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. A member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Republican Party, [1] Gascón served as the district attorney of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019.

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.

5 days ago · Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated lead of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict.”

16 hours ago · Netflix is distancing itself from "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón in an effort to salvage the film's Oscar prospects.

4 days ago · “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has had to pause her celebration for making Oscars history to offer an apology.

20 hours ago · Karla Sofia Gascón has put Oscar voters between a historic first and a hard place. When she received a nomination for best actress in a leading role for her work in Netflix’s film “Emilia ...

2 days ago · Karla Sofía Gascón sparked controversy over old social media posts about Islam, George Floyd and the Oscars.

1 day ago · Last week Karla Sofía Gascón received widespread backlash when a number of racist and Islamophobic posts that had been published on her X account were unearthed in a viral thread from writer ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Karla Sofía Gascón is the first openly trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination for the controversial movie musical "Emilia Pérez."

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.