Jane Fonda says sorry for gun photo during Vietnam War in 1972 before launch of HBO film

Jane Fonda, surrounded by soldiers, on a trip to protest against the war in 1972
Jane Fonda, surrounded by soldiers, on a trip to protest against the war in 1972
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Jane Fonda has offered another apology to American veterans for the infamous photograph taken in North Vietnam in 1972 in which she sat on the side of a Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun.

Speaking before the launch of an HBO film on her life, the actress said she was still proud of the trip she made to Vietnam to protest against the war. But she added: “I am just so sorry that I was thoughtless enough to sit down on that gun at that time. The message that sends to the guys that were there and their families, it’s just so horrible for me to think about that.”

Fonda was criticised back home
Fonda was criticised back home
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Fonda, 80, who became known as Hanoi Jane, said her critics had spread false accounts that suggested she had