Overview

• Fonda announced the relaunch with a public statement and letter, positioning the group as a defense of free expression across the political spectrum.
• The committee’s site and Instagram account (@1acommittee) published the statement and full signatory list and will share updates on next steps.
• Organizers say they are preparing tactics such as public defiance, mass mobilization, collective economic pressure, and cultural solidarity, with formal structures still taking shape.
• Recent controversy over Jimmy Kimmel’s brief removal from broadcasts and FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s remarks set the backdrop, with ABC and major station groups later restoring the show as Carr downplayed his role.
• Supporters include Barbra Streisand, Natalie Portman, Spike Lee, Viola Davis, Pedro Pascal, John Legend, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Billie Eilish, Quinta Brunson, and Whoopi Goldberg.