Journalist Sara Hagi discovered Gascón’s history of racist, Islamophobic and antisemitic posts on Thursday, days after Gascón became the first openly trans person to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. While some of the since-deleted posts dated to 2016, she’d made others as recently as 2023.

Zoe Saldana expressed her sadness over the criticism faced by her Emilia Perez co-star Karla Sofia Gascon, emphasizing the importance of empathy, inclusivity, and growth in addressing past mistakes.

I don’t have any tolerance for any negative rhetoric towards people of any group,” said Saldaña about Gascón’s resurfaced social media posts