# Karla Sofía Gascón 'contemplated the unthinkable' amid social media scandal | Fox News

Transgender actress Karla Sofía Gascón reflected on her own  struggles after controversial tweets resurfaced during the peak of awards season.

Gascón, the first openly trans actor to be nominated for an  faced an onslaught of backlash after old social media posts about George Floyd and Islam came to light.

While the "Emilia Pérez" actress repeatedly apologized for the tweets and ditched X at the time, she was mostly phased out of Netflix's Oscar campaign, only to appear once again in public to attend the Academy Awards as a nominee.

Gascón was compelled by her daughter and "future generations" to open an "honest discussion" about mental health now that awards season is over. She looked back on "dark moments – episodes in which despair led me to unexpected places."

"In this last episode, the most talked about and most exposed of my life, several fake accounts were created in my name to add to the pain and confusion," she told  of the controversy. "Absurd and even delirious accusations were thrown at me, which deeply hurt my spirit. Things escalated to a point, and so quickly, that I couldn’t even breathe."

"Amid this unexpected, devastating storm, there have been moments when the pain has been so overwhelming that I contemplated the unthinkable."

"I harbored darker thoughts than those I considered in some of my previous, no less intimate and personal struggles," Gascón said. "And I asked myself: if I, with all my strength and preparedness to deal with rage and rejection, am on the edge, what would have become of someone with fewer emotional resources to resist this onslaught? Somehow, I made it. Others would not have survived this brutal winter I am about to wrap up."



"Amid this unexpected, devastating storm, there have been moments when the pain has been so overwhelming that I contemplated the unthinkable."

In 2020, Gascón shared a post criticizing Islam, and wrote, "Until we ban religions that go against European values and violate human rights, such as Islam, under the protection of freedom of worship, we will not end part of the huge problem we face."



"Emilia Pérez" was nominated for 13 Oscars and won two awards, including Zoe Saldana for best supporting actress and "El Mal" for best song.

Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.
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