Jane Fonda knows the show (or speech) must go on.
The “80 for Brady” star was interrupted by technical difficulties while accepting the life achievement award at the SAG Awards 2025 in Los Angeles Sunday.
The iconic actress’ passionate speech applauding the SAG-AFTRA union was derailed when the pre-recorded announcer started speaking over her.
But Fonda laughed off the brief disturbance as she dramatically quipped onstage, “I can conjure up voices!” She then flexed her arms in triumph.
The 87-year-old activist and philanthropist also used the platform to share a politically charged message about empathy.
“Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke — and by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people,” Fonda said.
“Back to empathy, a whole lot of people are going to be really hurt by what is happening, what is coming our way,” she continued.
“And even if they’re of a different political persuasion, we need to call upon our empathy and not judge, but listen from our hearts and welcome them into our tent because we are gonna need a big tent to resist successfully what’s coming at us.”
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