Jane Fonda honors her late friend Paula Weinstein and calls for support for Biden

Jane Fonda and Paula Weinstein

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Jane Fonda took to social media to remember her “best friend” Paula Weinstein, who died on March 25 at the age of 78, as well as sharing how people can honor her late friend.

“I have lost my best friend, Paula Weinstein. Paula was everything a friend should be, to me and to so many people. I was sitting shiva in her New York apartment with so many From people who also consider her their best friend and I’m jealous, to be honest.” “Paula can make us all laugh more than anyone else. It was always good for a real belly laugh.

Weinstein was a longtime Tribeca executive and producer, and has worked on dozens of projects throughout her career, including Great baker boys, The perfect storm, Analyze this And Grace and Frankie.

“Many of the young women who worked with her at the Tribeca Film Festival are here, and they tell me what a wonderful mentor she was to them,” Fonda continued. “They were always in the room where decisions were being made, so they could learn.” “Many of the women she mentored have gone on to direct programs at major studios ever since. “That’s how people live forever… They mattered in people’s lives.”

Not only did Weinstein and Fonda have a close relationship outside of work, but they also collaborated on several projects Monster in law (2005) to This is where I leave you (2014) and more recently the popular TV series Grace and Frankie.

“But more than that: Paula was the one I turned to when I had trouble,” Fonda wrote in her tribute. “The person my children turn to when there are family problems and she helps work things out. I am godmother to her beautiful daughter, Hannah. She has been godmother to my children.”

She added: “Paula was quite obsessive, but in a good way. She always insisted, for example, on finding doctors for me when I needed various joint replacement surgeries. After shivah yesterday, I immediately woke up and wanted to call Paula to tell her how many people I was with who loved her. Then I remembered…”

the 80 for Brady The star concluded her social media post with a request on behalf of the Weinstein family: “Those who wish to honor Paula, make your efforts to re-elect President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Democrats across the ballot.”

Fonda and Weinstein have been outspoken on political issues, participating in anti-war protests dating back to the 1960s. The latter also exited Tribeca Enterprises in September 2023 to work on political campaigns. She was also a founding member of the Women’s Political Committee of Hollywood, which has raised millions of dollars for Democratic candidates for more than two decades.