In a recent interview, American movie star Jane Fonda opened up about her 2019 prison sentence and how it affected her. Fonda called it an eye-opener, as her fellow inmates did not know her or her movies.
On Wednesday, July 4, 2024, the actress appeared on the podcast “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” hosted by Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson. The actress had said vividly that the inmates were more concerned with important things and couldn’t care less who she was.
The 86-year-old Oscar-winning actress said the only time they paid her any attention was when she said she was in the movie Monster-in-Law. According to Fonda, the prisoners had seen the movie, so they were slightly impressed, but that only lasted for a short moment.
She said that after they paid a little attention, they were back to talking and worrying about survival issues. In 2019, Fonda was arrested while she was participating in a Washington, D.C., protest about climate change.
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However, she only spent a night in jail before she was released. This was the fifth time Fonda had been arrested for holding public protests on climate change. Additionally, Fonda’s colleague, Ted Danson, was also arrested for participating in the same climate protest.
Aside from her discussion about her unbothered prison mates, she also talked about how she was tried during her short time in prison. Danson, arrested by Fonda at a D.C. protest, highlighted the stark contrast in arrest experiences.
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She said that being white and famous allowed her certain privileges that most inmates did not have access to. Fonda stated that they are famous and white so they will never really understand what it is like black or brown in America. Danson stated that their treatment in comparison with people of color was very different.
Fonda stated that practicing civil disobedience can be incredibly liberating. She said that one does not get many chances to put oneself in danger while standing and defending one’s ideals. Additionally, during her incarceration, she was assigned a female guard, until she realized later that it was for her benefit.
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The actress remembers hearing other prisoners yelling and pounding on their doors from experiencing psychotic episodes. Subsequently, she was moved into a larger cell with numerous other inmates, primarily black women.
It wasn’t the first time Jane Fonda had been to prison. She was arrested in 1970 after drug smuggling allegations. She recalled being put in a cell with someone “kicking heroin” and being “roughed up a little.” However, the actress admitted that she got off “easy.”
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