#BillKramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is speaking out about the controversy surrounding Best Actress nominee #KarlaSofíaGascón (from “Emilia Pérez”) and her extremely problematic tweets that were recently resurfaced ahead of her return to the spotlight. “The Academy does not condone hate speech — I want to be very clear about that,” he said while on THR’s Awards Chatter podcast on Thursday. “Karla’s nomination is historic. That’s really important. She’s still a nominee. We honor that, but we do not condone hate speech. All nominees are invited to attend the show. That stands,” Kramer continued. “If Karla joins us for the night, I hope there is an air of respect. We have over 200 nominees. The night is about much more than one person. We are there to celebrate all of our nominees.” 🔗 link in bio for more on this story.