The year-old actor, who made history as the first out trans person to be nominated for an Academy Award in the best actress category, is facing mounting criticism for historic β and recent β comments.
Now she is being slammed for historic tweets against Muslims , disparaging the Black Lives Matter movement and pushing back against diversity at the Oscars ceremony. Every time I go to pick up my daughter from school there are more women with their hair covered and their skirts down to their heels. Women are respected, and when they are so respected they are left with a little squared hole on their faces for their eyes to be visible and their mouths, but only if she behaves.
Apart from that, an ugly, ugly gala. Nomadland secured the Oscar for best picture that year with films like Minari and The Trial of the Chicago 7 also nominated. In an edited clip from an interview with the Brazillian newspaper Folha de S. I have never, at any point, said anything bad about Fernanda Torres or her movie.
That speaks more about their movie than mine. Although there were questions over whether this violated Oscar rules by directly speaking about another nominee, Metro understands there is no promotional regulation violation.
Earlier this week Torres also released an apology for wearing blackface in a sketch 17 years ago. The Oscars has faced several troubles over recent weeks. Earlier this month wildfires in Los Angeles caused a delay in the nominations and figures such as Stephen King called for the ceremony to be cancelled.
