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Karla Sofía Gascón, the Spanish actress who recently became the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, is facing intense backlash. The criticism stems from a series of resurfaced tweets in which she expressed controversial takes on sensitive topics, including racism, Islamophobia, and more.
Among these resurfaced tweets, theEmilia Pérezstar also shared her thoughts on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce shortly after their separation, making serious claims about the Oscar-winning actress and her split from theBullet Trainstar.
Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced tweet on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce
Angelina JolieandBrad Pitt’sdivorce has likely been one of the longest divorce battles in Hollywood, spanning eight years from their separation in 2016 to their settlement in December 2024.
However,over the years, their separation has been a topic of discussionfor many, includingEmilia Pérezstar Karla Sofía Gascón. Gascón took to social media platformX (formerly Twitter)to share her views on reports regarding their divorce.
The actress responded to a 2016 report that claimed that Pitt had explosive recordings that would benefit him in his custody battle for his children, as perThe Sun.“We believe audio tapes exist of Angelina that would be absolutely dynamite against her if they were to be made public,”the report stated.
Sharing the link to Infobae’s coverage, Gascón tweeted,“Hahaha, I believe it and I’m amazed. The explosive audios that Brad Pitt has in his possession against Angelina Jolie.”(in Spanish, which was Translated through Google Translator).
Jajaja, me lo creo y alucino. Los explosivos audios que tiene en su poder Brad Pitt contra Angelina Joliehttps://t.co/avxxxKYbBh
TheMr. & Mrs. Smithstars were together for 12 years and married for two when Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences.
Over the years, reports have emerged alleging that Pitt was abusive towards Jolie and their children. The incident thatreportedlytriggered the divorce was a 2016 plane incident, where Pitt allegedly became aggressive towards Jolie and lunged at their children.
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Pitt denied these claims and wasreportedlycleared by the Los Angeles Department of Child and Family Services. However,Jolie persisted in her claims,laterallegingthat Pitt’s abuse towards her predated the 2016 plane incident. Their divorce battle developed into multiple legal disputes, and after eight years, they finally reached a settlement in December 2024, as perPeople.
Karla Sofía Gascón faces huge backlash for controversial statements
Angelina Jolie isnot the alone in being mentioned on Karla Sofía Gascón’s resurfaced tweets,which have prompted significant backlash due to their offensive remarks about various groups, including Muslims and Black Americans.
These posts have led to public outcry, with some individuals demanding that the Academy revoke her nomination and instead recognize Angelina Jolie for her performance in the biopicMaria.
Jolie embodied the role of opera singer Maria Callas in the 2024 biographical psychological drama, which landed only one nomination for Best Cinematographyat the 97th Academy Awards.
Revoke the nomination for Karla Sofía Gascón, give it to Angelina Jolie or Pamela Anderson. 😁@TheAcademy
The Academy should ban the racist Karla Sofía Gascón and replace her nomination with Angelina Jolie, who deserves it.pic.twitter.com/C92rBRqgan
Angie is a good person so ofc she has a tweet attacking her toohttps://t.co/PutknfOErppic.twitter.com/k6no76qqSh
looking through all of Karla Sofia gascon’s tweets: “this is how Angelina Jolie can still get an Oscar nomination”
The audacity of this woman to say this and then take a picture with Angelina… Hell is not warm enough for Karla Sofia Gascon.https://t.co/6i4Dh6G04Wpic.twitter.com/CupmCC1Edn
In response to the controversy, Gascón has issued a public apology, stating,“I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt.”
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She further stated in her statement toVariety,
As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain. All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.
While people are demanding The Academy to revoke her nomination, a source cited byBuzzFeedsuggested that Gascón’s posts on X (formerly Twitter) do not constitute a violation of their campaign rules, as they do not involve another film or nominee.
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