In October 2019, Jane Fonda began what she called “Fire Drill Fridays,” which were weekly protests against climate change where she not only accepted arrest, but welcomed it. In fact, per The New York Times, Fonda was planning to be arrested all along, using her celebrity status and the privileges that went along with it to bring attention to a cause she felt strongly about. A number of celebrities followed suit, also getting arrested in the process, and Ted Danson happened to be one of them.
As for why Ted Danson got involved in “Fire Drill Fridays,” he shared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that he was inspired by the action she continued to take, even in her 80s. Danson went on to explain that, while he had been involved in a number of climate change initiatives over the last 30 years, it never felt like he was doing enough, and that made Fonda’s efforts even more impressive to him. So, naturally, he was eager to join her movement.
According to the Los Angeles Times, ahead of the arrest, Danson addressed a crowd on Capitol Hill, referring to Fonda as his “mentor” and himself as her newest “trainee.”
