Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin Give 'Ellen' Update On Potential '9 To 5' Sequel
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin make an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing on Tuesday (January 15), and reminisce about working working together on their hit film 9 to 5.
The Grace and Frankie co-stars also reveal a script is in the works for a sequel. “We’re trying. We have people writing it… so hopefully,” Jane admitted.
Lily also talks about receiving an offer from Time magazine in 1975 to put her on the front cover and have her come out as gay. “It was a hard decision to make,” she explains. “So I fell down on the side of… probably after what [DeGeneres] went through, probably good sense.”
“I just decided that I wasn’t going to play their game… and I wanted to be recognized for my performance, and I can see in retrospect that was hardly worth it,” Lily quips.
Lily Tomlin Explains Why She Turned Down Coming Out on Time Magazine
Click inside to watch the rest of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s appearance on the show…
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FYI: Jane is wearing Sarah Flint heels.