45 h. ago Jane Fonda relaunches free speech committee founded by her father after Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Fonda’s initiative has already garnered support from more than 550 celebrities, including Pedro Pascal, Whoopi Goldberg, and Billie Eilish

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51 h. ago Jane Fonda relaunches committee to protect free speech founded by her father following Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Fonda’s initiative has already garnered support from more than 550 celebrities, including Pedro Pascal, Whoopi Goldberg, and Billie Eilish

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52 h. ago Meghan Markle’s father refutes claims made by her estranged half sister about being stuck in Philippines following earthquake

Duchess’s estranged 81-year-old father relocated to the Philippines earlier this year for a ‘fresh start’

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56 h. ago Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era

In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list supportJane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, the McCarthy-era initiative started by her father, Henry Fonda, with a groundswell of celebrity support.The new committee, established to protect free speech from government censorship, has the support of over 550 entertainment figures, including: Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Kerry Washington, Natalie Portman, Aaron Sorkin, Spike Lee, Pedro Pascal, Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Penn, John Legend, Damon Lindelof, Julianne Moore, Janelle Monáe, Barbra Streisand, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ethan Hawke, Billie Eilish, Anjelica Huston and Judd Apatow. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jane Fonda, 87, Helen Mirren, 80, and Gillian Anderson, 57, show off their age

Jane Fonda, Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson showed off their age-defying looks as they graced the L'Oréal catwalk in Paris on Monday night amid Fashion Week.

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5 d. ago People may age faster if father smoked during puberty, study finds

The effect is less pronounced if the father started smoking later in life.

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8 d. ago Voices: The Huntington’s breakthrough gives me hope, but it comes too late for Dad

In 2021, a few years after her father started showing symptoms, Carly Evans tested positive for the Huntington’s disease gene. She writes about the fatal condition that has affected generations of her family, and the hope this week’s breakthrough brings

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8 d. ago They’ve finally gone there: South Park lets rip at Benjamin Netanyahu

No matter how hot the political temperature, Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s show can be counted on to go for the jugular. And with Brendan Carr in a mountain of poo and Israel’s PM in its sights, the latest episode doesn’t pull any punchesIn the three weeks since South Park last aired, things have changed. The assassination of right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk exploded already fiery political tensions, with the Trump administration and its base embarking on a campaign of retribution the likes of which haven’t been seen since the McCarthy era, and stating, without sufficient evidence, that Kirk’s murder was the result of a wide-ranging leftist plot. Scores of people in the public and private sectors have been punished for commenting on the situation, most notably late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, whose show was briefly pulled off air after the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, put parent company Disney under pressure to do so.Suffice to say, the situation is far to...

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2 w. ago Robert Bedford's 'best friend' Paul Newman's touching final words before his death

Robert Redford forged lifelong bonds with co-stars like Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, and Barbra Streisand, whose before his death at the age of 89

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2 w. ago 11 of Robert Redford’s most memorable performances and where to watch them

Robert Redford's career spans generations, making every film notable

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2 w. ago Jane Fonda says she ‘can’t stop crying’ in emotional statement after Robert Redford’s death

Fonda worked on five movies with the legendary actor and director

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2 w. ago Robert Redford dies: Meryl Streep leads tributes to giant of American cinema, saying ‘one of the lions has passed’ – latest updates

Star of Hollywood classics including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting and All the President’s Men, dies aged 89‘The star who changed Hollywood’: Peter Bradshaw on Robert RedfordRobert Redford – a life in picturesOne of Redford’s close friends and regular contributors, Jane Fonda, has released an emotional statement about him following his death.“It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone,” she wrote. “I can’t stop crying. He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’ The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”.UC Berkeley, a top-ranked public institution, sent a letter to affected members of campus last week disclosing that university lawyers had included their names in reports to the Department of Education’s office for civil rights (OCR). The education department has been targeting colleges across the country as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism, international students and academic freedom. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jane Fonda, 87, already ironed out her final days and made burial plans

Jane Fonda has admitted she has been thinking about her final days and has specific burial plans - after admitting that she is seeking therapy to make amends with her children

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4 w. ago ‘She could die any moment’: family of girl, eight, plead for urgent evacuation from Gaza

Officials say they applied for Jana Ayyad to be transferred to Jordan two weeks ago but have not received Israeli approvalIn recent photos, Jana Ayyad is curled up in a ball, her face covered with her hands. Sometimes, the emaciated eight-year-old sobs, crying out for her father, who has been marooned outside Gaza since the war started 23 months ago.Jana is on the brink of death. Her only hope is a medical evacuation from Gaza so that she can receive treatment abroad. Continue reading...

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