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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Groups file complaint against far right politician for transphobic post trageting cannes winner - What They Never Told You

Spanish actress Karla Sofia Gascon reacts on stage after she and the rest of the female cast was awarded with the Best Actress Prize for their part in the film "Emilia Perez" during the Closing Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on 25 May, 2024. AFP - VALERY HACHE

Six organisations defending LGBT+ rights say they have filed a complaint for "transphobic insult" against far-right French politician Marion Maréchal, after comments targeting Cannes-winning transgender actress.

Transgender actress Karla Sofia Gascon received, along with the Americans Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana as well as the Mexican Adriana Paz, a joint Best Actress prize on Saturday at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for the film Emilia Perez by French director Jacques Audiard.

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