--- title: Megyn Kelly Escalates Her Feud with Jane Fonda in Monologue description: The TV host delivered a response to Jane Fonda's latest mentions of their spat, calling Fonda "a woman who is synonymous with outrage." canonical: https://time.com/5112430/megyn-kelly-jane-fonda-feud/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-22T16:55:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:05:54.781Z og:title: Megyn Kelly Just Escalated Her Feud with Jane Fonda og:description: She brought up Vietnam, calling Fonda "a woman who is synonymous with outrage" og:url: https://time.com/5112430/megyn-kelly-jane-fonda-feud/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15030c4397352b21/6988f90397cdff61266b4053/jane-fonda-megyn-kelly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Megyn Kelly TODAY - Season 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Megyn Kelly Just Escalated Her Feud with Jane Fonda twitter:description: She brought up Vietnam, calling Fonda "a woman who is synonymous with outrage" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15030c4397352b21/6988f90397cdff61266b4053/jane-fonda-megyn-kelly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Megyn Kelly Just Escalated Her Feud with Jane Fonda — and Brought Up Vietnam > Sponsored content. 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During and appearance on NBC’s Megyn Kelly Today on Wednesday, Fonda shut down the former Fox News anchor when she attempted a line of questioning about going under the knife — pivoting instead to promotional comments about her latest film_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 22, 2018 4:55 PM UTC  Robert Redford, Jane Fonda and Megyn Kelly on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 -- Robert Redford, Jane Fonda and Megyn Kelly on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 --NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 22, 2018 4:55 PM UTC On Monday, Megyn Kelly blasted Jane Fonda on her NBC show, adding fuel to a disagreement that [kicked off in September](http://time.com/4959878/jane-fonda-megyn-kelly-plastic-surgery/). Back in the fall, Fonda appeared on the _Today Show_ with Kelly to discuss her latest movie [with Robert Redford](http://time.com/4624262/robert-redford-stay-inspired-and-stay-peaceful-on-standing-rock/). When Kelly asked Fonda about her experience with cosmetic surgery, a tense exchange followed, and Fonda later criticized the question. It has come up repeatedly since then, even turning into a [sharp joke](http://time.com/5104346/jane-fonda-lily-tomlin-megyn-kelly/) Fonda delivered on another visit to the _Today Show_ last week and in an interview [with _Variety_](http://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/jane-fonda-donald-trump-megyn-kelly-sundance-documentary-1202670981/) published over the weekend. Now, Kelly is speaking out about it, delivering [_Grace & Frankie_](http://time.com/5104346/jane-fonda-lily-tomlin-megyn-kelly/) star in a lengthy monologue on Monday. “Look, I gave her a chance to empower other women, young and old, on a subject which she purports to know well, and she rejected it, and that’s OK,” Kelly said. “But I have no regrets about that question, nor am I in the market for a lesson from Jane Fonda on what is and is not appropriate.” She also brought up Fonda’s political [history](http://time.com/3634395/life-with-jane-fonda-behind-the-scenes-on-the-camp-classic-barbarella/) in the spotlight. “After all, this is a woman who is synonymous with outrage. Look at her treatment of our military during the Vietnam War. Many of our veterans still call her “Hanoi Jane” thanks to her radio broadcast which attempted to shame American troops,” she continued. “The moral indignation is a little much. She put her plastic surgery out there. She said she wanted to discuss the plight of older women in America. And honestly, she has no business lecturing anyone on what qualifies as offensive.” In[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/jane-fonda-donald-trump-megyn-kelly-sundance-documentary-1202670981/)_,_ Fonda said she wasn’t “upset” by Kelly’s line of questioning, but rather “stunned.” “It was so inappropriate. It showed that she’s not that good an interviewer,” Fonda told the magazine, adding that she would consider returning to Kelly’s show if “she comes around and learns her stuff.” Kelly debuted her [spot at NBC](http://time.com/4955569/megyn-kelly-today-show-review/) in September after leaving Fox News. 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