Cenk Uygur
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Jared Leto Upsets Putin, But Why Is The Transgender Community Mad At Him?
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6:54Now Playing"Jared Leto opened the Oscars with a speech as memorable as his award-winning performance.
The 42-year-old star — who received the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award as a transgendered woman in "Dallas Buyers Club" — began his speech by telling the audience about a teenage girl from Louisana. He described her as a high school dropout and single mom who "somehow managed to make a better life for herself and her children," and encouraged them to "be creative and work hard and do something special."
That woman, he revealed, was his mother Constance, who accompanied him to the Oscars as his date along with Leto's brother Shannon."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Kirthana Ramisetti / NY Daily News:
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