Karla Sofia Gascon will attend the Oscars after the controversy with her offensive messages

Spanish actress and star of Emilia Pérez , Karla Sofía Gascón, will attend the Oscars this Sunday. The audiovisual platform Netflix, which bought the film to distribute it in the US, will cover her expenses, according to a report by Variety on Monday.

The trade magazine said, citing sources, that details of her plans are still being finalized, such as whether she will stop to speak to the media on the red carpet or sit next to the cast of the film during the broadcast of the gala.

The actress did not confirm her attendance to EFE , but said she would like to go: “I would be delighted to return,” she said.

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The Madrid-born actress is nominated in the category for best actress and her feature film, the narco-musical Emilia Pérez , leads the nominations for the most prestigious awards in Hollywood with 13 mentions, including best film or best supporting actress for Zoe Saldaña.

Gascón has been absent from the final stretch of the awards season following the release of several xenophobic and racist posts he wrote years ago on social media.

The actress then issued a letter of apology for the messages and denounced being subjected to a "campaign of hate and misinformation," which has seriously damaged the Netflix film, which was one of the favorites for the Oscars.

The actress apologized for the messages and denounced being subjected to a “hate campaign”

He also said on his Instagram account that he would remain silent so as not to harm the film and again asked for forgiveness “from those who have been hurt along the way.”

At the same time, Netflix distanced itself from the actress following the controversial messages, refusing to cover the expenses of her travels and her outfits for appearances at events.

Since then, the actress has not been present at the Goya gala in Spain on February 10, nor at the BAFTAs in London on February 16, nor has she appeared at the awards ceremonies for producers, screenwriters and Hollywood artists' unions that have taken place in recent weeks in Los Angeles.

According to Variety, the Madrid native also confirmed that she plans to attend the César Awards in Paris, before the Oscars, on February 28.

The cast of Emilia Pérez , for its part, was present at each of these awards, in which they avoided referring to the actress.