‘They chucked her under the bus – then reversed it back over her’: has the Emilia Pérez backlash gone too far?
Karla Sofía Gascón’s precipitous fall from Oscars frontrunner to industry pariah has left many in Hollywood rethinking their tactics – and questioning their ethicsThe dramatic cancellation of Karla Sofía Gascón, star of multi-Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez, has left publicists frantically struggling to keep the film in contention with just a week left before final Academy Awards voting opens.It has also led many people in the industry to re-evaluate their strategies and priorities. Despite the indisputable offensiveness of unearthed social media posts by Gascón, some are questioning the wisdom of ostracising her so comprehensively. Continue reading...
Karla Sofía Gascón’s precipitous fall from Oscars frontrunner to industry pariah has left many in Hollywood rethinking their tactics – and questioning their ethics
The dramatic cancellation of Karla Sofía Gascón, star of multi-Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez, has left publicists frantically struggling to keep the film in contention with just a week left before final Academy Awards voting opens.
It has also led many people in the industry to re-evaluate their strategies and priorities. Despite the indisputable offensiveness of unearthed social media posts by Gascón, some are questioning the wisdom of ostracising her so comprehensively. Continue reading...
