Jane Fonda surprised her fans as she announced major news concerning her near future and her acting career.
The 85-year-old Hollywood actress, who recently received the Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, revealed she would be taking a break from her acting career for the following 18 months.
According to the Barbarella star, she will use the free time ahead to make the most out of her activism efforts and focus on the upcoming 2024 presidential elections.
Explaining her decision, Fonda shared her plans to help people who prioritize climate change get seats in the office.
“Let’s get rid of the Joe Manchin’s. We need to try to light a fire under Biden and look, we have to vote for him, ok?” Fonda said during a stage interview at the Saturday film festival.
“We have got to get really mad at him and we have to try to demand that he earn our votes. But I mean, let’s be real because the alternative is the end of everything.”
Despite being very vocal about her cause, The Grace and Frankie star admitted she had no intention to run for office.
“One thing about getting old is that you start to get a little smart about what your strong suits are. And that’s not one of them. I’m a cheerleader,” she added.
“I don’t have any original ideas. I’m the one who takes your ideas and then I get credit for it.”
In her speech, Fonda insisted the time to tackle climate change was now because waiting for the next generation is not a feasible option.
“We are animals, let us not forget. We depend on the ocean and the forests for oxygen, for food. I mean, even dogs don’t s*** in their own kennel. And we’re in our kennel and taking a lot down with us in the process. We have to stop it. It’s all connected,” she continued.
“Those of us who are alive right now in this decade, it’s up to us (to make a change) because when we go it’ll be too late. We’re the ones who can make the difference. Let’s not, when history is written, be the ones that were staying at home and rearranging the china.”
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