Jane Fonda said that she is returning to Washington, D.C. in December for a return of Fire Drill Fridays, the protests she and other activists staged to call attention to the climate crisis.
07.10.2022 - 20:49 / etcanada.com
Jane Fonda isn’t letting illness get her down.
On Thursday, the 84-year-old appeared onstage at the 2022 Pennsylvania Conference for Women, her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis last month.
READ MORE: Jane Fonda Shares Health Update After Revealing Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Diagnosis: ‘Cancer Is A Teacher’
Fonda appeared well at the event, joking with moderator Aminatou Sow, co-host of the “Call Your Girlfriend” podcast.
Fonda revealed her diagnosis with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on Sept. 2, sharing that she had begun six months of chemotherapy.
“This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky,” she wrote on social media.
READ MORE: Jane Fonda Is ‘Not Proud’ She Got A Facelift: ‘I Want Young People To Stop Being Afraid About Getting Older’
She also said that she would “not let any of this interfere with my climate activism.”
Fonda added, “Cancer is a teacher and I’m paying attention to the lessons it holds for me. One thing it’s shown me already is the importance of community. Of growing and deepening one’s community so that we are not alone. And the cancer, along with my age — almost 85 — definitely teaches the importance of adapting to new realities.”
Jane Fonda said that she is returning to Washington, D.C. in December for a return of Fire Drill Fridays, the protests she and other activists staged to call attention to the climate crisis.
Paramount Pictures has announced that 80 for Brady, its upcoming film starring seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and others, will open wide on February 3.
Bruce Willis and John Travolta will appear as rivals in their new action movie "Paradise City." In the film's trailer, which was released Wednesday, Willis plays a bounty hunter who is getting a little too old for the job but agrees to take on the extremely difficult and dangerous assignment to take down a crime lord in Hawaii, played by Travolta. After Willis’ character is thought to have died on the job, his son, played by Blake Jenner, teams up with his dad’s former partner, Stephen Dorff, to get revenge on those they believe carried out the killing.Their task is made all the more difficult because they still have to deal with Travolta’s character. This is the first time Travolta and Willis have worked together since first pairing up in 1994 for the Quentin Tarantino classic "Pulp Fiction." Travolta played a hitman in the film, and Willis played an aging boxer who killed Travolta’s character.They played two of the film's three protagonists.
Sydney Sweeney has landed a new role. Sweeney confirmed that she will appear in Sony Pictures' upcoming remake of "Barbarella." The actress shared the news to her Instagram account Tuesday.
Deadline confirmed on Tuesday.The sci-fi flick was based on Jean-Claude Forest’s French comic book series and starred Fonda, now 84, as a glamorous futuristic space astronaut as she battles evil across the cosmos.Roger Vadim directed the picture over 50 years ago and while the movie originally wasn’t a box office hit, it became a cult classic over the years.The film earned much praise in the United Kingdom, and it became the year’s second-highest-grossing film. A director, writer and a full cast list have yet to be announced. John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O’Shea, Marcel Marceau and Claude Dauphin also starred alongside Fonda in “Barbarella.”The “White Lotus” star is currently has several projects under her belt, including a supportive role in the “Spider-Man” spinoff, “Madame Web.”Sweeney, who just launched a production company of her own, also recently finished shooting the movie “National Anthem” with singer Halsey.The Washington-born actress caused a stir earlier this year when she claimed “they don’t pay actors like they used to” — despite her Emmy nomination, starring roles in upcoming movies and her first $3 million mansion.However, in August, she spoke to IndieWire at length about her growing career and that she feels that she has an array of options when picking her roles.
For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health. Weddings are emotional at the best of times and as Sky Sports presenter Jo Wilson locks eyes with her husband-to-be Dan and whispers “I do”, it’s not unexpected when a few tears are shed.The ceremony at Chelsea Old Town Hall in London is an intimate affair, witnessed by their impeccably behaved daughter Mabel, who is two years old, and Jo’s cousins Jeni and Lynne.
For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health. Weddings are emotional at the best of times and as Sky Sports presenter Jo Wilson locks eyes with her husband-to-be Dan and whispers “I do”, it’s not unexpected when a few tears are shed.The ceremony at Chelsea Old Town Hall in London is an intimate affair, witnessed by their impeccably behaved daughter Mabel, who is two-years-old, and Jo’s cousins Jeni and Lynne.
Katie Couric is spreading breast cancer awareness.
Terry Bradshaw just made a major revelation about his health. The Pro Football Hall of Famer and co-host announced on Sunday's broadcast that he's been battling both bladder and skin cancer over the last year.The announcement came after last week, Bradshaw had an incident during the pregame show where he ran out of breath.«Last week on this show, I ran out of breath, and Howie [Long] helped me up. And a lot of people are asking what’s wrong with me, what’s happened to me physically.
Terry Bradshaw is opening up about his health.
Terry Bradshaw, a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and one of the co-hosts on Fox NFL Sunday, revealed Sunday on air that he has battled cancer twice in the last year.
Katie Couric was immediately inundated with a wave of love and support when she shared on Wednesday that back in June, she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.MORE: Katie Couric makes emotional retelling of reporting the 11 September attacksThe journalist revealed that she received news of the official diagnosis on 21 June, the day of her wedding anniversary with husband John Molner.VIDEO: Katie Couric pleads with fans after sharing worrying health update from bedOf course, despite knowing at the time, she kept quiet on social media and chose to spend her day as planned, even sharing an adorable anniversary post featuring many clips and moments of the couple from their years together.John, of course, also showed his support for Katie, especially with a loving anniversary dedication of his own on social media that same day.MORE: Katie Couric marks the end of summer with beachside swimsuit videoHe shared a beautiful picture of his wife from presumably the same day, drink in hand, as he penned a few sweet words for her."We will get older among this crowd. The water roars and rumbles down.
Chicago Med star Marlyne Barrett has revealed the sad news that she had been diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer. The actress, whose character Maggie Lockwood had a breast cancer storyline on the US TV show a few years back, told People that doctors had discovered a "football-sized" tumour. "I'm an extremely private person, but I felt a responsibility to tell my story," she explained.
Katie Couric had a very scary summer.