Karla Sofia Gascon Called Costar Selena Gomez ‘Rich Rat’ Amid Hailey Bieber Drama: Report

Karla Sofía Gascón reportedly trashed her Emilia Pérez costar Selena Gomez in a since-deleted social media post.

In a now-deleted post from 2022, shared via X, Gascón, 52, commented on the rumored feud between Gomez, 32, and Hailey Bieber, according to The Latin Times. Gascón allegedly quoted a photo shared by the Mexican outlet Reforma featuring a photo of Gomez and Bieber, 28, reuniting at the Annual Academy Museum Gala in October 2022, appearing to refute rumors of a feud between them.

“She’s a rich rat who plays the poor b—— whenever she can and will never stop bothering her ex-boyfriend and his wife,” Gascón reportedly wrote at the time, referring to Gomez, her ex Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey. The post was allegedly shared via Gascón’s account, which has been deactivated.

Us Weekly has reached out to reps for both Gascón and Gomez for comment.

Gascón received widespread backlash in January 2025 when past social media posts started circulate online, some of which date back to 2016. In some of the posts, Gascón made derogatory comments about the Muslim population in her native Spain and criticized George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in the United States in 2020. Gascón has since deleted her X account and apologized for the resurfaced posts.

“As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain,” she shared in a statement via Netflix, per the Associated Press. “All my life I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.”

Gascón’s Emilia Pérez costar Zoe Saldaña addressed the controversy during a Q&A in London on Friday, January 31, saying she was “still processing.” She explained, “It makes me really sad because I don’t support [it], and I don’t have any tolerance for any negative rhetoric towards people of any group.”

Saldaña, 46, continued, “I can only attest to the experience that I had with each and every individual that was a part, that is a part, of this film, and my experience and my interactions with them was about inclusivity and collaboration and racial, cultural, and gender equity. And it just saddens me. It saddens me that we are having to face this setback right now.”

Emilia Pérez is a musical drama starring Gascón as the leader of a Mexican cartel who fakes her death and transitions into a woman.

Gascón’s posts aside, the film is already shrouded in controversy. While Gascón is the first transgender woman nominated for Best Actress at both the Golden Globes and Academy Awards, Emilia Pérez was notably left out of the nominations for the GLAAD Media Awards in January. In one article, the LGBTQ+ non-profit had called the film “a step backward for trans representation.”