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Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón is catching heat for controversial takes she posted online in recent years about everything from Islam to George Floyd. The 'Emilia Pérez' star's posts on X started to make the rounds early Thursday morning.

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00:00Oscar nominee Carla Sofía Gascón is catching heat for controversial takes she posted online

00:04in recent years about everything from Islam to George Floyd.

00:09The Emilia Perez's stars' posts on X started to make the rounds early Thursday morning and

00:14were deleted not soon after. Less than a month after Floyd was murdered in Minnesota in 2020,

00:19inciting nationwide Black Lives Matter rallies, Gascón shared these words, saying,

00:24"'I truly believe that very few people ever cared about George Floyd,'

00:27and calling him a drug addict and a hustler."

00:32Later that year, she took aim at Muslims in her native Spain when she wrote this post that says,

00:36in part, "'Sorry, is it just my impression or are there more and more Muslims in Spain? Every time

00:41I go to pick up my daughter from school there are more women with their hair covered and their

00:45skirts down to their heels.'" Regarding Islam, she suggested a ban. She wrote,

00:52"'Until we ban religions that go against European values and violate human rights,

00:57such as Islam, under the protection of freedom of worship, we will not end part

01:00of the huge problem we face. Faith manipulates those who cling to faith.'" Gascón's posts were

01:05in Spanish and have been translated for this story. Many social media users expressed surprise

01:10that amid an always-heated awards season race, the posts remained up on the site for as long

01:15as they did. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to reps for Gascón and Netflix for comment.

01:19Gascón made history as the first trans person to be nominated for Best Actress,

01:23while her film, Emilia Perez, topped this year's awards with 13 nominations.

01:28For more on this story, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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