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SAG 2025: Jane Fonda to Receive Life Achievement Award This Year; Deets

SAG 2025: Jane Fonda to Receive Life Achievement Award This Year; Deets

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The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards (2025) is right around the corner, and many are eager to see which celebrities will take the stage. One of the honorees this year is Jane Fonda, who will be receiving the prestigious Life Achievement Award. Shedding light on this honor, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher shared a statement, “Jane Fonda is a trailblazer and an extraordinary talent — a dynamic force who has shaped the landscape of entertainment, advocacy, and culture with unwavering passion.” Drescher also emphasized that the committee is recognizing Fonda not only for her artistic brilliance but also for the profound legacy of activism and empowerment she has built throughout her career. Meanwhile, it is notable that eleven-time Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be presenting the prestigious award to the Grace and Frankie actress. Expressing her gratitude, Jane Fonda stated, “I am deeply honored and humbled to be this year’s recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award.” She warmly acknowledged the recognition from the SAG-AFTRA union and expressed her appreciation for this distinguished honor. She …

Chelsea Handler Reveals Jane Fonda Once Reprimanded Her for Bad Behavior at a Party

Chelsea Handler Reveals Jane Fonda Once Reprimanded Her for Bad Behavior at a Party

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Chelsea Handler has always been candid about her past, but in a recent interview, the 49-year-old comedian revealed an unforgettable moment when Jane Fonda called her out for behaving poorly at a party. Handler described how the incident became a pivotal point in her journey toward self-awareness and personal growth. During an interview with Parade published on January 3, 2025, Handler recalled the awkward yet transformative moment. “I went to the bathroom mirror at her house and looked at myself,” she said. “I realized I had two choices: be defensive and prove her right, or take her criticism as a gift.” Handler explained that Fonda could have easily distanced herself instead of addressing the issue. “She didn’t have to sit down and take the time to tell me this. It was an act of love,” Handler noted, calling the interaction an example of how constructive criticism can lead to growth. Reflecting on her earlier behavior, the comedian admitted, “I used to blow my gasket if something didn’t go my way. I’d sit on my phone firing off …

Jane Fonda Didn’t Think She Was Pretty Enough To Be An Actor, Says “Didn’t Think I Had The Talent”

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Jane Fonda opens up on her struggle with body dysmorphia(Photo Credit –Instagram) Hollywood star Jane Fonda felt she wasn’t “pretty enough” to be an actress. The 85-year-old star, who has previously divulged her past eating disorder struggles, confessed she was “pretty lost” in her younger years and encouraged the youth of today to “keep going” as life will “get better” as they get older. “Being young is really hard. Don’t let anyone kid you. I wish when I was younger, someone had said to me, ‘Don’t give up. Keep going. It’ll get better’. Young me did not want to be an actor. I didn’t think I had talent. I didn’t think I was pretty enough. I had a lot of body dysmorphia. I was pretty lost as a young person,” she told the new issue of People magazine, reports aceshowbiz.com. The ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ actress is “amazed” she is still working now and thinks a lot of her contentment comes from the fact that a lot of the questions she had about life …

“Jennifer Lopez Never Apologised,” Complaints Jane Fonda For JLo Cutting Open Her Eye While Slapping With An Enormous Diamond Ring For A Scene

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“Jennifer Lopez Never Apologised” For Cutting Jane Fonda’s Eye & Eyebrow While Filming Monster-in-Law Recalls Senior Actress ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ) Actress Jennifer Lopez has been in the news for many reasons, including her fashion, her marriage with Ben Affleck, and movies. Today, the actress has made the headlines as her Monster-in-Law co-star Jane Fonda has called her out for not apologising for hurting her on the sets of the 2005 romantic comedy film sets. Starring Jennifer, Jane, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes, the Robert Luketic directorial followed Fonda’s Viola Fields – an overbearing mother determined to break up the soon-to-be marriage between her son, played by Michael and Charlotte, a.k.a. “Charlie,” played by Lopez. During her appearance on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ on Friday, Jane Fonda recalled an incident involving Jennifer Lopez on the sets of their film Monster-In-Law. The 85-year-old actress – via PageSix, said, “Well Jennifer — as per Jennifer — she had this enormous diamond ring and so when she slapped me one of the times, it cut …

Barbarella Star Jane Fonda Raises Concerns Over Upcoming Remake Of The Original Sci-fi/Adventure

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Jane Fonda raises concerns over upcoming ‘Barbarella’ remake(Photo Credit –Instagram/Poster From Barbarella) Hollywood actress Jane Fonda, who starred as a space traveler and representative of the United Earth government in the 1968 sci-fi movie Barbarella has shared her concerns about the upcoming remake.  The actress revealed she had tried to turn the original into “a truly feminist movie”. “Euphoria” actress Sydney Sweeney will star as the title character in the film reboot, a role which was made famous by Jane back in 1968, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’. While not much is known about the remake, the original cult classic followed the adventures of Barbarella played by Jane Fonda, a 41st century astronaut, as she tried to stop evil scientist Durand Durand from destroying the galaxy. Jane Fonda has said she is not involved in the new production and has no idea how the film will turn out. Asked what she thinks about the reboot, the 85-year-old said: “I try not to. Because I worry about what it’s going to be.” ‘Mirror.co.uk’ further states that Jane had some …

Jane Fonda praises RRR, fans school her as she calls it ‘Bollywood film’

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Hollywood icon Jane Fonda has seen SS Rajamouli’s RRR and took to Instagram to heap praises on the film. RRR has had a dream run at the major Hollywood awards, winning the Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards for Naatu Naatu in the Best Original Song category, alongside being nominated for a host of other awards in the Best International Film category. Multiple Academy Award-winning actor Jane Fonda was the latest star to join the bandwagon when she praised the film and said that she was “transfixed” by it. (Also read: Jr NTR predicted as best actor contender for Oscar 2023 alongside Tom Cruise by US magazine) Taking to Instagram, Jane shared the official poster of the film and wrote, “On the complete opposite extreme of the last film I recommended, To Leslie, here’s another new one that took me by surprise: RRR, an Indian movie that’s short listed in the Best Foreign Film category. It’s a combination of Indiana Jones, a serious film about imperialism and Bollywood. I was transfixed.” Fans were quick to …