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Karla Sofia Gascon slammed by SNL's Bowen Yang over 'racist' posts controversy amid Emilia Perez awards season fears

Karla, 52, has been embroiled in controversy since racist tweets she posted several years ago came to light. She - along with her film Emilia Perez and co-star Zoe Saldana - are all up for Oscars .

She also criticized China during the Covid pandemic, writing: 'The Chinese vaccine, apart from the mandatory chip, comes with two spring rolls, a cat that moves its hand, 2 plastic flowers, a pop-up lantern, 3 telephone lines and one euro for your first controlled purchase.' In the film, Karla portrays titular character Emilia Perez, who is a cartel leader who enlists the help of unappreciated lawyer Rita Mora Castro (played by Zoe Saldana) to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self In the film, Karla portrays titular character Emilia Perez, who is a cartel leader who enlists the help of unappreciated lawyer Rita Mora Castro (played by Zoe Saldana) to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self.

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