The Academy Awards will apparently avoid a looming embarrassment for this year's show and won't be asking any past winners to take to the stage and speak glowingly about "Emilia Pérez" star and Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón.

Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated star of “Emilia Pérez,” has deactivated her X account and apologized after social media posts she had made disparaging George Floyd, Islam and a previous Academy Award ceremony resurfaced this week.

News of the Spanish star's nomination comes as the second Trump administration is trying to dismantle trans rights.

Netflix’s Emilia Pérez leads the Oscars race this year with 13 nominations, but star Karla Sofía Gascón – the first openly transgender acting nominee – has now been erased from the film’s Academy Award campaign after her past offensive comments about George Floyd and Islam surfaced online.

Netflix has decided to boot Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón from their Oscars marketing, Knewz.com can reveal. Gascón, the title-character star of the Oscar-nominated favorite has been benched from upcoming awards season promotional appearances after controversial remarks from her past resurfaced.

Netflix has dropped Karla Sofia Gascon, the star of "Emilia Perez," from its high-profile Oscars campaign and distanced itself from the best actress nominee over her offensive social media posts, Hollywood trade outlets reported Tuesday.

Netflix makes striking Emilia Perez decision amid Karla Sofía Gascón Oscar controversy - Resurfaced offensive tweets have derailed ‘Emilia Perez’ star’s Oscar campaign