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In 2017, Megyn Kelly jumped ship from Fox to NBC to host the third hour of the morning show,TODAY.But not long after it began, which only aired for two years before being canceled by NBC following her controversial remarks, Kelly landed in some serious hot water following her interview with Jane Fonda.
Having had a facelift in her 40s and later in the 2010s, Jane Fonda was caught off-guard after Kelly brought up the question about her plastic surgery during the promotion ofOur Souls at Night. While Fonda brushed off the subject at the time, she later expressed her distaste for Kelly’s skills as an interviewer, which the former Fox alum didn’t take kindly, as she went on to bring up Fonda’s controversial past.
Megyn Kelly Clarified Why She Brought up Jane Fonda’s Facelift
Megyn Kellyexplained she only asked the question to stray away from the discussionJane Fondawas delving into. Considering Fonda“kept wanting to talk about being in bed with Robert Redford”, between breaks, Redford’s publicist asked Kelly to change the topic, which led her to bring up Fonda’s facelift.
She explained (via theNew York Post),
“Jane Fonda was on set [at NBC in 2017] and so was Robert Redford … and she had been doing a publicity tour with all this weird s-x talk about him. She kept wanting to talk about being in bed with Robert Redford in the movie. And you could tell he was visibly uncomfortable with it,”Kelly said.“And during the commercial break, Robert Redford’s publicist specifically asked me if I would try to keep her off of that, if I would redirect the conversation to something else,”
However, the duo’s back and forth didn’t end there, as it further escalated after Fonda made critical remarks about the exchange, stressing that it was inappropriate on Kelly’s part. This prompted the former NBC host to bring up theBarbarellaStar’s controversial past during the height of the Vietnamese war, as Kelly shared no regrets about bringing up the actor’s facelift in the interview.
Megyn Kelly Questioned Jane Fonda’s Patriotism by Bringing up Her Past
Back in ’72, Jane Fonda, who was opposing the US war effort, was photographed on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun, which earned the nickname Hanai Jane. Megyn Kelly went on to bring up the controversial subject, as she questioned the Book Club Star’s patriotism, stressing she was in no position to lecture her. Kelly said (viaPage Six),
Fonda did go on to apologize about the matter, stressing that she made a huge mistake, which led many to believe she was against the US Army.
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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