Overview
- Fonda publicly relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, invoking the 1947 Hollywood effort associated with her father, Henry Fonda.
- More than 550 entertainment figures have signed the founding statement, which is posted on the group’s website and Instagram account.
- The statement alleges a coordinated federal campaign to silence critics across government, media, the judiciary, academia, and entertainment.
- Organizers outline potential tactics including public defiance, mass mobilization, and collective economic pressure, while formal plans are still developing.
- The White House pushed back, with spokesperson Abigail Jackson saying Fonda is free to share her views and asserting that President Trump supports free speech.