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Biography Flash Jane Fonda Speaks Out at Venice Fights Mergers and Mourns Dolly Parton

Biography Flash Jane Fonda Speaks Out at Venice Fights Mergers and Mourns Dolly Parton

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Jane Fonda Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Jane Fonda has had a remarkably high‑profile few days, blending red‑carpet visibility, sharp political commentary, and fresh creative news that will matter in any future biography. Over the past 48–72 hours, Jane has been front and center at the Venice Film Festival, where she was honored with a DVF Award, celebrating her as one of Diane von Furstenberg’s “extraordinary women.” Variety reports that ahead of the gala, Fonda, now 88, used the spotlight to launch a blistering critique of “tech bros, oligarchs and billionaires” who, she said, want longevity “while they’re killing the rest of us,” warning about their dreams of immortality and even robot offspring as part of a broader, anti‑democratic agenda. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter both describe her remarks as a pointed warning about elites who think “natural laws” do not apply to them. In Venice, Italian outlets including ANSA and IlFaroOnline note that she framed the current political climate in the United States as “spaventoso e pericoloso” — frightening and dangerous — accusing Donald Trump’s presidency of pushing the country toward authoritarianism and urging constant mobilization to defend civil and human rights. Sky TG24 captured her on video doubling down on her refusal to be intimidated by Trump and condemning Hollywood’s support for a proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, a deal she says her ex‑husband Ted Turner “would never have accepted.” That merger fight is not just talk. Yahoo Finance reports that Fonda, through her revived Committee for the First Amendment, has launched a new video campaign with actors like Bradley Whitford and Hannah Einbinder, urging state attorneys general to block the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery deal and “agree to no concessions.” This reactivation of a pressure group originally founded by her father Henry Fonda during the McCarthy era is one of the most biographically significant developments of the week, reinforcing Jane’s long‑standing identity as a free‑speech and anti‑authoritarian activist. Professionally, Variety also reports that Fonda is moving ahead with The Correspondent, a Lionsgate adaptation of Virginia Evans’ novel. She says the film is in late pre‑production, with a solid first draft of the script and hopes to start shooting around January, pending a director. That positions her not just as an activist but as a still‑active creative force entering her late eighties. Emotionally, the past few days have also been marked by public mourning. Democracy Now and Entertainment Weekly recount that at the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival and in a televised interview, Jane became visibly emotional speaking about the death of her 9 to 5 co‑star Dolly Parton, saying through tears that Dolly “meant love” and recalling how Parton once scolded her for crossing her eyes in a photo because it looked like they were making fun of people. ANI and Entertainment Weekly add that Fonda described herself as “devastated” in a social media tribute, underscoring the depth of that friendship. The Star in Malaysia also notes her Instagram contribution to the wave of tributes for feminist icon Gloria Steinem, praising Steinem’s decades of tireless organizing. There are no credible reports in major outlets of new business endorsements, personal relationship drama, or health crises in the last 24 hours; any such chatter circulating on minor blogs or social feeds should be treated as unconfirmed speculation unless backed by primary reporting. That’s the latest on Jane Fonda — still a star, still a combatant, and very much writing new chapters of her life story in public. Thank you for listening, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update on Jane Fonda, and search the term Biography Flash for more great biographies. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production. Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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