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Journalist Who Uncovered Karla Sofía Gascón’s Racist Tweets Explains Why She Looked for Them: ‘I’m Not a Studio Plant’
The journalist who discovered "Emilia Perez" star Karla Sofia Gascon's tweets speaks out on why she looked for them.
Karla Sofía Gascón, the first openly trans woman nominated for best actress, is now facing intense scrutiny after resurfaced tweets exposed years-long patterns of Islamophobic and racist rhetoric. Freelance culture writer Sarah Hagi, a Canada-based journalist and co-host of the podcast “Scamfluencers,” uncovered the tweets and found herself at the center of the conversation. While visiting family in Southeast Asia, she followed her journalist’s instinct, researching Gascón’s political leanings after noticing what she described as a “dog whistle” in a post.
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