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  • Biography Flash: Jane Fonda Battles Media Merger While Mourning Tragic Loss of Rob Reiner
    Dec 16 2025
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    Jane Fonda has spent the past few days exactly as her long public life would predict, at the collision of Hollywood, politics, and personal grief. Entertainment outlet CBR reports that she used Instagram to issue a forceful warning about the recently announced multibillion dollar Netflix Warner Bros Discovery merger, partnering with the Committee for the First Amendment to urge the U.S. Department of Justice to scrutinize the deal and protect competition, artists, and free expression. That post was not a casual celebrity comment; it is part of her newly revived Committee for the First Amendment, described by the ACLU of Southern California as a broad modern coalition of artists, from Aaron Sorkin and Kerry Washington to Viola Davis and the late Rob Reiner, organized to resist censorship and government intimidation in the creative community. The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs notes that Fonda and this committee have just been honored with the inaugural Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award at the Impact plus Profit Conference in Los Angeles, where she headlined conversations on how storytelling can defend democracy and drive social change, reinforcing a late in life identity as movement strategist as much as movie star.

    Against that public triumph came a deeply personal shock. Entertainment Now recounts that Fonda went back to Instagram to share an emotional tribute to Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner after they were found dead in their Brentwood home, writing that she had seen them looking healthy and happy just days before and crediting them with helping her launch the Committee for the First Amendment. The outlet, drawing on reporting from TMZ, Deadline, and The New York Times, details that their son Nick Reiner was taken into custody and is being held without bail while authorities investigate laceration injuries consistent with a knife. Those facts are confirmed in multiple news reports; any speculation about motive or family dynamics beyond that remains unverified and should be treated as rumor.

    Looking ahead, listings from Performing Arts Houston and Brazos Bookstore show Fonda continuing to plan public appearances, including an Evening with Jane Fonda conversation event in Houston and a Pages and Stages program tied to her work and writing, signaling that even amid activism and loss she is still curating her own evolving life story in front of live audiences rather than retreating from view.

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  • Biography Flash: Jane Fonda Fights Hollywood Mergers with AMC Parody and Free Speech Campaign
    Dec 13 2025
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    Jane Fonda has spent the past few days exactly as her long biography would predict: at the center of Hollywood, politics, and protest, all at once. According to Geo News, this week she released a sharp, funny and ferocious parody of Nicole Kidmans famous AMC Theatres commercial, recut as an attack on the wave of corporate mergers sweeping Hollywood, especially the mammoth Netflix deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. In the spoof, she walks into a theater, channeling Kidmans solemn tone, but twists the lines into a takedown of billionaires, consolidation, and what she calls pre digested content that keeps audiences from doing too much thinky thinky. This is not just a one off gag. It builds directly on her more formal activism of the last several days.

    In an op ed for The Ankler, Fonda warned that the Warner Bros. Discovery sale represents what she calls an alarming escalation in media consolidation, a crisis she argues threatens not just creative jobs but the First Amendment itself. She zeroes in on how the current administration has allegedly used merger reviews and government pressure to shape news coverage, censor critics, and chill dissent inside media companies. Fox News and other outlets picked up her argument, highlighting her explicit appeal to the Department of Justice and state attorneys general to scrutinize entertainment mergers as matters of both antitrust and democratic survival, not just business as usual.

    That message is now institutional as well as personal. The ACLU of Southern California and the Social Impact Entertainment Society recently announced that Fonda and her newly relaunched Committee for the First Amendment will receive the inaugural Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award at the Impact plus Profit conference in Los Angeles, honoring her for reviving the Cold War era coalition her father Henry Fonda once joined to defend Hollywood artists from political intimidation. Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, a co host of the event, notes that the committee has already drawn more than 2,000 members across the industry and issued a widely backed statement against government censorship. Her own blog, Janefonda dot com, remains active with personal posts, most recently a December dinner entry, but in the last few days the real story has been this drumbeat of public advocacy, moving her biography into a new chapter as Hollywoods elder stateswoman of free speech.

    There are no credible reports in the last 24 hours of new film deals, major health updates, or personal scandals beyond this activism focused media blitz. Any rumors of secret projects or surprise political runs are pure speculation and unconfirmed at this time.

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  • Biography Flash: Jane Fonda Battles Netflix Warner Bros Deal in First Amendment Fight
    Dec 9 2025
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    Jane Fonda is making headlines again, not for a new film role, but for a fierce, politically charged stand against media consolidation. On Friday, December 5, Fonda issued a blunt warning about Netflix’s reported 82.7 billion dollar move to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, calling it a dangerous escalation in media consolidation that threatens the entertainment industry, creative freedom, and potentially the First Amendment itself. Posting through her Committee for the First Amendment on Instagram and publishing an op-ed in The Ankler, Fonda described the deal as not just a catastrophic business move that could destroy the creative industry, but a constitutional crisis worsened by the current administration’s disregard for the law. She directly urged the Department of Justice and state attorneys general to rigorously review all entertainment mergers for antitrust compliance, insisting these reviews must not become political leverage. Fonda also sent a message to Netflix and other industry players, telling them as stewards of free expression, they must defend rights instead of trading them away for profit. Her post drew strong support, with Monica Lewinsky, Andy Cohen, and director Dawn Porter publicly backing her, and Mark Ruffalo liking the message. Fox News reports that in her Ankler piece, Fonda warned that whichever company buys Warner Bros. Discovery will gain power to steamroll Hollywood guilds like SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, making it harder for workers to bargain and survive. She’s especially alarmed by how the administration has used merger talks as tools of political pressure and censorship, citing the FCC’s actions during the Skydance-Paramount talks and the fallout at CBS. Fonda and her relaunched Committee for the First Amendment, now with over two thousand members including major names like Streisand, Washington, and Penn, will be honored with the Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award at the Impact + Profit 25 Conference in Los Angeles on December 4, where they’ll be recognized for defending creative freedom and resisting censorship.

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  • Biography Flash: Jane Fonda Battles Netflix Warner Bros Mega-Merger in First Amendment Fight
    Dec 6 2025
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    In the last few days Jane Fonda has stepped squarely back into the center of Hollywood and political power, turning what could have been a quiet week into a defining chapter in her late‑career biography. According to Screen Rant and Geo News, she exploded into the headlines by condemning Netflix’s roughly 82.7 billion dollar deal to acquire Warner Bros., calling it not just a catastrophic business deal but a constitutional crisis and an alarming escalation of media consolidation. In a joint Instagram statement with her newly relaunched Committee for the First Amendment, reported by IMDb News and Geo News, she warned that the merger threatens the entire entertainment industry, the democratic public it serves, and the First Amendment, and she publicly challenged the Department of Justice and state attorneys general to keep antitrust reviews free of political meddling. She also aimed straight at Netflix and any potential partners, insisting that companies built on free expression have a duty to defend artists’ rights rather than pad their pockets. That forceful language, amplified across mainstream entertainment outlets, is poised to become a long term biographical marker: Jane Fonda, late eighties, again at war with a presidential administration over speech, mergers, and media power.

    Parallel to the social media firestorm, her broader campaign for creative freedom is being formally honored. The ACLU of Southern California and the Social Impact Entertainment Society confirm that Fonda and the Committee for the First Amendment are receiving the inaugural Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award at the Impact plus Profit 25 Conference in Los Angeles, recognizing her decades of civil liberties advocacy and the committee’s rapid growth to more than two thousand members. Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs reports that Fonda is also headlining that conference, cementing her role as an architect of a new, collective Hollywood resistance to censorship. On her own blog, she just posted about a December dinner with producer Phil Rosenthal, a small but telling personal detail that reminds us she is still deep in the creative and social circles of the industry she is now trying to reshape.

    For now there are no credible reports of new film roles or business ventures announced this week, beyond ongoing promotion of upcoming speaking events listed by Performing Arts Houston. Any rumors of surprise movie deals or new series tied to this merger moment remain unconfirmed and should be treated as speculation.

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  • Biography Flash: Jane Fonda Revives Historic Hollywood Committee to Fight Censorship with 2000+ Artists
    Dec 2 2025
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    Jane Fonda continues to make headlines as she remains one of Hollywood's most influential voices for social and political change. The legendary actress and activist is set to headline the Impact Plus Profit Conference taking place December fourth and fifth in Los Angeles, where she'll be joined by storytellers and producers from across the entertainment and education spectrum. The conference, now in its third year, focuses on the intersection of social impact education and behavior change communication.

    But here's where it gets really significant for her legacy. Fonda and her recently relaunched Committee for the First Amendment have been named the inaugural recipients of the Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award by the ACLU of Southern California and the Social Impact Entertainment Society. She'll receive this honor on the evening of December fourth at the Skirball Cultural Center. The Committee, which Fonda has breathed new life into, brings together a coalition of artists committed to safeguarding creative freedom and resisting censorship. The founding membership reads like a who's who of Hollywood, including Aaron Sorkin, Anne Hathaway, Viola Davis, Sean Penn, Spike Lee, and many others. What's remarkable is that in just a few weeks since its relaunch, the Committee has already surpassed two thousand members.

    This revitalized effort pays homage to the original Committee for the First Amendment, founded back in nineteen forty seven by legendary artists like Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall during the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings. By reviving this coalition today, Fonda is continuing her decades long commitment to defending civil liberties and freedom of expression, even when it requires extraordinary courage.

    The award itself honors artists whose work exemplifies the power of storytelling to expand cultural freedoms, advance inclusion, spark dialogue on equity and justice, and inspire social and behavioral change. It's a perfect encapsulation of everything Fonda has stood for throughout her nearly nine decade long life and career.

    So there you have it, folks. Jane Fonda remains as active and committed to her principles as ever, using her platform and visibility to defend democracy and artistic freedom at a critical moment.

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  • Biography Flash: Jane Fonda at 87 Reveals Death Fears and Relaunches Hollywood First Amendment Committee
    Nov 29 2025
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    Jane Fonda continues to command attention at 87 years old, and this past week has delivered several compelling updates for her fans. The most significant news comes from her recent appearance on Michelle Obama's podcast, "The Look," where she opened up about her philosophy on aging and mortality. Fonda revealed that while she isn't afraid of getting older, she is deeply concerned about dying with regrets, having witnessed her father struggle with that very issue. She emphasized that this realization, which struck her at age 60, has guided her for the past three decades and continues to shape how she lives today. She spoke candidly about feeling more centered, whole, and complete now than ever before, refusing to go back to her younger years for anything.

    On the professional front, Fonda is set to headline the Impact Plus Profit Conference on December 4th and 5th in Los Angeles, where she'll be honored as an inaugural recipient of the Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award by the ACLU of Southern California and the Social Impact Entertainment Society. The conference, now in its third year, brings together storytellers and producers focused on entertainment education and social change communication.

    Beyond the conference, Fonda has been actively advancing her Committee for the First Amendment, which she recently relaunched with an impressive roster of Hollywood allies including Viola Davis, Sean Penn, Spike Lee, and Ayo Edebiri, among many others. The committee has already surpassed 2,000 members in just a few weeks and recently issued a statement calling for vigilance against government censorship in the creative community.

    On a more personal note, Fonda has been navigating a difficult period emotionally. In mid-November, she publicly acknowledged having a tough year following the deaths of several close friends and colleagues. Gene Hackman passed in February, Robert Redford in September, and Diane Keaton in October. Fonda worked with Keaton on the 2023 film "Book Club: The Next Chapter" and expressed her shock and sadness over losing her longtime collaborators, including her "Barefoot in the Park" co-star Redford.

    Additionally, Fonda recently released a new book titled "What Can I Do? The Path From Climate Despair to Action," published by Penguin Press, with all author proceeds benefiting Greenpeace. The book reflects her ongoing commitment to environmental activism and climate awareness.

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  • Biography Flash: Jane Fonda Opens Up About Losing Hollywood Friends While Winning Major Activism Awards at 87
    Nov 25 2025
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    Jane Fonda has been at the center of several major headlines and public appearances over the past few days, displaying both vulnerability and resilience as she reflects on an especially difficult year. At 87, Fonda recently revealed to People during the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power’s EmPower Party that the losses of close friends Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, and Diane Keaton—in February, September, and October—have weighed heavily on her. Speaking candidly, she admitted, “It’s been a tough year,” highlighting how aging has brought not only wisdom but also the profound sadness of seeing peers and collaborators pass away. She was especially open about her shock over Diane Keaton’s death, calling Keaton “a spark of life and light” on Instagram and sharing the creative, joyous spirit that defined their friendship and last project together, 2023’s “Book Club: The Next Chapter.” According to Fonda, Robert Redford’s passing left her in tears, as she described her “Barefoot in the Park” co-star as “a beautiful person in every way” and a symbol of an America “we have to keep fighting for,” as reported by People and further covered by KATV and NBC15.

    On the business and activism front, Fonda’s influence remains formidable. She will headline and be honored at the upcoming Impact + Profit Conference in Los Angeles on December 4 and 5, co-hosted by the Social Impact Entertainment Society and Johns Hopkins’ Center for Communication Programs. The ACLU of Southern California and SIE Society will present her and her relaunched Committee for the First Amendment with the inaugural Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award, celebrating her decades-long commitment to defending creative freedom and resisting censorship. This relaunch—backed by Hollywood heavyweights from Barbra Streisand to Pedro Pascal—mobilized over 2,000 artists in just weeks, with a powerful joint statement calling for vigilance against government censorship in the creative community, according to the ACLU SoCal and CCP at Johns Hopkins.

    Fonda made a striking public appearance at the 2025 WIF Honors, where she wore Max Mara and was praised for her work. Yet it was her emotional speech at the Atlanta History Center’s GCAPP EmPower gala that sparked unexpected social media debate. There, she paid tribute to her ex-husband Ted Turner’s support during a difficult period, which reignited old internet jokes about her marriages and finances. Some Daily Mail and social media users—perhaps unfairly—suggested Fonda married rich for convenience, a claim the Oscar winner’s own comments and career refute. Fonda has always been candid about her journey, saying she once believed she’d left acting for good after marrying Turner, only to rebuild her Hollywood career decades later entirely on her own, as reported by Atlanta Black Star.

    Meanwhile, in a thoughtful conversation on Michelle Obama’s “The Look” podcast, Fonda said she’s unafraid of aging and embraces her present self, but fears “dying with a lot of regrets,” referencing her father’s example. She spoke of the importance of staying healthy—not just through fitness, but with a focus on mindfulness and presence, both for her own sense of peace and her family.

    As always, Jane keeps her environmental activism visible, most recently promoting her book *What Can I Do? The Path from Climate Despair to Action* on her official website. All author proceeds go to Greenpeace.

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  • Biography Flash: Jane Fonda Opens Up About Death, Regrets and Finding Peace at 87 on Michelle Obama's Podcast
    Nov 22 2025
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    Just days ago Jane Fonda made headlines during a deeply revealing conversation on Michelle Obama’s podcast, The Look. She recounted growing up sure she wouldn’t live past 30, haunted by her mother’s suicide and a youth shadowed by drugs and loneliness—a harrowing confession for someone now just shy of her 88th birthday. Yet, she insists she’s “better now,” feeling whole, happy, and content in singlehood. Fonda spoke candidly about aging, saying she’s never feared it, nor death, but regrets—a lesson learned from watching her legendary father, Henry Fonda, die with unspoken sorrow. In a moving anecdote, Jane recalled telling her father she loved and forgave him, and witnessing him weep for the first time. This moment, she says, guided her last thirty years, shaping her life around forgiveness and living without regrets. Michelle Obama herself called Jane “a fan,” underscoring her cultural impact and resilience.

    Fonda’s recent public appearances have further cemented her role as an elder stateswoman of Hollywood and activism. Earlier this month she co-headlined a virtual conversation with Mary Steenburgen at the Crystal Bridges Museum, discussing women’s wellbeing, climate work, and holistic happiness. Jane referenced her ongoing involvement with the Fire Drill Fridays climate movement and her Climate PAC, signaling that activism remains a huge part of her daily life.

    On the event circuit, Fonda was announced as the honoree for the Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award at the upcoming Impact + Profit Conference in Los Angeles, hosted by Johns Hopkins and the Social Impact Entertainment Society. This award celebrates her work blending storytelling with advocacy, and she’s set to headline panels about mental health and the role of entertainment in driving positive change.

    On social media, Fonda mourned the loss of several close friends, calling 2025 “a tough year” after the deaths of Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, and Diane Keaton. She posted touching tributes on Instagram, describing Keaton as a spark of life and Redford as an enduring symbol of hope. These losses have amplified her reflections on aging gracefully and the importance of legacy.

    In business, Jane’s brand remains synonymous with wellness. She still trains daily—slower but just as determined—and her original workout videos continue to inspire, as highlighted in a viral Instagram post by Spanx founder Sara Blakely. Fonda notes that intentionality is her secret, insisting that old age is “fantastic if it's lived intentionally.”

    As for major breaking news, her emotional podcast appearance with Michelle Obama is the talk of the internet, with People, Hello! Magazine, and Business Insider all echoing her message about living fully and purposefully in your later years.

    That wraps your flash update on Jane Fonda’s remarkable last few days—full of poignant memories, powerful advocacy, and enduring wisdom. Thank you for listening. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a “Jane Fonda – Audio Biography” update and search “Biography Flash” for more inspiring stories.

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