Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón appeared in an hour-long, unauthorized CNN en Español interview Sunday morning, in which she broke down in tears.

By turns tearful and defiant, the 'Emilia Pérez' star told CNN en Español that controversial past tweets, which have thrown her Oscar campaign into disarray, were intentionally misrepresented and in some cases fabricated in a effort to scuttle her awards chances.

Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón has apologized after resurfaced social media posts circulated online and caused a stir.