A Rundown of Every Celebrity Who Has Been Arrested With Jane Fonda

By Jacqueline Gualtieri

Updated Jan. 10 2020, 8:15 p.m. ET

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Jane Fonda has never been one to shy away from politics. Throughout the '60s, she worked on behalf of Native Americans and the Black Panthers and she spent the '70s protesting the Vietnam War. Though the actress is 82 years old, you can't keep her from taking to the streets for what she believes in.

Although she's been protesting inaction in regards to the climate crisis since before 2019, she started Fire Drill Fridays in October. The phrase was inspired by Greta Thunberg's statement, "our house is on fire". Jane even moved to D.C. to hold the demonstrations on Capitol Hill.

But she wasn't the only celebrity who participated in the protests, nor was she the only one to get arrested from them. Here's the current list of all of the celebrities arrested during Fire Drill Fridays.

Sam Waterson

Sam Waterston getting arrested for the first time for a #GreenNewDeal #firedrillfriday pic.twitter.com/yRfvJagB9G

— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) October 18, 2019

Although Jane was arrested at her first demonstration on Oct. 11, it took until her second one for her famous friends to start joining her. Her Grace and Frankie and The Newsroom co-star Sam Waterston marched with her on Oct. 18 and the pair walked away in handcuffs together. Sam would be arrested again weeks later.

Ted Danson

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The next celebrity arrest came during the third protest. While Jane was again detained herself, Ted Danson was also getting put in handcuffs. It's reported that he was smiling the whole time and gave Jane a handcuffed high five. His co-star on The Good Place, Manny Jacinto was at a demonstration several weeks later, although he was not arrested.

Rosanna Arquette

.@RoArquette just got arrested for climate justice #FireDrillFriday pic.twitter.com/rZg10VX3sn

— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) November 1, 2019

Rosanna Arquette was arrested during the fourth protest. The Desperately Seeking Susan star was among 46 others who were arrested during the event. She would be arrested again weeks later.

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener was just arrested demanding a #GreenNewDeal and #NoNewFossilFuels at #FireDrillFriday 🔥 pic.twitter.com/O6YzCv8wH2

— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) November 1, 2019

Alongside Rosanna was Catherine Keener. The Being John Malkovich actress was detained while the crowd of protesters around her cheered. 

June Diane Raphael

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I was arrested for the first time today while demanding a Green New Deal, an end to fossil fuel extraction and the centering of justice in all climate conversations. Thank you to @janefonda for bringing me and to @firedrillfriday for an incredible education and for my dear friend @brooklyndecker for joining me.

A post shared by June Diane Raphael (@junediane) on Nov 15, 2019 at 4:58pm PST

Another of Jane's co-stars, her Grace and Frankie on-screen daughter June Diane Raphael, was arrested in the sixth protest. June's on-screen sister Brooklyn Decker joined as well but she was not detained. Though June came back multiple times, this was the only time she was arrested. During other demonstrations, she brought her children.

Marg Helgenberger

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CSI's Marg Helgenberger joined June in getting arrested at the sixth Fire Drill Friday, where they marched to the Russell Senate Office Building rotunda.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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RFK, Jr. is an environmental attorney and the president of the board of Waterkeeper Alliance, a non-profit environmental group. It's only fitting that this Kennedy was arrested during a climate change protest. He's not the only one with a famous last name that attended this demonstration. He was joined by Abigail Disney, although she was not arrested.

Diane Lane

Diane Lane was just arrested. She is yelling “show up for climate” as she is taken to the police van #FireDrillFriday pic.twitter.com/bLmciGO9CW

— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) November 22, 2019

The seventh protest was quite a big one with many celebrities being put in handcuffs. One of the biggest names was Diane Lane. The Under the Tuscan Sun actress was arrested for the first time during Fire Drill Friday.

Piper Perabo

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I was just arrested at @FireDrillFriday alongside 40 organizers, indigenous leaders, and activists along with @mannyjacinto @ambervalletta, and Diane Lane to make it clear: WATER CAN’T WAIT #FireDrillFriday 🔥 We are in a climate emergency, and we need our government to protect our land, air, and water from big oil's pollution. Honored to stand with @Janefonda and so many inspiring youth climate activists. More than 2 million Americans lack running water or a flush toilet--which most people take for granted. Race is the leading factor determining water access: African-American and Latinx families are 2x more likely than white families to lack water access, and Native Americans are 19x more likely The burden of the water crisis falls disproportionately upon women and girls. There are some community-led efforts to solve the US water access crisis in our lifetimes, like the Navajo Water Project, an Indigenous-led program led by phenomenal Indigenous women! Follow FireDrillFridays.com and see how you can get involved! 🔥

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If you follow Piper Perabo on Instagram, you likely know that she's an outspoken activist for pretty much every cause. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that she was arrested alongside Diane during the seventh day.

Amber Valletta

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The water is rising and so are WE! #firedrillfriday #water #climatecrisis @firedrillfriday @janefonda

A post shared by ambervalletta (@ambervalletta) on Nov 22, 2019 at 3:31pm PST

Model Amber Valletta marched for the protection of water resources. If there was any question of why she was there, she took to Instagram to explain in detail what's at risk if we don't put these protections in place.

Paul Scheer

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I was arrested today on the Capitol steps for engaging in Civil Disobedience for promoting #food justice and demanding a #GreenNewDeal as part of @firedrillfriday. Today at our rally we learned from actual Farmers and Fishers of the toll that climate change and lack of government regulation is having on their industry. Thank you @firedrillfriday & @janefonda for calling me in and starting such an inspiring movement. Get involved by showing up any Friday till 1/10 or following @firedrillfriday. I posted a much more comprehensive version of events on twitter if you want to read it.

A post shared by Paul Scheer (@paulscheer) on Nov 29, 2019 at 2:34pm PST

Political activism is a beautiful thing to be shared between a husband and wife. Paul Scheer followed in his wife, June's footsteps by getting arrested during the eighth day of Fire Drill Fridays. He marched alongside Young Sheldon and Big Little Lies star Iain Armitage, who, of course, wasn't arrested and who attended several more demonstrations.

Sally Field

This is a possibility that is actually happening, we need to get out of our comfort zones now! - @sally_field #firedrillfriday pic.twitter.com/1qNEfRfn12

— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) December 13, 2019

The incomparable Sally Field was arrested during the tenth Fire Drill Friday. But before she walked away in handcuffs, she spoke at the event, calling for everyone to get our of their comfort zones and "demand a change for better lives". 

Casey Wilson

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Our house is on fire. We must act now to save the planet from irreversible catastrophe and demand our political leaders take action to address this climate emergency. I joined @janefonda @gloriasteinem (see 👉) for #firedrillfriday. It was powerful beyond belief. And I want to acknowledge my privilege, which allows me to be arrested with minimal consequence. Vote, speak, act like our future depends on it - because it does. (And speaking of Depends, I wore them in jail.) @greenpeace

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Casey Wilson may be a brilliant comedic actress but climate change is no laughing matter for her. She was taken away in handcuffs during a sit-in on the eleventh Fire Drill Friday.

Matt McGorry

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This past Friday, I was arrested in Washington D.C. along with several hundred other people in an act of civil disobedience (watch my last post for more explanation). This mass action was a part of @firedrillfriday , led by @janefonda , who was inspired by the words of @gretathunberg as she called for all of us to act as if our house was on fire because in reality, it is. The truth is, we have a quickly closing gap to hugely transform our economy and our social structures to avoid irreversible climate catastrophe. I firmly believe that the #GreenNewDeal has the most potential that I have seen to fix this (as far as large-scale policy shifts go), while simultaneously creating big shifts towards racial, gender, and economic justice. I come to this work rooted in my practice of anti-racism and feminism, with the recognition that Indigenous, Black, and Brown people (both in the U.S. and in the Global South and elsewhere) are the hardest hit by all of the effects of climate change (look at Flint, Standing Rock, etc), with MANY poor white people being hugely affected as well. And that this damage is mostly caused by big corporations who operate with a colonialist mindset of profit at all costs. The issues are all linked, and so the solutions must be as well. # Was proud to be in community with my partner at @weinspirejustice , @jlovecalderon , who also put her body on the line and got arrested. And appreciation for everyone who showed up, including those not listed here! @gloriasteinem @revdrbarber @aijenp @annie_leonard @doloreshuerta @rosannaarquette @eveensler @lauraflanders @caseyrosewilson # There’s much more to say and to learn. Please follow some of these important activists & orgs to continue this work, and for a deep dive, read “On Fire: The Burning Case For A Green New Deal” by Naomi Klein (look back a few posts to read some key excerpts in my post about it!). @sunrisemvt @favianna1 @amazonfrontlines @amazonwatch @land_is_life @autumn.peltier @littlemissflint @helenagualinga @burnoo_rodd @israhirsi @jeromefosterii @xiyebeara @jamie_s_margolin

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Matt McGorry joined Casey in the arrests made on day 11. The How to Get Away With Murder alum shared that he was there with the goal to "hugely transform our economy and our social structures to avoid irreversible climate catastrophe".

Gloria Steinem

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It's hard to deny Gloria Steinem's political impact on the world. She's been an activist since the 1960s, just like Jane. She was arrested with Jane on day 11 of the climate change protests and joined the crowd in wishing the actress a happy 82nd birthday on the day of the event.

Lily Tomlin

.@LilyTomlin was just arrested because forests can’t wait! To maximize the climate benefit of forests, we must keep more forest landscapes intact, manage forests sustainably, and restore those that we have lost. #FireDrillFriday pic.twitter.com/xplGWayri4

— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) December 27, 2019

Yet another Grace and Frankie co-star joined the fight, this time Jane's partner-in-crime on the series, Lily Tomlin, proving that, even though their show is ending, their friendship lives on.

Joaquin Phoenix

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The 14th and final Fire Drill Friday took place on Jan. 10. Fresh off his Golden Globe win for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck in Joker, Joaquin Phoenix condemned the meat and dairy industry for their role in climate change. He was arrested shortly after.

Martin Sheen

Listen to this incredible speech from OUR President, Martin Sheen #FireDrillFriday 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Z7HxNkovR8

— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) January 10, 2020

Everybody's favorite fictional president took to the stage at the final Fire Drill Friday. Martin Sheen tapped into his The West Wing roots to give a rousing speech about the need to fight.

Honorary members: Ben Cohen and Jerry Epstein, the founders of ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s

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Ben and Jerry actually didn't get arrested because they were at the fifth Fire Drill Friday, when no one was arrested. That being said, they probably deserve to be on this list because they're incredibly outspoken about climate change. They have also been arrested previously for protesting in favor of a democracy that favors everyone instead of the "wealthy elite".

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