'It was meant to be ironic and funny': Mother of Keaton Jones DEFENDS photos of her and her bullied son posing with Confederate flags and insists 'she feels like her family is not racist'
Trump says women accusing him of sex assault 'fabricated' their stories and Dem senator backing them is a 'lightweight' who said she would 'do anything' when she begged him for donations
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee dies suddenly at the age of 65 'after suffering heart attack at the grocery store'
Can YOU pass this 'impossible' spelling test? Tricky quiz puts your knowledge to the test (and only perfectionists will get full marks)
Teen, 18, takes a plea deal for the rape and murder of 12-year-old neighbor who he lured from her home in 2015 when he asked for help looking for his lost cat
Vet friend of Roy Moore admits they visited UNDERAGE Vietnam brothel while Senate-hopeful's wife rubbishes claims they are anti-Semites because their 'attorney is a Jew' at election eve rally
Democrats pray for massive turnout to defeat accused pedophile Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race - but polls say low voter numbers will hand it to Republican
Trump tweets final endorsement of accused pedophile Roy Moore as Alabamians go to the polls saying he 'will always vote with us' in the Senate
'Alabama's not going to let that shame happen': Democrat Doug Jones' fighting words as he tries to topple accused pedophile Roy Moore in Senate special election
Roy Moore resurfaces in interview with 12-year-old girl for Christian TV after five-day absence from Alabama senate campaign trail amid claims he preyed on teenage girls
UN official claims Alabama has the WORST poverty he's seen in the developed world
Bannon has dig at Ivanka by twisting her criticism of Roy Moore to go after establishment enemies
Terrifying footage shows woman attacked by a shark during Caribbean honeymoon snorkel trip
Veteran Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott retires after 32 seasons rather than risk more concussions
Illegal immigrant is found guilty of murdering a family of five during failed robbery in San Francisco 'after his casino debts and rent payments stacked up'
Woman's 'itchy eyes' turn out to be caused by a hundred parasites living in her EYELASHES after she went without washing her pillow cases for five years
U.S. soldier dies and two others are injured in a 'vehicle incident' in Afghanistan
EXCLUSIVE: This is real life, not The Wire, say family of Baltimore cop shot dead with his own gun the day before he was to testify against 'corrupt cops who planted drugs' - so 'wait for the evidence' to find his real killer
Will LeBron leave the Cavs for the Rockets? NBA star could leave his hometown team AGAIN upon entering free agency
LaVar Ball sends his sons to play in LITHUANIA after pulling them both out of school in the United States after UCLA-Trump row
Top US Marine Corps commander molested an officer's six-year-old daughter 'after officials failed to take Australian warnings about him seriously', secret report reveals
'America has a lot of crazy people': Star Wars icon Mark Hammil says US gun laws are 'totally wrong' as he reveals his pain over the country's mass shootings
Game, set-up and MATCH: Tennis ace Eugenie Bouchard goes on SECOND date with fan she agreed to take out after losing a Super Bowl Twitter bet to him
From 3D printed BREASTS to virtual reality headsets and abdominal etching, the bizarre surgery trends that are set to take 2018 by storm

Windy City winner! Jane Fonda a timeless beauty as she's honored at Chicago International Film Festival

Published: 03:01 EST, 30 July 2017 | Updated: 04:46 EST, 30 July 2017

e-mail

136

View
comments

Jane Fonda looked stunning on Saturday night as she was honored at the Chicago International Film Festival with the Gold Hugo Career Achievement Award.

Fonda, 79, wore a black pantsuit with silver embroidery, with diamond hoop earrings and her blonde 'do nicely styled with bangs to show off her face at the event, which was held at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel.

The tribute to the two-time Oscar winner, which was hosted by film critic Richard Roeper, consisted of a cocktail party, in addition to 'an on-stage conversation with Fonda, giving insight into her experience and approach to her craft, accompanied by iconic clips from her illustrious career,' the organization said.

Another one for the trophy case: Jane Fonda, 79, was honored with the Gold Hugo Career Achievement Award at the Chicago International Film Festival at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel

In the onstage chat between Fonda and Roeper, the entertainment veteran said that she enjoys the message she's sending on her Netflix comedy Grace and Frankie with longtime pal Lily Tomlin, in discarding long-held myths about age and gender.

'For a long time I’ve wanted to give a face to older women and show we’re not the stereotypes people think we are,' Fonda said, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.

Fonda said it's in the vein of 9 to 5, her famed 1980 comedy with Tomlin and Dolly Patron that illustrated the issues women faced in dealing with a sexist and abusive male boss, played by Dabney Coleman.

Fashion icon: The veteran actress wore a sleek black and silver ensemble at the swanky event

Crusader: In a chat at the event, Fonda said that she's proud of her work that has important social lessons, including 9 to 5 and Grace and Frankie

'It had a big effect on what working women in offices were doing around the country,' she told Roeper.

Fonda received an ovation from the crowd, according to the paper, when asked by Roeper how she'd like to be remembered, as she replied, 'I'm too young to be able to answer that.'

Proceeds from Saturday's tribute were to be earmarked to Cinema/Chicago's Education Program, which hosts free screenings for public school students in the Windy City.