Karla Sofia Gascon, the transgender actress and history-making Oscar nominee for musical film "Emilia Perez," has apologized after old social media posts resurfaced in which she denigrated Islam and George Floyd.

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."

Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has deactivated her Twitter/X account after apologizing for offensive posts that resurfaced Thursday. Gascón’s X account @karsiagascon was deactivated as of Friday morning.

Emilia Perez' star Karla Sofia Gascon is under fire due to resurfaced tweets she posted about Muslims, George Floyd, Oscars diversity and more.

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".

NEW YORK — Karla Sofia Gascon, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie Emilia Perez, is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.”

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.

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.

As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain,” Gascón said in part.

Even before Gascón incited controversy over her resurfaced comments about Muslims and George Floyd, ‘Emilia Perez’ had emerged as this year’s ‘Oscars villain,’ a

Karla Sofía 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.”