Anna Bechtel is a freelance writer currently based in Hamden, CT.

‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón posted a wide range of offensive tweets, taking aim at several minority groups and sparking online backlash—the actress has since apologized for the ...

Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Darren Beattie may not be a household name, but you are almost certainly familiar with his long-standing ideas and preoccupations. Beattie, a speechwriter ...

NEW YORK — Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender unlike any other. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all combined into one unique ...

Beattie is notorious for his affiliations with some of the most noxious corners of Trumpworld, and his appointment to the influential State Department role has revived scrutiny on his past ...

In February 2025, news reports revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio was appointing Darren Beattie to a key post in the State Department. Beattie was ...

Netflix may have scored a whopping 13 Oscar nominations for “Emilia Pérez” — including Best Picture — but, following a scandal with the movie’s Best Actress nominee, Karla Sofía ...

The daring “Emilia Perez” is a journey of self-discovery. It’s a tense crime thriller and intense drama. It’s a moving story of rebirth and redemption. And it’s also a stirring musical.

In the wake of numerous racist tweets by Karla Sofía Gascón resurfacing, the award show campaign for the film Emilia Pérez appears to be trying to shuffle the lead actress into the background ...