Shamed Emilia Perez actress Karla Sofia Gascon made a rare appearance at an awards show after her racist tweets were exposed.

The close friend of Madonna broke down in tears while on stage in Madrid, Spain.

Gascon delivered an emotional speech after receiving the Best Actress in an International Production Award for Emilia Perez during the 33rd edition of the Spanish Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony on Monday.

She was clearly moved by the win after months of being slammed in the US over her old tweets.

Karla apologized for the tweets but the anger against her persisted.

The movie star looked elegant in a long red dress with a gold necklace and high heels as she wore her brunette hair down. 

Shamed Emilia Perez actress Karla Sofia Gascon made a rare appearance at an awards show after her racist tweets were exposed

The close friend of Madonna broke down in tears while on stage in Madrid, Spain

This comes after Gascon appeared to have personal security at the 2025 Oscars.

The scandal-hit Emilia Pérez star was seen heading to the bar during a break at the ceremony, accompanied by her agent, a Netflix publicist and what appeared to be a security guard, the Los Angeles Times and Page Six have reported.

The actress had been considered an awards season frontrunner, but her campaign faltered after resurfaced social media posts from 2021 showed her making negative comments about Muslims, George Floyd, and diversity at the Academy Awards.

Karla, who was nominated for best actress at the 97tg Academy Awards, was spotted at the lobby bar in deep conversation with Adrien Brody, shortly before he won best actor for ‘The Brutalist’.

The Los Angeles Times posted on X: ‘Karla Sofía Gascón went to the bar and hugged Adrien Brody. She was flanked by a Netflix publicist, her agent and a private security guard. She dodged reporters’ questions.’

An attendee at the event also told Page Six: ‘I’ve been coming here for 15 or 16 years, and I’ve never seen that before.’

An insider said private security is not permitted inside the Oscars ceremony, suggesting the minder may have been ᴀssigned by the Academy.

Gascon delivered an emotional speech after receiving the Best Actress in an International Production Award for Emilia Perez during the 33rd edition of the Spanish Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony on Monday

She was clearly moved by the win after months of being slammed in the US over her old tweets

Sources also told Page Six Karla attended the awards with her wife, Marisa Gutiérrez, and their daughter, Victoria.

Another source reported that a journalist approached Karla at the bar and that she seemed willing to speak, but the interview was cut short.

Oscars host Conan O’Brien referenced the controversy in his monologue, saying: ‘Anora’ uses the F-word 479 times. That’s three times more than the record set by the publicist of Karla Sofía Gascón.’ He added: ‘Karla, if you are going to tweet about the Oscars, remember my name is Jimmy Kimmel.’

A representative for Karla declined to comment on the presence of security, Page Six said.

Karla in character for her starring role in Emilia Perez

Karla apologized for the tweets but the anger against her persisted

The movie star looked elegant in a long red dress with a gold necklace and high heels as she wore her brunette hair down

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Academy CEO Bill Kramer had urged attendees to show respect for the nominee.

He said in a statement: ‘The Academy does not condone hate speech – I want to be very clear about that.

‘Karla’s nomination is historic. That’s really important. She’s still a nominee. We honor that, but we do not condone hate speech.’

He continued: ‘If Karla joins us for the night, I hope there is an air of respect. We have over 200 nominees. The night is about much more than one person. We are there to celebrate all of our nominees.’

Karla became the first transgender woman nominated for best actress by the Academy, with ‘Emilia Pérez’ leading the year’s nominations with 13 in total. She had previously addressed the backlash against her social media posts scandal in a statement to Page Six, saying: ‘I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt.’

She added: ‘As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain. All my life I have fought for a better world.

‘I believe light will always triumph over darkness.’

Gascon received public support from Madonna in recent days, with the Queen of Pop using social media to voice her concern.

The Material Girl hitmaker wrote via Instagram Stories, ‘The Lynch mob mentality in this country is at an all-time high. The excitement people get from watching people go down or be silenced, be blacklisted is disturbing.’

The songstress also called out, ‘It breaks my heart to witness the pain of trans-people who are not accepted by a society that fears them because they are different.’

Sharing a pH๏τo of her and Madonna in a warm embrace, Karla thanked the singer for showing her love and inviting her to her Oscars after party this week.

‘Madonna, I want to thank you for all the love you have shown me, for your invitation to the party you gave after the Oscars and for your words of love and strength. I love you,’ she wrote online.