George Gascón (born March 12, 1954) is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7, 2020 to December 3, 2024.

3 days ago · Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, the star of “Emilia Pérez,” is staying in the race for best actress despite controversy over offensive social media posts. In an interview with CNN’s ...

5 days ago · Gascón was a regular in Mexican telenovelas before transitioning in 2018. In “Emilia Pérez,” she plays both a menacing cartel kingpin and the woman who emerges after the kingpin fakes his own death. Years later, her character contacts the lawyer who facilitated her transition (Zoe Saldaña) to help her reunite with her wife (Selena Gomez ...

1 day ago · Gascón stars opposite Zoe Saldana, who is also in the running for best supporting actress, in the film about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender. The film leads the way with 13 Oscar nominations.

1 day ago · Gascón herself made history just weeks ago when she became the first out trans performer to get an Oscar nomination for best actress. Soon after the old tweets went viral, Gascón issued a pair ...

4 days ago · The posts were translated from Gascón’s native language of Spanish. One of them addressed the death of Floyd , who died in 2020 after an encounter with police in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

5 days ago · Gascón, who became the first openly trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, got backlash for purported posts that resurfaced on social media Thursday.

Jan 23, 2025 · But Gascón, 52, is the first instance of an openly trans actor earning Oscar recognition for a character who is also trans. In “Emilia Pérez,” she plays a Mexican drug kingpin who undergoes ...

5 days ago · Gascón, the first openly transgender performer to be nominated for an acting award, has faced abuse and death threats from anti-trans online factions since sharing the best actress prize at ...

George Gascón, a progressive crusader who took office four years ago, lost to challenger Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor who ran as an independent.