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Karla Sofia Gascon called ‘Emilia Perez’ costar Selena Gomez a ‘rich rat’

Karla Sofia Gascon seemed to be aware that she would be working with Selena Gomez when commenting

By Celebpost Desk February 01, 2025
Karla Sofia Gascon called ‘Emilia Perez’ costar Selena Gomez a ‘rich rat’
Karla Sofia Gascon called ‘Emilia Perez’ costar Selena Gomez a ‘rich rat’

Karla Sofia Gascon, best known for the Oscar nominated flick Emilia Perez, is facing backlash due to the resurfacing of several offensive tweets.

One such tweet, which has now been deleted, centered her co-star in the flick, Selena Gomez while discussing her alleged feud with model, Hailey Bieber.

According to The Latin Times, while quoting a post about the feud, she wrote, "She's a rich rat who plays the poor b**** whenever she can and will never stop bothering her ex-boyfriend and his wife.”

Her comment refers to Gomez’ public dating history and separation from singer Justin Bieber.

The Latin Times also claimed that Gascon had already announced that she would be working on Emilia Perez at that point, which would mean that she was aware that she would be working with Gomez when she made the comments.

She issued an apology to People after the backlash, claiming, “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt. As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain. All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.”

To The Hollywood Reporter, she stated, “I apologize again if anyone has ever felt offended or in the future. I am a human being who also made, makes and will make mistakes from which I will learn. I am not perfect."

While Gomez has not commented on the situation, Gascon’s other co-star from the film Zoe Saldana criticized her actions, saying, “It makes me really sad because I don’t support [it], and I don’t have any tolerance for any negative rhetoric towards people of any group.”

The actress concluded, “It saddens me that we are having to face this setback right now … All that I can attest is that all of us that came together to tell this story, we came together for love and for respect and curiosity, and we will continue to spread that message.”