Before the Fire Drill Fridays rally in California, Jane Fonda spoke to USA TODAY about several topics, including the deal her lawyer cut with a D.C. judge after her past arrests, the coronavirus and the 2020 presidential election.
, avoided handcuffs at Friday's protest against the fossil fuel industry.
"We’re protesting an existential threat that could determine the future of human life on the planet, basically," she said. According to protest organizers, about 500 people attended Friday's first San Pedro rally, and about 100 joined Fonda and other celebrities for a march and second rally in front of a Warren E&P oil extraction site. No one was arrested.The protest capped off a whirlwind political week that saw Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden take the lead in the Democratic presidential primary, as candidates Elizabeth Warren, Mike Bloomberg, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg dropped out.
Many of Fonda's famous friends have joined her previous protests, and Friday was no different. In addition to Waterston and Arquette, Diane Lane, Lana Parrilla of"Once Upon a Time" and Fonda's"Grace and Frankie" co-star Lily Tomlin also attended. In regard to the election, Waterston told USA TODAY he used to back Bloomberg. Now that the former New York City mayor is out of the race, the actor says he's giving his support to Biden.
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