All quiet on the Hollywood front as the first Trump 2.0 Oscars approach
Ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, only veterans such as Jane Fonda have dared to speak out against the US president’s aggressive policies
Jane Fonda’s message still resonates on the eve of the Oscars to take place this Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The 87-year-old actress has proven to be one of the most combative activists in Hollywood, starting with the Vietnam War, and, as such, she used the stage at the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild Awards last week to get her message across. It was a call to action against Donald Trump’s assault on trans rights, migrants, federal workers etc. “This isn’t a rehearsal. We mustn’t, for a moment, kid ourselves about what is happening. This is bigtime serious, folks,” said Fonda, a lifetime achievement awardee. The speech was met with enthusiastic applause.
