Jane Fonda Avoided Arrest At The Last “Fire Drill Friday” Climate Protest
Jane Fonda could be spending her Friday afternoons eating Ben & Jerry’s while wearing cashmere loungewear in her living room that’s so luxurious it makes a Nancy Meyers movie set look like a crack den. Instead, she spent this past Friday beating the pavement with the actual Ben and Jerry, protesting climate change in DC for the fifth week straight. The first four times she participated in “Fire Drill Friday“, Jane was arrested. This time however, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Jane avoided arrest because she’s in danger of being held for 90 days, and she wants to be sure she’s available when her Netflix show Grace And Frankie starts filming its sixth season. That’s right, not only is Jane principled and proud, she’s booked and blessed, honey.
THR reports:
This week, the actress was joined by Ben & Jerry’s co-founders, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, among others, during her climate change demonstrations.
For the fifth straight week, Jane Fonda led a throng of climate change protestors in Washington, D.C. But unlike the previous instances, the actress avoided arrest.
Now, when I read that Jane avoided arrest, I obviously pictured her ducking and dodging some Keystone Cops, teasing them to chase her around in circles until they fell over themselves and split their pants as she ran off cackling. But I guess Jane decided to just leave the protest early instead. So principled, proud, and practical!
Jane Fonda has now left, but gave a big hug to Ben and Jerry before she did. pic.twitter.com/5ONexFe0wm
— Ted Johnson (@tedstew) November 8, 2019
After spending the night in jail last week, Jane is being more careful about doing more time than your average rich white lady. Like, she can do Felicity Huffman time (shit, a housefly could do that and still have time for brunch before dying), but she can’t afford to do Martha Stewart time right now.
Fonda spoke about her night in jail and plans for her fifth week of demonstrations when speaking to The Hollywood Reporter earlier this week. “I have to be careful not to get to a point where they’re going to keep me for 90 days because I have to begin preparing for Grace and Frankie in January. So I’m not going to get arrested every time. They give you three warnings and so I will step away at the third warning,” she said.
Here’s Jane paying dust to all those tired “ok boomer” jokes.
It’s another Jane Fonda Fire Drill Friday. The crowd is bigger than last week—when Jane spent the night in jail after her fourth arrest by the Capitol police. If arrested again she risks 30-90 days in jail… pic.twitter.com/HMiUGayHDI
— Hannah Jewell (@hcjewell) November 8, 2019
Jane & Co’s plan today is to march two miles from the capitol to the White House. She says there will be ice cream at the end…is it a joke? I don’t know cause I’m on cold meds. pic.twitter.com/NxKHTyd4v9
— Hannah Jewell (@hcjewell) November 8, 2019
Pic: ABC News