Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is planning to attend the Academy Awards on Sunday, in spite of the backlash she has faced after offensive comments she posted on social media resurfaced and effectively derailed her history-making Oscar campaign.

The Oscar-nominated actress was phased out of Netflix’s awards campaign after offensive years-old tweets resurfaced.

Karla Sofía Gascón came under fire for old social media posts after becoming the Academy Awards’ first openly transgender acting contender Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón skipped another major awards season event following controversy over her resurfaced social media posts.