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Jane Fonda Set to Play Nancy Reagan

Matt Cantor — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:32:05 CDT

Jane Fonda, whose liberal views made her a scourge of the political right during the Vietnam War era, will play Nancy Reagan in an upcoming movie. The Butler chronicles the life of longtime White House butler Eugene Allen. Forest Whitaker is nearing a deal to play Allen, who worked under...

Steinem, Fonda to Clear Channel, FCC: Dump Rush

Mark Russell — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:37:31 CDT

Three of the biggest names in American feminism—Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem—are calling on the FCC to yank the licenses of channels that air Rush Limbaugh, saying his "degrading" and "dehumanizing" language is not in the public interest. "Spectrum is a scarce government resource. Radio broadcasters...

Ted Turner Has 4 Lovers— One for Every Week of Month

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:56:43 CST

Apparently it takes a lot of women to replace Jane Fonda: In the Hollywood Reporter's latest cover story, Ted Turner reveals that he now has four girlfriends in his life, and he typically spends one week per month with each of them. The billionaire media mogul divorced Fonda, his third...

Jane Fonda: Testosterone Ignited My Sex Life

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:58:05 CDT

Jane Fonda has a confession to make: Testosterone has fueled her intense septuagenarian libido. "I discovered testosterone about three years ago, which makes a huge difference if you want to remain sexual and your libido has dropped," she tells the Telegraph . "Use testosterone. It comes in a gel, a pill,...

Jane Fonda: QVC Canceled Me Over Politics

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:39:08 CDT

Jane Fonda says she's been banished from QVC amid concerns about her political past; the network says it was a routine programming change. Fonda was set to appear on the home-shopping channel Saturday to promote her new book on aging, Prime Time . But the day before, she learned her segment...

On Cannes Runway, Stars Walk, Model Falls

Sarah Whitmire — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:17:44 CDT

Fashion rolled out the red carpet for charity in Cannes yesterday, with a benefit runway show that saw A-listers including Naomi Campbell, Jane Fonda, Rosario Dawson, and tennis man Novak Djokovic strut their stuff for a good cause. Campbell's Fashion for Relief charity organized the show, which raised money for...

Righty Bloggers Pick 25 Worst Americans

John Johnson — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:44:38 CDT

Ask 43 conservative bloggers to name the worst Americans of all time, as Right Wing News did, and the results aren't kind to Jimmy Carter. The top 5: Jimmy Carter Barack Obama Franklin Delano Roosevelt Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (tie) Woodrow Wilson, Benedict Arnold

Where Are the '60s Sex Kittens Now?

Imperator — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:40:00 CDT

The Chicago Tribune revisits hotties from the '60s, with then-and-now pictures of Raquel Welch, Jane Fonda, Ann-Margret, Liz Taylor, and Eartha Kitt. Guess who's (still?) the hottest now. Hint: She's 70 and on a book tour. Check out the evidence here .

Ricky Gervais: Stop Having 'Useless' Kids

Kevin Spak — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:36:00 CST

Look out, New York: Ricky Gervais is coming. The comedian, whose divisive Golden Globe hosting gig included jokes about masturbation and onstage drinking—“which Jane Fonda didn’t appreciate apparently”—says he already has digs in the Big Apple, where he's moving with his partner of 25 years, Jane Fallon. Why?...