{"id":260848,"date":"2026-09-01T15:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/jane-fonda-tears-up-remembering-her-9-to-5-costar-dolly-parton-she-meant-love\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:58:18","slug":"jane-fonda-tears-up-remembering-her-9-to-5-costar-dolly-parton-she-meant-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/jane-fonda-tears-up-remembering-her-9-to-5-costar-dolly-parton-she-meant-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Fonda Tears Up Remembering Her \u20189 to 5\u2019 Costar Dolly Parton: \u2018She Meant Love\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jane Fonda<\/strong><\/a><\/span> became emotional discussing her longtime<\/span><\/a> friend Dolly Parton<\/span><\/a><\/strong> in a new interview after the musician\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe meant love,\u201d Fonda, 88, said while trying to hold back tears during the Monday, August 31, episode of Democracy Now!<\/i><\/span><\/a> \u201cShe really did. She loved everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 9 to 5<\/i> actress remembered spending 10 days with Parton on a tour bus as they explored Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas and other parts of the country. The lessons and memories from the trip remain with Fonda today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in deep hollows of Tennessee and Arkansas where people lived in tarpaper shacks with no electricity or running water, and [Dolly] would come in in her full regalia,\u201d Fonda shared. \u201cThey loved her so much that they accepted my presence. And it was so clear that she absolutely respected them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tHollywood is in mourning following the death of country music icon and actress Dolly Parton. \u201cA rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth and kindness that made us all feel [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She continued, \u201cThat was why there was so much love. She never played down. She always was pulled together. She was always who she was out of respect for her fans. She taught me the importance of acknowledging and respecting fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

News broke on August 25 that Parton had died<\/span><\/a> peacefully in Nashville at the age of 80. Although her official cause of death<\/span><\/a> has yet to be announced, a spokesperson for the country music icon revealed that she died following a \u201cbrief battle with cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Parton may be most remembered for being a singer and philanthropist, Fonda praised the performer as a feminist.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe knew from the get-go who she was,\u201d Fonda shared. \u201cShe knew that people would make fun of who she was because of how she looked. And so she did it first, and she did it so smart, and she was always in charge of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Oscar winner continued, \u201cShe wasn\u2019t dumb. She had the ability, like X-Ray vision, she could see through people to their essence. Whatever the outside was, she could see, good or bad, to the essence of a person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parton was laid to rest<\/span><\/a> during an intimate memorial service on Friday, August 28.<\/p>\n

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