Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of “Emilia Pérez,” is staying in the race for best actress despite controversy over offensive social media posts.

In a tearful interview that Netflix did not authorize, the ‘Emilia Pérez’ star denied calling her costar Selena Gomez a “rich rat” and accused her detractors of unearthing “false” intel to derail her best-actress campaign.

The actress revealed Selena Gomez's reaction to the controversial tweets that resurfaced ahead of her Oscar nomination.

Netflix is distancing itself from "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón in an effort to salvage the film's Oscar prospects.

Old social media posts with racist comments made by Emilia Pérez actress Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced recently, and Netflix's awards campaign for the film appears to be trying to shuffle the lead actress into the background to regain footing ahead of the Oscars.

Netflix has reportedly removed transgender actress Karla Sofía Gascón from its For Your Consideration Oscar campaign for the film Emilia Pérez after her resurfaced social media posts caused controvers

Actress did an hourlong interview with CNN En Español without consulting the streaming service over the weekend

Netflix has pulled its support for Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón in her bid to achieve the Best Actress award at the Oscars this year after a string of racist social media posts came to light.