Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón made headlines on the 2025 Oscars for all of the mistaken causes, as their temporary and visibly tense change went viral following Karla’s social media controversy.
The 2 actresses, who starred collectively within the acclaimed musical crime drama Emilia Pérez, shared a second within the viewers that rapidly set the web alight.
A easy kiss on the cheek, exchanged as they greeted one another over their seats, sparked a frenzy of hypothesis, with followers dissecting each element of their interplay.
Karla, who hails from Spain, has been a significant speaking level this awards season after turning into the primary trans lady to be nominated within the Finest Actress class for her function as a drug cartel chief who fakes his personal dying to transition into a lady.
Whereas her nomination was a historic second, the celebrations have been quickly overshadowed by resurfaced tweets containing inflammatory remarks about Islam, Black Lives Matter, and even Selena herself.
© Getty PhotographsThe backlash was swift, with Karla selecting to largely keep out of the awards circuit within the wake of the controversy.
Till Sunday night time, it was unclear whether or not she would even attend the Oscars in any respect. She in the end skipped the pink carpet however appeared for the ceremony, which led to the now-infamous second with Selena.
© Penske Media by way of Getty PhotographsAs their awkward greeting was caught on digital camera, followers wasted no time turning the change into viral memes.
One consumer on X (previously Twitter) joked that Karla was whispering, “The bomb will set off in 45 minutes. Depart the venue in just a few,” a put up that racked up greater than 23,000 likes in beneath two hours.
Others, nevertheless, have been outraged that Selena interacted with Karla in any respect, with one fan writing, “Selena ought to cease speaking to her…after all the things she did!”
© Matt Baron/BEI/ShutterstockThe stress wasn’t simply between the Emilia Pérez co-stars—even Oscars host Conan O’Brien took purpose at Karla’s controversy in his opening monologue.
After joking that Finest Image nominee Anora used the f-word 479 occasions, he quipped, “That’s three greater than the document set by Karla Sofía Gascón’s publicist!”
Because the digital camera reduce to Karla, she gave a strained smile earlier than Conan added: “Karla, if you’re gonna tweet in regards to the Oscars, my title is Jimmy Kimmel.” The second was met with nervous laughter from the viewers.
© NetflixThe controversy erupted final month when Muslim author Sarah Hagi uncovered a number of problematic social media posts from Karla, some courting again to 2020.
In a single tweet, Karla appeared to specific xenophobic views in regards to the Muslim inhabitants in Spain, writing: “I’m sorry. Is it simply my impression, or are there extra Muslims in Spain? Each time I choose up my daughter from college, there are extra girls with their hair lined and skirts all the way down to their heels. Subsequent 12 months, as a substitute of English, we’ll have to show Arabic.”
Her tweets in regards to the Black Lives Matter motion additionally resurfaced, together with one the place she dismissed the importance of George Floyd’s dying.
“I actually assume that only a few individuals ever cared about George Floyd, a drug addict swindler, however his dying has served to as soon as once more exhibit that there are individuals who nonetheless take into account black individuals to be monkeys with out rights and take into account policemen to be assassins. They’re each mistaken,” she wrote.
Maybe most shockingly, Karla had additionally made enjoyable of Selena in a 2022 tweet that referenced her rumored feud with Justin Bieber’s spouse, Hailey Bieber. “She’s a wealthy rat who performs the poor bastard every time she will be able to and can by no means cease bothering her ex-boyfriend and his spouse,” Karla mocked on the time.
