“Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón came under fire Thursday after past tweets in which the actress said racist and Islamophobic things were resurfaced by freelance journalist Sarah Hagi.

Freelance culture writer Sarah Hagi, a Canada-based journalist and co-host of the podcast “Scamfluencers,” uncovered the tweets and found herself at the center of the conversation. While ...