Jane Fonda Avoided Arrest At The Last “Fire Drill Friday” Climate Protest

November 11, 2019 / Posted by:

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!

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.

Pic: ABC News

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