{"id":2431160,"date":"2026-05-25T09:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2431160"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:20:10","slug":"jane-fonda-attempts-to-walk-back-catty-comments-about-barbra-streisand-too-little-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jane-fonda-attempts-to-walk-back-catty-comments-about-barbra-streisand-too-little-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Fonda Attempts to Walk Back \u2018Catty\u2019 Comments About Barbra Streisand: \u2018Too Little, Too Late\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/tag\/jane-fonda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jane Fonda;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jane Fonda&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Jane Fonda<\/strong><\/a> was \u201cgenuinely shocked\u201d by the response to remarks she made back in March about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/tag\/barbra-streisand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Barbra Streisand;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Barbra Streisand&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Barbra Streisand<\/strong><\/a> being asked to pay tribute to the late <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-redford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Robert Redford;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Robert Redford&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Robert Redford<\/strong><\/a> at the 2026 Oscars instead of her, an insider tells <em>Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s put her in the doghouse in a lot of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/dolly-parton-hoping-ease-tension-195540709.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:well-heeled social circles;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;well-heeled social circles&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">well-heeled social circles<\/a>,\u201d reveals the insider, including in Malibu, where <em>The Way We Were<\/em> star, 84, reigns as the \u201cundisputed\u201d queen bee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Not even an attempt to walk back her comments seems to have helped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI thought I was being funny,\u201d Fonda, 88, said at the TCM Classic Film Festival opening night screening of <em>Barefoot In The Park<\/em> in Hollywood on Thursday, April 30, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2026\/05\/01\/jane-fonda-robert-redford-crush-barbra-streisand-oscar-song\/89845512007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:USA Today;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;USA Today&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>. \u201cBut actually, I thought it was fabulous that they had Barbra out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s fair to say she underestimated the backlash and now she\u2019s trying to crawl her way out of it,\u201d the insider claims. \u201cBut as far as Barbra\u2019s concerned, it\u2019s too little, too late.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Insidefoto \/ MEGA; Tsuni \/ iPhoto Inc.\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The damage, it appears, has already been done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Streisand \u201cwas very offended when Jane made those catty remarks,\u201d the insider notes. \u201cIt <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/barbra-streisand-filled-regret-robert-182502248.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:touched a major nerve;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;touched a major nerve&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">touched a major nerve<\/a> and even now, the apology feels hollow and staged as opposed to anything genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following Babs\u2019 tribute to Redford at the Oscars, Fonda famously quipped to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/media\/videos\/jane-fonda-questions-why-barbra-streisand-paid-tribute-to-robert-redford-at-oscars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Tonight;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Tonight&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>, \u201cI wanna know how come Streisand was up there doing that for Redford? She only made one movie with him. I made four. I have more to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As <em>Examiner<\/em> previously reported, a source says the actresses were <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/jane-fonda-barbra-streisand-were-190020291.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:\u201chugely competitive\u201d over Redford;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\u201chugely competitive\u201d over Redford&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201chugely competitive\u201d over Redford<\/a>, who sadly passed away in 2025 at the age of 89.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cJane can grovel and try to weasel her way out of this all she wants, but once you\u2019ve crossed Barbra, that\u2019s it,\u201d says the insider. \u201cYou\u2019re done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/jane-fonda-attempts-to-walk-back-catty-comments-about-barbra-streisand-too-little-too-late\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jane Fonda Attempts to Walk Back \u2018Catty\u2019 Comments About Barbra Streisand: \u2018Too Little, Too Late\u2019;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jane Fonda Attempts to Walk Back \u2018Catty\u2019 Comments About Barbra Streisand&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jane Fonda Attempts to Walk Back \u2018Catty\u2019 Comments About Barbra Streisand: \u2018Too Little, Too Late\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:National Examiner;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;National Examiner&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i>National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>National Examiner<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane Fonda was \u201cgenuinely shocked\u201d by the response to remarks she made back in March about Barbra Streisand being asked to pay tribute to the late Robert Redford at the 2026 Oscars instead of her, an insider tells Examiner. \u201cIt\u2019s put her in the doghouse in a lot of well-heeled social circles,\u201d reveals the insider, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2431161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[328676,364855,395222,333528],"class_list":["post-2431160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-barbra-streisand","tag-jane-fonda","tag-national-examiner","tag-robert-redford"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jane-Fonda-Attempts-to-Walk-Back-\u2018Catty-Comments-About-Barbra.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431162,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431160\/revisions\/2431162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}