Review: Tomlin, Fonda anchor darkly comedic ‘Moving On’
March 15, 2023 GMTThe on-screen pairing of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin is not exactly a novelty at the moment. Seven seasons of “Grace and Frankie” and the movie “80 for Brady” has, perhaps, spoiled us a little lately.
Jane Fonda campaigns to save ‘our brethren in the ocean’
February 22, 2023 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — 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 “are our brethren in the ocean.”
Michael Kors channels ’70s New York chic for latest line
February 16, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors channeled classic '70s style for his latest collection, drawing inspiration from powerful women of the era like Tina Turner, Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem and even his mother.
Jane Fonda to attend Vienna Opera Ball with 90-year-old date
February 15, 2023 GMTVIENNA (AP) — American actor Jane Fonda said Wednesday she accepted an Austrian building tycoon's invitation to attend the Vienna Opera Ball because he offered to “pay me quite a bit of money.”
Review: ’80 for Brady’ is a sports film fumble for the ages
February 2, 2023 GMTTom Brady has officially — and finally, he insists — retired from the National Football League. Based on his new movie “80 For Brady,” it's also time that he immediately retire from filmmaking.
Jane Fonda: Nonprofit’s work ‘far more important’ after Roe
November 10, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Jane Fonda says the work of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies has become “far more important” in the months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Jane Fonda says she has cancer, is dealing well with chemo
September 2, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jane Fonda said on social media Friday that she has cancer.
“So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments,” the 84-year-old actor wrote in an Instagram post.
Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg lend their voices to new ‘toon ‘Luck’
August 3, 2022 GMTPipeline foes gear up for large northern Minnesota protests
June 6, 2021 GMTSOLWAY, Minn. (AP) — Environmental and tribal groups opposed to Enbridge Energy’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
April 20, 2021 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U...
Fonda says Hollywood needs more diversity after Globes honor
March 1, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Just like in her career, Jane Fonda used the Golden Globes’ platform to speak on deeper issues calling for greater diversity in Hollywood while praising the “community of storytellers” as she accepted the Cecil B...
Jane Fonda to receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award
January 26, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — 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...
Jane Fonda celebrates 25 years of Georgia-based nonprofit
November 12, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Jane Fonda is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies...
TCM shines a spotlight on female directors and their art
September 1, 2020 GMTWomen have been making great films since the silent era, although you might not know it to look at a list of the best films of all time...
Actress-author Patricia Bosworth dies from coronavirus at 86
April 4, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Patricia Bosworth, an actress who once starred alongside Audrey Hepburn and later wrote biographies on several stars including Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, has died due to the coronavirus...
Backstage at the Oscars: Dazed winners and sweet reunions
February 10, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A whole other show happens just a few feet to the right of the main Oscars stage in the wings where presenters gather, ecstatic winners get a moment to process what just happened and the production staff stays busy making sure everything is going to plan...
Jane Fonda brings climate-change fight to LA ahead of Oscars
February 7, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two days ahead of the Academy Awards, two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda brought her Fire Drill Friday campaign against global warming to Los Angeles on Friday, demanding a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions over the next 10 years...
Tom Hanks, Chris Rock added to Oscars presenters
February 6, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Hanks, Chris Rock and Taika Waititi are some of the presenters who will take the Oscars stage at the Dolby Theatre during Sunday’s ceremony...
Jane Fonda spends night in jail after demonstration arrest
November 3, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Actress and activist Jane Fonda spent a night in a local jail after her fourth arrest in as many weeks while participating in a climate change demonstration on Capitol Hill...
Jane Fonda returns to civil disobedience for climate change
October 19, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Inspired by the climate activism of a Swedish teenager, Jane Fonda says she's returning to civil disobedience nearly a half-century after she was last arrested at a protest...
Jane Fonda arrested protesting climate change in Washington
October 11, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Jane Fonda was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Friday while peacefully protesting climate change...
The Latest: Hundreds march for climate action in Los Angeles
September 21, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the global climate protests being held in cities around the world (all times local):
8:25 p.m.
In downtown Los Angeles, hundreds of people, many of them schoolchildren, marched to City Hall for a rally.
Women’s Hall of Fame inducts Sotomayor, Fonda, Allred
September 14, 2019 GMTU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actress Jane Fonda and attorney Gloria Allred were among the inductees at the National Women's Hall of Fame on Saturday.
‘Easy Rider’ star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
August 17, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic "Easy Rider," died Friday at his home of complications from lung cancer...
Meghan guest edits UK Vogue, focusing on trailblazing women
July 29, 2019 GMTLONDON (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has guest edited the September issue of British Vogue with the theme "Forces for Change."
Royal officials say the issue coming out Aug. 2 features "change-makers united by their fearlessness in breaking barriers" and includes a conversation between Meghan and former U.S.
‘Friends,’ ‘Grace and Frankie’ creator outfoxes sexism
June 13, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ask Marta Kauffman if there will be a "Friends" reunion someday, and the answer is a crisp "nope...
National Women’s Hall of Fame announces Class of 2019
March 9, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actress Jane Fonda and attorney Gloria Allred are being inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame...
Jane Fonda, her life and men star in a revealing documentary
September 21, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — As beguiling and powerful as Jane Fonda is onscreen, she has yet to play a role that's a match for her whiplash-inducing life of artistry, celebrity and polarizing activism...
Jane Fonda looks ahead to ‘9 to 5’ sequel, back to Vietnam
July 25, 2018 GMTBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jane Fonda said she's still confronted by Vietnam War veterans over her 1970s anti-war activism and welcomes the encounters...
Peter Fonda apologizes for ‘vulgar’ Barron Trump tweet
June 21, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Peter Fonda apologized Wednesday for a late-night Twitter rant in which he suggested 12-year-old Barron Trump should be ripped from "his mother's arms and put in a cage with pedophiles...
Massive movie memorabilia auction earns more than $6M
June 8, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — An auction of more than 2,000 pieces of film memorabilia including props from "Star Wars" and "Terminator" films has earned more than $6 million.
Profiles in History says Friday that a Harley-Davidson ridden by Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" sold for more $480,000, while a Death Star prop used in "Return of the Jedi" sold for $240,000.
Review: ‘Book Club’ is a corny but sweet look at sex, aging
May 16, 2018 GMTJane Fonda said recently that "Book Club" was the most fun she's ever had making a movie. She was ostensibly talking about getting to know her castmates — namely Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen — but may also have been referring to the wine...
Strong metals or soft pinks dominated the Oscar red carpet
March 5, 2018 GMTOn a night featuring real-life heroines, many actresses went for something strong and bold on the Oscar red carpet — something metallic...
Sandra Bullock, Dave Chappelle, Rita Moreno join Oscar show
February 27, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock, Dave Chappelle, Christopher Walken, Rita Moreno and Helen Mirren are among the latest slate of stars set to appear on the 90th Academy Awards...
NBC’s Kelly says Fonda has ‘no business’ lecturing her
January 22, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — NBC's Megyn Kelly lashed out at actress Jane Fonda Monday in a simmering dispute over an interview gone awry, even invoking the old "Hanoi Jane" nickname.
Fonda had appeared alongside Robert Redford on one of the first "Megyn Kelly Today" installments in September for an interview to promote a new movie...
Fonda, Mirren make star turns as fashion models for L’Oreal
October 1, 2017 GMTPARIS (AP) — Jane Fonda and Helen Mirren were the toast of Paris as the two septuagenarian actresses modelled for L'Oreal...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
September 22, 2017 GMTA roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts:
Politics, diverse winners, new voices top key Emmy moments
September 18, 2017 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — It was, not surprisingly, a night for politics, with everyone from host Stephen Colbert to Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Alec Baldwin getting in zingers about Donald Trump — all to be upstaged by Sean Spicer himself, in a controversial appearance that set social media afire...