By Julian Sancton. By turns defiant and penitent, the Spanish actress broke down repeatedly in defending herself against accusations of racism, antisemitism and xenophobia. While expressing regret for how her words have been interpreted, she also cast suspicion over the timing of the revelations, implying that they were part of an effort to sabotage her awards chances.
All wrong. She also drew condemnation for her position on Islam, calling for a ban of the religion in the name of human rights. Every time I go to pick up my daughter from school there are more women with their hair covered and their skirts down to their heels. She specified that what she opposed was radical Islam, adding that she was personally affected by the train bombings in Madrid, which occurred near her home.
What have I done? When I have a spider in my house I put a little glass on it so as not to kill it and take it out to the street. I do not understand such world war against Hitler, he simply had his opinion about the jews.
I would never refer to her that way. The voting period for the Academy Awards will end on Feb. It is impossible to know how the controversy might affect the results of the best-actress race, which has been typically tight.
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