- Jane Fonda talked about why intimacy coordinators are crucial in a new interview with WWD.
- Fonda said she wishes they were around earlier in her career.
- She explained how the #MeToo movement changed certain protocols in Hollywood.
Jane Fonda recently explained the importance of intimacy coordinators in an interview with Women’s Wear Daily. The Oscar winner lamented that these roles—which involve prepping actors for sex scenes—didn’t exist earlier in her career.
Fonda credited the #MeToo movement with the introduction of new on-set protocols relating to preventing sexual harassment, including the use of intimacy coordinators.
“Every time you begin a movie, you have training. What to do if there’s a problem. That never happened [before],” the actress said.
“I wish that we had them when I was doing sex scenes because it’s hard,” she added. “You want me to say to a guy you’re supposed to look like you’re in love with and you say, ‘But please don’t uncover my breast on the left side.’ You know, you don’t do that.”
Earlier this year, Fonda opened up about aging, revealing that she feels better in her 80s than she did in her 20s.
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She also spoke about her partnership with the shoe brand Golden Goose in an interview with The New York Times, teling the outlet, “I don’t feel like an old person. I’m much younger than I was when I was in my 20s, in all the ways that matter,” she explained. “So it never occurred to me with this campaign, “Oh, God, isn’t this great. They’re using an old woman.” But now that I think about it, it is cool. I like that.”
When asked if she feels like a role model to others, Fonda said, “Yes, but it doesn’t manifest in clothes. It manifests in remaining active, keeping fit, standing up for what you believe politically, having good posture, staying curious. Women pay attention. I know because they write me.”
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