Jane Fonda Still Bitter After 40 Years - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-14-2009, 03:51 PM

Nearly 40 years after she was falsely accused of drug smuggling, you'd think Jane Fonda might have moved on.
But it appears the veteran actress, 71, is still be holding a grudge against the Ohio policeman who arrested her several decades ago.
Dining out with a friend at celebrity eaterie Mr Chow in Hollywood, the former fitness queen wore a T-shirt bearing her infamous police mugshot

The actress had just finished working on Klute - hence her distinctive haircut - when she was arrested at an airport in Cleveland on November 3, 1970.
The customs officers wrongly accused Fonda of drug smuggling after finding vitamins labelled b, l and d (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in her bag.

Known for her political activism, her arrest over something so innocent as vitamins was a sign of the paranoia of the time.
At the time, the actress was on her way back from speaking at an anti-Vietnam war fundraiser in Canada.

Writing about her false arrest on her blog earlier this year, she said: 'They confiscated (my vitamins) as well as my address book (which was photocopied) and arrested me for drug smuggling.

'I told them what they were but they said they were getting orders from the White House - that would be the Nixon White House.

'I think they hoped this “scandal” would cause the college speeches to be cancelled and ruin my respectability. I was handcuffed and put in the Cleveland Jail, which is when the mugshot was taken.

'I was released on bond and months later, after every pill had been tested in a lab (with taxpayers money!) the charges were dismissed and there were a few paragraphs hidden in the back of papers that they were vitamins, not drugs.'
Earlier this year, Fonda gave her permission for her teen pregnancy charity the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention to raise money using her mugshot on T-shirts, mugs and tea towels.

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catlover79 · 07-14-2009, 03:52 PM

In the immortal words of my sister: "GET OVER IT!!"

Brian Damage · 07-14-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

In the immortal words of my sister: "GET OVER IT!!"

RIGHT ON MONIKA!!!

MickeyMac · 07-14-2009, 06:02 PM

Hey Jane Fonda:

Some real cool advice for you: Move the f**k on

70s show watcher · 07-14-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

Hey Jane Fonda:

Some real cool advice for you: Move the f**k on

agreed

catlover79 · 07-14-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

RIGHT ON MONIKA!!!

I have a feeling she doesn't like Cleveland much in general. When she and Ted were here during the 1995 World Series, she was heckled and booed by the Jacobs Field crowd.

Marvo301 · 07-14-2009, 08:09 PM

She's not getting older, she's getting bitter!

catlover79 · 07-14-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

She's not getting older, she's getting bitter!

I Can't Believe It's Not Bitter!! Charles, where are you with the graphics?

07-14-2009, 03:51 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Jane Fonda Still Bitter After 40 Years Nearly 40 years after she was falsely accused of drug smuggling, you'd think Jane Fonda might have moved on. But it appears the veteran actress, 71, is still be holding a grudge against the Ohio policeman who arrested her several decades ago. Dining out with a friend at celebrity eaterie Mr Chow in Hollywood, the former fitness queen wore a T-shirt bearing her infamous police mugshot The actress had just finished working on Klute - hence her distinctive haircut - when she was arrested at an airport in Cleveland on November 3, 1970. The customs officers wrongly accused Fonda of drug smuggling after finding vitamins labelled b, l and d (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in her bag. Known for her political activism, her arrest over something so innocent as vitamins was a sign of the paranoia of the time. At the time, the actress was on her way back from speaking at an anti-Vietnam war fundraiser in Canada. Writing about her false arrest on her blog earlier this year, she said: 'They confiscated (my vitamins) as well as my address book (which was photocopied) and arrested me for drug smuggling. 'I told them what they were but they said they were getting orders from the White House - that would be the Nixon White House. 'I think they hoped this “scandal” would cause the college speeches to be cancelled and ruin my respectability. I was handcuffed and put in the Cleveland Jail, which is when the mugshot was taken. 'I was released on bond and months later, after every pill had been tested in a lab (with taxpayers money!) the charges were dismissed and there were a few paragraphs hidden in the back of papers that they were vitamins, not drugs.' Earlier this year, Fonda gave her permission for her teen pregnancy charity the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention to raise money using her mugshot on T-shirts, mugs and tea towels. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...xzz0LGjMwOQo&D Attached Images
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