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Jane Fonda says Jennifer Lopez 'never apologized' for cutting her eyebrow in 'Monster-in-Law' slap scene

Jane Fonda told Drew Barrymore on Friday that Jennifer Lopez didn't apologize for cutting her eyebrow accidentally in a scene from 2005's "Monster-in-Law."

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Jane Fonda says Jennifer Lopez 'never apologized' after accidentally cutting her eyebrow while filming 'Monster-in-Law' slap

In the 2005 rom-com, Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez get into a slapping fight. Fonda said Lopez accidentally cut her eyebrow with her ring.

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Rep. Luna demands Capitol Police charge Jane Fonda for suggesting the 'murder' of pro-lifers

Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna reported Jane Fonda to Capitol Police after she suggested "murder" as a way to push pro-choice activism.

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Abortion groups silent as pro-life advocates condemn Jane Fonda's 'murder' suggestion on 'The View'

While pro-life advocacy groups were quick to condemn the Hollywood icon's comments, pro-choice organizations were tight-lipped about her "murder" suggestion.

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Jane Fonda suggests murder as an option to fight anti-abortion laws

Jane Fonda suggests murder as an option to fight anti-abortion laws

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Jane Fonda suggests 'murder' to fight abortion laws in wild appearance on 'The View'

Jane Fonda suggested abortion-seeking women shouldnโ€™t abide by laws and could even resort to โ€œmurderโ€ Friday during a wild appearance on ABC's โ€œThe View.โ€

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Jane Fonda said she was "shocked" at audience reaction to line in new film "Moving On"

Longtime friends Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin co-star in a new film about two women seeking revenge on the husband of their late best friend.

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The view from above the Oscars: The slap, the snafu, Spike

An Associated Press reporter has spent the past several years watching from an opera box that gives him a unique perspective on the audience at the Oscars.

Ballet Made Me Feel at Home in My Body

Dance taught me to stop focusing on how I look and start thinking about what I feel.

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Jane Fonda campaigns to save 'our brethren in the ocean'

Actress and activist Jane Fonda is campaigning for a treaty to save marine creatures that are hunted for food including sharks, swordfish, octopus and tuna, saying they feel joy, feel sadness when they lose their offspring, and โ€œare our brethren in the ocean.โ€.

Michael Kors channels โ€˜70s New York chic for latest line

Michael Kors honored the original influencers in his life Wednesday with his Fall 2023 ready-to-wear collection.

Jane Fonda, 85, admits to accepting date from 90-year-old because he offered 'to pay me quite a bit of money'

"80 for Brady" actress Jane Fonda candidly spoke out about going to the Vienna Opera Ball with 90-year-old Richard Lugner, who paid Fonda "quite a bit of money" for her company.

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Jane Fonda, 85, admits to dating 90-year-old because he offered 'to pay me quite a bit of money'

"80 for Brady" actress Jane Fonda candidly spoke out about going to the Vienna Opera Ball with 90-year-old Richard Lugner, who paid Fonda "quite a bit of money" for her company.

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Jane Fonda to attend Vienna Opera Ball with 90-year-old date

American actor Jane Fonda says she accepted an Austrian building tycoonโ€™s invitation to attend the Vienna Opera Ball because he offered to โ€œpay me quite a bit of money.โ€

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Jane Fonda to attend Vienna Opera Ball with 90-year-old date

American actor Jane Fonda says she accepted an Austrian building tycoonโ€™s invitation to attend the Vienna Opera Ball because he offered to โ€œpay me quite a bit of money.โ€.

Paco Rabanne, fashion designer who distilled โ€™60s spirit, dies at 88

Mr. Rabanne's designs included the green catsuit worn by Jane Fonda in the 1968 sci-fi cult classic "Barbarella."

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Why '80 for Brady' is the ultimate nostalgia movie

"80 for Brady" brings together four Hollywood icons โ€“ Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field and Rita Moreno โ€“ for the first time in a movie about friendship, football and Tom Brady.

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Jane Fonda links the 'climate crisis' to racism: 'Everything's connected'

Jane Fonda blames the "climate crisis" on racism during a recent appearance on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" while discussing her social activism.

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Sally Field on Brady and Gronk's comments about dating her: 'What?'

Sally Field gives her two cents about whether or not she would date Tom Brady, who appears with her in the upcoming movie "80 for Brasdy."

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Jane Fonda says her 'knees gave way' when she met 'gorgeous' Tom Brady: 'I had to hold onto something'

Jane Fonda described becoming starstruck when she met her "80 For Brady" co-star Tom Brady. "My knees gave way," she said at the film's premiere on Friday night.

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Jane Fonda said she was 'completely starstruck' and 'actually got weak' in the knees when she worked with Tom Brady for the movie '80 for Brady'

"When somebody is the best in the world at what they do, you have to honor that and respect it. I was just awestruck," Jane Fonda said of Tom Brady.

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Today in History for December 21st

Highlights of this day in history: Pilgrims land in Plymouth Massachusetts; Pan Am flight 747 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland; Apollo 8 lifts off on first manned mission to the Moon; Actress Jane Fonda is born. (Dec. 21)

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Jane Fonda says her cancer is in remission and she can discontinue chemotherapy

Fonda announced she had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in September and expected to undergo chemotherapy treatments for six months.

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Jane Fonda says cancer is in remission: 'Best birthday present ever!'

Jane Fonda discussed her "rough" chemo sessions that helped treat her cancer. She celebrated being in remission with a blog post dedicated to activism.

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Jane Fonda announces her cancer is in remission

The actress and activist called it the "best birthday present ever."

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Fonda retakes the Hill: โ€˜Cancer is scary, but the climate crisis is scarierโ€™

After years away from Washington, the actress is reviving her Fire Drill Fridays rally โ€” and occasionally still talking movies.

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Jane Fonda: Nonprofitโ€™s work โ€˜far more importantโ€™ after Roe

Jane Fonda says the work of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies has become โ€œfar more importantโ€ in the months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Norman Lear on the power of laughter to unite Americans

The legendary creator of "All in the Family" and "Maude" always managed to make audiences laugh about dangerous topics: Racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia. Today, at 100, he's determined to find out if we will still laugh together.

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Jane Fonda says she has cancer and is undergoing treatment

"I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," the actress, activist, and former fitness guru told her Instagram followers on Friday.

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Jane Fonda says she has cancer, is dealing well with chemo

Jane Fonda says she has cancer.

Jane Fonda announces she has non-Hodgkinโ€™s lymphoma

Jane Fonda announced her diagnosis Friday on Instagram, noting that she "will not allow cancer to keep me from doing all I can" to combat climate change.

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Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda on acting, aging and activism

On the Netflix series "Grace and Frankie" the two play feisty octogenarians who see old age not as a death sentence, but as a victory lap โ€“ a belief they've always pursued in real life.

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Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda on "Grace and Frankie," age and activism

On the Netflix series the two play feisty octogenarians who see old age not as a death sentence, but as a victory lap โ€“ a belief they've always pursued in real life.

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Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says

Hollywoodโ€™s response to climate change has included donations, protests and other forms of activism.

Producer Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie Gillis, has died

An actor and TV executive remembered by a generation of baby boomers for his role as Dobie Gillis some 60 years ago has died.

Strike dodged with deal between film and TV crews, studios

An 11th-hour deal has been reached and a strike that would have shut down film and television productions across the U.S. was averted.

EXPLAINER: What's behind the looming Hollywood strike?

A major Hollywood strike could be on the horizon for some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers in the entertainment industry.

Minnesota court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed key approvals by state regulators of Enbridge Energyโ€™s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project.

Protesters maintain blockade at Minnesota oil pipeline site

Protesters fighting Canadian-based Enbridge Energy's push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota are pressing ahead with their summer drive to stop the project before it can go into service later this year.

Protesters maintain blockade at Minnesota oil pipeline site

Protesters fighting a Canadian-based companyโ€™s push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota maintained a blockade at a pump station Tuesday as part of a summer drive to stop the project before it can go into service. Two protesters spent the night locked down in a boat blocking the entrance to one construction site, while two others locked themselves down underneath, tucked in behind duffel bags, beach chairs, water bottles and clothing. A Hubbard County sheriff's deputy and a handful of private security guards stood by in the morning, but other law enforcement officers arrived as authorities went to work cutting the protesters free.

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Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge's Line 3 in Minnesota

Hundreds of protesters vowing to do whatever it takes to stop a Canadian-based companyโ€™s push to replace an aging pipeline blocked a pump station Monday in northern Minnesota.

Pipeline foes gear up for large northern Minnesota protests

Environmental and tribal groups opposed to Enbridge Energyโ€™s ongoing effort to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline are planning large protests in northern Minnesota as the Canadian-based company gears up for a final construction push.

DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil

Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro.

Chelsea Clinton podcast to launch April 13

Along with writing books, podcasts have become a family project for the Clintons.

Golden Globes vows reform amid scrutiny on diversity

In this video grab issued Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, by NBC, hosts Tina Fey, left, from New York, and Amy Poehler, from Beverly Hills, Calif., speak at the Golden Globe Awards. (NBC via AP)Facing heightened scrutiny arounds its membership and practices, the group behind the Golden Globe Awards says that it is committed to immediate โ€œtransformational changeโ€ and reforms. Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler called for change on the broadcast, as did award winners of the night like Jane Fonda and Dan Levy. Three HFPA members took the stage during the low-rated show to acknowledge the controversy. Timeโ€™s Up president and CEO Tina Tchen said that โ€œthe clock is ticking.โ€

Jane Fonda says Hollywood is "afraid" to discuss its diversity issues in powerful Golden Globes speech

"There's a story we've been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry," Jane Fonda said at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. An actress, producer and documentarian โ€” as well as an entrepreneur, activist and author โ€” Fonda, 83, has spent six decades in Hollywood, winning two Oscars and seven Golden Globes, among countless other awards. Notably, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization of international journalists which organizes the Golden Globes, does not have a single Black member. We must have Black journalists in our organization." Honoree Jane Fonda accepts the Cecil B. DeMille Award onstage at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards February 28, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Even more chaotic than usual, Globes still had their moments

(NBC via AP)In the opening moments of a Golden Globes night even more chaotic and confounding than usual, co-host Tina Fey raised a theoretical question: โ€œCould this whole night have been an email?โ€ Only the next three hours would tell. Or Chloรฉ Zhao, making history as the first woman of Asian descent to win best director (and the first woman since 1984.) AdOf course, there were the usual confounding results and baffling snubs, compounded here by some epic Zoom fails. ZHAO MAKES HISTORYWhen Zhao won best director for her haunting and elegant โ€œNomadland,โ€ she was the first woman of Asian descent to win that award. It was updated on March 3, 2021, to correct the nationality of director of โ€œNomadland.โ€ Chloe Zhao is Chinese, not Asian American.

Fonda says Hollywood needs more diversity after Globes honor

In this video grab issued Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, by NBC, Jane Fonda accepts the Cecil B. deMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards. (NBC via AP)LOS ANGELES โ€“ Just like in her career, Jane Fonda used the Golden Globesโ€™ platform to speak on deeper issues calling for greater diversity in Hollywood while praising the โ€œcommunity of storytellersโ€ as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award. While wearing an all-white suit, Fonda raised the Globesโ€™ highest honor above her head Sunday before commending storytellers for their vital role in troubled times. She is the daughter of Oscar winner Henry Fonda, who died in 1982, and sister of Peter Fonda, who died in 2019. She launched IndieCollectโ€™s Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors, an organization aimed to support the restoration of films helmed by women from around the world.

The Latest: 'Nomadland' wanders into the Globe winner circle

(Searchlight Pictures via AP)LOS ANGELES โ€“ The Latest on the Golden Globe ceremony (all times local):8:05 p.m.โ€œNomadlandโ€ has come in from the desert to take the Golden Globe for best picture in the drama category. Earlier, Chloe Zhao became the first woman of Asian descent to win the Golden Globe for best director for the film. Itโ€™s the first acting Golden Globe for the 36-year-old singer, songwriter and actress Day. Ad___7:40 p.m.Six months after his death at age 43, Chadwick Boseman has won a Golden Globe. ___5:10 p.m.Tina Fey and Amy Poehler began the pandemic-era Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night, delivering a split-screen opening from separate coasts.

'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden Globes

Sheโ€™s only the second woman in the history of the Globes to win, and the first since Barbra Streisand won for โ€œYentlโ€ in 1984. Its star, guerilla comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, also won best actor in a comedy. โ€œThe Queen's Gambitโ€ won best limited series, and best actress in the category for Anya Taylor-Joy. โ€œSchitt's Creek,โ€ the Pop TV series that found a wider audience on Netflix, won best comedy series for its final season. Catherine O'Hara also took best actress in a comedy series.

Phoenix, Erivo and โ€˜Barb and Starโ€™ among Globes presenters

This combination photo shows, from left, Awkwafina, Cynthia Erivo, Joaquin Phoenix, Kristen Wiig and Renee Zellweger, who are among the first presenters announced for the Golden Globes awards ceremony. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ€“ โ€œBarb and Starโ€ are headed to the Golden Globes โ€” actors Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will be among the presenters at the upcoming ceremony. Wiig and Mumolo's latest film, โ€œBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,โ€ was released last week and some are already calling the campy film a cult classic. Sheโ€™s won Golden Globes for her acting โ€œKlute,โ€ โ€œJuliaโ€ and โ€œComing Home.โ€Norman Lear will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award, a counterpart to the DeMille Award that focuses on life achievement in television. Netflix dominated the nominations earlier this month, with its film โ€œMankโ€ and its television series โ€œThe Crownโ€ the leading nominees.

Golden Globes to honor legendary TV producer Norman Lear

The Golden Globes will bestow the Carol Burnett Award to Lear during the 78th annual awards ceremony next month. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES โ€“ Norman Lear made his mark as a television producer who strived to explore race relation issues through his famed sitcoms โ€œAll in the Familyโ€ and โ€œGood Times.โ€ And now, the Golden Globes will honor Lear with its TV special achievement trophy. Nominations for the upcoming Golden Globes are scheduled to be announced Feb. 3. As a social activist, Lear founded advocacy organization People for the American Way. He also founded several other non-profits to promote thoughtful citizenship, including the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication.

Jane Fonda to receive Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Award

FILE - Actress Jane Fonda appears at the 71st international film festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 12, 2018. The Golden Globes will bestow the Cecil B. DeMille Award to Fonda during the 78th annual awards show next month. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ€“ Jane Fonda cemented herself into Hollywood allure as a chameleonlike actor and social activist, and now the Golden Globes will honor her illustrious career with its highest honor. Fonda will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award during the 78th annual awards ceremony on Feb. 28, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday. She launched IndieCollectโ€™s Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors, an organization aimed to support the restoration of films helmed by women from around the world.

Jane Fonda celebrates 25 years of Georgia-based nonprofit

ATLANTA โ€“ Jane Fonda is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies. Fonda, 82, founded the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention in 1995, when she lived in Atlanta and when Georgia had the highest teenage birth rate in the United States. โ€œIf you put a map across the United States that showed pockets of poverty and distress, those would correspond with where our teen pregnancy rates are high,โ€ Fonda said. Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana have the highest teenage birth rates in the United States. Birth rates also remain higher among Native American, Hispanic and Black teenagers.

Pope in TED talk: Earth cannot be squeezed 'like an orangeโ€™

VATICAN CITY โ€“ Pope Francis on Saturday issued an urgent call to action to defend the planet and help the poor in his second TED talk. The pontiff, known for his affinity for social media and technology, said in a videotaped message to a TED conference on climate change that the coronavirus pandemic had put a focus on the social-environmental challenge facing the globe. He called on investors to exclude companies that do not taking into account the environment, as have many faith-based organizations already have. โ€œIn fact, the earth must be taken care of, cultivated and protected; we cannot continue to squeeze it like an orange. And we can say this, taking care of the Earth is a human right,โ€ Francis said.

History on screen: East Germany through its filmmakers' eyes

In this Wednesday, June 17, 2020 photo Gunnar Dedio, German film producer and managing director of PROGRESS Film GmbH poses for a photo between rolls of film in the archive of PROGRESS Film, in Leipzig, Germany. A new project is underway to digitize thousands of East German newsreels, documentaries and feature films 30 years after Germanys reunification. The East German Augenzeuge, or Eyewitness, newsreel on the Kennedy visit trumpeted the prank as a triumph, scoffing that the American president got an โ€œunexpected surprise instead of the great view into the East German capital promised by his Secret Serviceโ€ and allegedly had to cut his visit from โ€œ20 minutes to five." Germany was divided into four occupation zones after World War II, the Soviet-influenced East Germany and West Germany's American, British and French sectors. In 1950, the year after East Germany was established as a country, the authorities formed another company, Progress, as a state monopoly to distribute DEFA films and to import foreign productions.

Barrymore sets high standard in her models as talk show host

NEW YORK โ€“ Drew Barrymore is setting a high standard for herself as she joins the world of daytime talk show hosts on Monday. โ€œWeโ€™re all human beings on this planet going through our lives and our journeys and thereโ€™s a way to connect through that,โ€ Barrymore said. Iโ€™ve never lived in that space.โ€โ€œThe Drew Barrymore Show,โ€ retrofitted for the coronavirus era, is being distributed by CBS Television. Bill Carroll, a veteran television consultant and expert in the syndication market, said heโ€™s impressed that Barrymore is shooting high. Yes, some may regard Barrymore as slightly loopy and hippie-dippie (โ€œweโ€™re all human beings on this planetโ€), but itโ€™s more endearing than annoying.

New this week: Katy Perry's 'Smile' and 'Love Island' return

This image released by BBC America shows Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in a scene from "Planet Earth: A Celebration." The special debuts at 8 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, on BBC America, AMC, SundanceTV and IFC. (BBC Studios/BBC America via AP)

Joaquin Phoenix arrested during Jane Fonda's weekly climate change protest

Jane Fonda continued her weekly tradition of protesting in Washington, D.C. for "Fire Drill Fridays" on Friday and this time actor Joaquin Phoenix was there. Ira Arlook from Fire Drill Fridays told CBS News that Phoenix, as well as actor Martin Sheen, were arrested. Fire Drill Fridays tweeted, saying he called out the meat and dairy industry for its contribution to climate change. According to Fire Drill Fridays, Friday's protest was Jane Fonda's last before she returns to Los Angeles. Fire Drill Fridays said over 300 people signed up to risk arrest during Friday's protest.

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Joaquin Phoenix arrested during Jane Fonda's weekly climate change protest

Jane Fonda continued her weekly tradition of protesting in Washington, D.C. for "Fire Drill Fridays" on Friday and this time actor Joaquin Phoenix was there. Ira Arlook from Fire Drill Fridays told CBS News that Phoenix, as well as actor Martin Sheen, were arrested. Fire Drill Fridays tweeted, saying he called out the meat and dairy industry for its contribution to climate change. According to Fire Drill Fridays, Friday's protest was Jane Fonda's last before she returns to Los Angeles. Fire Drill Fridays said over 300 people signed up to risk arrest during Friday's protest.

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Sally Field arrested during Jane Fonda's weekly climate change protest

The 81-year-old actress and long-time activist leads a weekly climate change protest in Washington, D.C. called "Fire Drill Friday." Fonda moved to Washington earlier this year to urge for action on climate change. Thank you to @sally_field who was just arrested on the US Capitol steps with #FireDrillFriday taking action demanding a just transition! Change is coming by disaster, or change is coming by design." That was also the first day Fonda was arrested for demonstrating on the U.S. Capitol steps.

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Ted Danson, Jane Fonda arrested at climate crisis protest

WASHINGTON (CNN) - For the third consecutive week, Jane Fonda was taken away in ziptie handcuffs during a climate crisis protest at the US Capitol, but this time she was joined by fellow actor Ted Danson. The pair were arrested by US Capitol Police during what Fonda has coined "Fire Drill Fridays" following weeks of climate crisis demonstrations at the Capitol. "We have to behave like our house is on fire, because it is," Fonda said, referencing a phrase teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has been known for. During the protest, Fonda urged resistance against new fossil fuel extractions and encouraged fellow protesters to hold elected officials accountable for pushing reforms. This week's protest theme was "Oceans Can't Wait," with next week's slated as "Women Can't Wait," according to the Fire Drill Fridays website.

Fonda, Danson arrested in climate change protest

Actors Jane Fonda and Ted Danson were arrested Friday during a climate change protest in Washington, D.C. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Jane Fonda handcuffed at climate event

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Capitol Police arrested Jane Fonda Friday as she led her weekly climate protest inspired by young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. Police took Fonda into custody as she led a demonstration in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Fonda recently moved to Washington and plans to lead protests every Friday for the rest of the year. She said she was inspired to do so by 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Thunberg. The daughter of Henry Fonda and ex-wife of Ted Turner, Fonda is arguably as well-known for her activism as her acting career and 1980s fitness empire.

Jane Fonda taken into custody at climate crisis protest in Washington

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Jane Fonda was taken into police custody Friday in Washington, DC, while participating in a climate crisis demonstration. The incident comes as the actress and activist launched her "Fire Drill Fridays" campaign, a civil disobedience effort to raise awareness of environmental challenges. "The United States Capitol Police arrested 16 individuals for unlawfully demonstrating on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol," Eva Malecki, spokeswoman for the Capitol police told CNN. While Malecki did not confirm Fonda was among those arrested, Fonda's campaign shared an image of her being taken into custody. In a recent interview with The Los Angeles Times, Fonda said she was inspired to act by environmental activist Greta Thunberg.

Jane Fonda arrested outside U.S. Capitol at climate change protest

Jane Fonda was arrested Friday as she protested climate change on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building, CBS affiliate WUSA reports. A total of 16 people were arrested at the protest on Friday, Capitol Police told CBS News. Fonda, who moved to Washington, D.C., to fight against climate change, made a vow to demonstrate on the steps of the Capitol building every Friday through January. Happening Now @Janefonda is HERE on Capitol Hill... Planning to be arrested while protesting climate change political paralysis. "We have to be sure that the crisis that is climate change remains front and center like a ticking time bomb," Fonda said, according to WUSA.

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Why Jane Fonda is moving to Washington (for now)

The 81-year-old actress, activist and exercise phenom is moving to Washington for four months with a plan to get arrested. But we want to reach the people who know its a man-made problem, know it exists, but they dont know what to do. I dont know, Im not even thinking about it. I read an article about Lyndon LaRouche because he hounded me in the airports Feed Jane Fonda to the Whales, Jane Fonda Leaks More Than Three Mile Island, etc. Its been six years, but its something that I dont really understand.

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'Grace and Frankie' to end with Season 7

Lily Tomlin (L) and Jane Fonda in a scene from Season 5 of "Grace and Frankie" on Netflix. "We are both delighted and heartbroken that 'Grace and Frankie' will be back for its seventh, though final, season," Fonda and Tomlin said in a joint statement provided to CNN. They added that "we'll miss these two old gals, Grace and Frankie, as much as many of their fans will, but we'll still be around. Fittingly, given the Emmy-nominated series' subject matter of women being routinely overlooked, the final season will also secure "Grace and Frankie" an important footnote in Netflix history. The sixth season of "Grace and Frankie" completed production this earlier this year and won't air until January 2020.

Hollywood remembers 'sweet-hearted' Peter Fonda

HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) - If his friends, family and co-workers are to be believed, actor and director Peter Fonda, best known for his role in 1969's "Easy Rider," was easy to adore. Fonda, 79, died Friday of respiratory failure due to lung cancer at his Los Angeles home, his family said in an emailed statement. Peter Fonda embodied those values and instilled them in a generation. #RIPCaptainAmerica" - via TwitterWriter/director Edgar Wright"RIP Peter Fonda, counter culture legend, groundbreaking actor and all round real life hero. Peter Fonda was one of the great raconteurs, he could hold a table for 4 hours without a break.

Stars gearing up for Tony Awards performances

Stars gearing up for Tony Awards performances The stars are getting ready to perform at the Tony Awards, Jane Fonda and Judge Judy have new awards -- and more. Suzanne Marques report's on the day's top entertainment stories.

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