Why is “Emilia Perez” causing controversy? Inside criticism about the casting, French director, Mexican setting and transgender representation, and what stars and director have said.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the film's embattled best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón will no longer be coming to the U.S. for any of this week's many awards activities.

Karla Sofía Gascón was one of three "Emilia Pérez" women to win the Critics Choice Award for best song following a series of controversial posts.

Before Gascón came under scrutiny for her posts, Emilia Pérez had already been established as the villain of awards season. It frequently happens that one film emerges as the most-hated among its peers — and it often wins Best Picture because negative sentiment alone doesn’t always sway academy voters.

Respeecher is also identified in the “Emilia Pérez” end credits. Another tool involving AI, AudioShake, contributing to isolating opera singer Maria Callas’ vocals in 1960s recordings, which were used in the mix for Callas biopic “Maria.”

The actress’s old social media posts have threatened to derail the film’s Oscar campaign, but backlash has been building for months for other reasons.

Karla Sofia Gascón, the star of Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” continues to face backlash over her past social media posts, putting the film's Oscars chances at risk.

As Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón continues to weather criticism for her resurfaced history of racist internet posts, the "Emilia Pérez" star has issued another apology in which she says she is “hoping” that her “silence will allow the film to be appreciated for what it is,