Jane Fonda<\/a> has insisted she thought Barbra Steisand’s Oscars tribute to Robert Redford was “fabulous”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Jane Fonda has praised Barbra Streisand<\/p>\n
The 88-year-old actress recently questioned why she hadn’t been asked to honour her late collaborator – who she starred with in The Tall Story, The Chase, Barefoot in the Park and Our Souls at Night – during the In Memoriam segment at the Academy Awards in March after his The Way We Were co-star Barbra was brought in to speak about the screen legend.<\/p>\n
However, Jane has now insisted she was simply “being funny” and her comments were taken the wrong way because she hadn’t meant to disrespect Barbra.<\/p>\n
According to Entertainment Weekly, she told the audience at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood: “Barbra came on the Oscars thing to honour Bob,<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on the press line, and I thought I was being funny.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI thought it was fabulous that they had Barbra out there, because that was such an iconic movie and the song was so incredibly beautiful.”<\/p>\n
\nAbove all else, Jane knows the most important person of all, Robert himself, would have enjoyed the tribute.<\/p>\n
\nShe added: “Bob would have liked it.”<\/p>\n
\nThe Book Club star had previously insisted she had “more to say” than Barbra after she delivered the tribute to their late co-star, who died in September 2025 aged 89.<\/p>\n
\nShe said: \u201cI want to know how come Streisand was up there doing that for Redford?<\/p>\n
\n\u201c(She) only made one movie with him, I made four! I have more to say.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJane also spoke warmly about Robert, describing the impact he had on her life and on the film industry. <\/p>\n
\nShe added \u201cI was always in love with him. The most gorgeous human being and such great values.<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAnd he did a lot for movies, he really changed movies, lifted up independent movies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDuring the ceremony, Barbra paid tribute to Robert before performing a rare live rendition of the song The Way We Were, more than a decade after she last sang it at the Oscars in honour of composer Marvin Hamlisch. <\/p>\n
\nReflecting on their collaboration during the tribute, Barbra spoke about the experience of working with Robert on the film.<\/p>\n
\nBarbra said: \u201cHe was a brilliant, subtle actor.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd we had a wonderful time playing off each other because we never quite knew what the other one was going to do in the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWhen Robert died, Jane shared a statement reflecting on their friendship.<\/p>\n
\nShe said: \u201cIt hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone. I can\u2019t stop crying.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe actress added: \u201cHe meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for.\u201d<\/p>\n
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