Karla Sofía Gascón might have skipped the Oscars red carpet, but Conan O’Brien put a spotlight on her and addressed the elephant in the room. During his opening monologue, the former late-night talk show host acknowledged Gascón’s controversial tweets with a couple of jabs directed at the Emilia Pérez star.

The Oscar-nominated 'Emilia Pérez' star, whose awards campaign was thrown into disarray after past, controversial tweets were resurfaced, is opening up about her mental-health struggles and again apologizes to "all I have offended" as she vows to "learn" as she moves forward.

Karla Sofía Gascón, who made history as the first openly transgender nominee for Best Actress at the Oscars, has spoken out about the backlash she has faced in recent months