friday that she is “Sorry“Through the racist statements and disagree with them.
“Emilia Peréz” received 13 nominations, including best image. In the musical film, Gascón plays a Mexican cartel manager who switches to becoming a woman.
Here is Gascón’s full statement, translated from Spanish:
I am sorry, but I can no longer allow this campaign of hatred and error information not to affect my family or me anymore, so at their request I close my account at X.
I have been threatened with death, offended, beaten and harassed to fatigue.
I have a wonderful daughter to protect, which I love crazy and who supports me in everything.
I had long ago made the decision to close a social network (SIC), which has taken a terrible turn, where I have also sometimes fallen and for which I apologize.
As part of this society, I have expressed my disagreement or agreement with all related issues that have touched on me and which I have had an opinion, often incorrect, which has changed through my own experience. I have always used my social media as a diary, reflections or notes, to later create stories or characters, not as something that would be examined to the last of its 140 characters, because sometimes myself, myself, is not even aware Having that I wrote something negative.
I have defended each of the minorities in this world and supported religious freedom and all measures against racism and homophobia in the same way that I have criticized the hypocrisy that forms the basis for them, for the first thing I am critical of myself.
You will never hear me support a war, an injustice, extremism or applaud everyone who oppresses other people.
Maybe my words are not correct, many times because of ignorance or pure mistakes. I apologize again if anyone has ever felt insulted or in the future.
I am a man who also created, makes and will make mistakes that I will learn. I’m not perfect. Taking my words out of context or manipulating them to hurt me is something I am not responsible for.
I am only responsible for what I say, not for what others say I say or what others interpret from what I say.
I hope to have the opportunity to give a more extensive explanation at some point.
Forgive me for continuing from one side to the other and I can’t answer every single thing you take up to try to sink me.
But if you want, you can continue to attack me as if I were responsible for hunger and war in the world. I apologize again if I have ever offended someone with my words in my life.
I’m just Karla Sofía Gascón, an actress who has reached very few thanks to her effort and work, without stealing or hurting anyone in this world, just trying to get them to let me live in peace, love and respect, something Who seems to care about many people in this world.
It is clear that there is something very dark behind it.
But I say something: “The more you try to sink me, the stronger it will make me. The greater the victory. “
Forgive me again if any of my words hurt you.
Sincerely, Karla.
Nam myoho renge kyo
