Highlights
- Jane Fonda gracefully dodged a question about her plastic surgery during an interview with Megyn Kelly on the Today Show. Fans praised her for handling the question with poise.
- Megyn Kelly asked the question because of a behind-the-scenes request from Robert Redford’s publicist. Kelly didn’t think it was a big deal since Fonda had discussed her plastic surgery before.
- Overall, the moment was forgettable for everyone involved, but fans expressed disappointment in Kelly for bringing up Fonda’s appearance instead of focusing on her work.
Throughout her career, Jane Fonda has had some memorable interview moments. Who can forget her reaction to the claim that Barbra Streisand made her career.
Another noteworthy moment took place on the Today Show alongside Megyn Kelly. The host asked Fonda about her plastic surgery, and Fonda had quite the response.
We’ll reveal what took place and how the fans reacted. In addition, we’ll take a look at Kelly’s side of things, and what her reasoning was for asking the personal question.
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Megyn Kelly Asked Jane Fonda About Her Plastic Surgery, But Fonda Refused To Answer
At the time, Jane Fonda appeared on the Today Show to promote her project of the time, Our Souls at Night. However, the conversation takes a turn when Megyn Kelly brings up Fonda’s plastic surgery work.
Kelly reveals, “You’ve been an example to everyone in how to age beautifully and with strength and unapologetically. You admit you’ve had work done, which I think is to your credit. But you look amazing. I read that you said you’re not proud to admit you’ve had work done. Why not?”
Fonda instantly had a puzzled look on her face, and had no intention of answering the question. She said, “We really want to talk about that right now?” Kelly answers, “One of the things people think about you when they look at you is how amazing you look.”
Fonda brushed off the question, crediting her attitude and posture for her “ageless look.” Soon after, Fonda switched topics, “But let me tell you why I love this movie that we did, Our Souls at Night, rather than plastic surgery,” Fonda said.
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Fonda did briefly discuss plastic surgery in a separate interview, “I’ve had plastic surgery. I’ve talked about that,” she said.
“That doesn’t matter. What matters is realizing you can always get better. That you have to keep taking leaps of faith. It gets harder as you get older. You have to stay brave and keep trying to go beyond your comfort zone and see what you need to get to become who you’re supposed to be.”
Fans had nothing but praise for the way Fonda handled the question in past interviews.
Fans Praised Jane Fonda For Not Answering The Question
Fans had a lot to say looking back at the moment. For the most part, Megyn Kelly received a lot of heat for asking the question.
Fans wrote, “She’s so graceful how she dodged that question. She’s a Hollywood star, everyone’s had plastic surgery. And most women over 35 have at least had a little something done. Look how may women get botox.”
Another fan wrote, “She gave an appropriate response to a disrespectful question. You don’t come out of nowhere with unannounced questions that you know are rude! MK is awful and I have to change the channel between 9-10am now instead of letting my TV run on NBC from morning to late night most days.”
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Megyn Kelly received a lot of heat for the moment. However, she explained what would lead to the question behind the scenes.
Megyn Kelly Revealed The Reason She Brought Up Jane Fonda’s Plastic Surgery From The Past
Megyn Kelly did reveal why she asked Jane Fonda the awkward plastic surgery question. According to Kelly, it all started because of a behind the scenes moment with Robert Redford’s publicist.
“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 sex talk about him,” Kelly recalled during her podcast on Wednesday. “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 of Redford. “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,” Kelly said.
That was the reason for the change in conversation. Kelly would go on to admit that since Fonda had answered the question so many times before in the past, she didn’t think it was a big deal.
“So that’s why I thought I would come back in with something she talked about a million times before, her plastic surgery,” Kelly said. “And it was relevant because it’s [the movie] about aging and a woman coming to terms with what that means. So I thought it would be the non-awkward place to go. Wrong!”
It all turned out to be a forgettable moment for everyone involved.
Source: NewsFinale
