Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón will attend the Academy Awards after the recent resurfacing of her racist tweets, and the film’s distributor Netflix will foot the bill. Insiders confirmed to Variety on Monday that the 52-year-old Spanish actress — who made history last month as the first openly transgender performer nominated for an acting Oscar — will attend this Sunday’s

Despite numerous controversies, Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón will still attend the Oscars this Sunday, Mar. 2. On Monday, a representative for Gascón confirmed that the actress will attend the event,

Actor Karla Sofia Gascon will be at this weekend’s Oscars ceremony in Hollywood, despite weeks of controversy over offensive past comments and being frozen out of Netflix’s awards campaign, media reports said.