Gascón made history last month as the first transgender person to be nominated in an Oscars acting category, after making the shortlist for best actress for her role in the Netflix musical Emilia Pérez. In an interview with CNN, Gascón apologised to anyone who "may have felt offended" by her posts, but said she was not racist.

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.

Much as its cartel-boss-trying-to-go-good antiheroine does as she tears through her family and community, "Emilia Pérez" defines its environment. It has been tipped for Academy attention since Greta Gerwig's Cannes jury gave it two key prizes.