Jane Fonda arrested in Washington, DC at climate change rally
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jane-fonda-plans-move-to-washington-to-get-arrested-reportJane Fonda was arrested on Friday after declaring she took time off her Netflix series to spend months engaging in political activism.
Fonda was among 16 people arrested on the Capitol steps Friday, according to U.S. Capitol police, Fox News has learned. The actress was charged with "crowding, obstructing or incommoding." She was there to rally alongside other climate change activists.
According to video obtained by WUSA9 reporter Mike Valerio, U.S. Capitol police in Washington D.C. appear to take Fonda into custody with her hands zip-tied behind her back as a crowd of onlookers cheers. Reportedly, she was participating in a climate change protest.
"We love you Jane," the crowd shouts in the video.
Reps for the actress did not return Fox News' request for comment.
The arrest comes after Fonda, a liberal Hollywood celebrity long known for activism and outspokenness, said she soon planned to leave Tinseltown and relocate to the nation’s capital, at least temporarily.
And according to the Los Angeles Times, the 81-year-old actress had a goal in mind: to get arrested.