'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' slammed for hosting Jane Fonda, fuming viewers call her 'American traitor'
'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' returned with Episode 3 of the celebrity season. Eric Stonestreet, Will Forte and Nikki Glaser had appeared in this new season which is a part of the 20th year anniversary celebrations.
Nikki Glaser continued playing the game tonight for 'Rescue the Birds' charity and walked away with $250,000. Jane Fonda made an appearance on the show after Nikki to play the game and try winning money for Fire Drill Fridays, her activist group that led a number of in-person demonstrations in favor of pro-ecological legislation. She also wore a Fire Drill Friday shirt to help raise awareness of the cause.
She was amazing on the show and also very funny and she also looked stunningly beautiful too. Interestingly, she has met a lot of important people in the world, one among them being the first man to walk on the moon — Neil Armstrong. However, she never asked him anything about the satellite during their meeting. She also has met Lonesome George, the tortoise from the Galapagos Islands. She left the show with a funny trivia. She said the late tortoise had trouble ejaculating and a Swedish doctor was summoned to help treat this ordeal.
As far as answering the questions were concerned, Jane was crushing it. However, the question about which other city shares the same time zone as New York City had her tapping out of the game with $125,000.
Viewers who were tuned in, however, didn't appreciate her being a part of the show and a lot of them had very harsh opinions about her.
"Jane Fonda is on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' to politicize a silly game show. Because, of course, she is wearing a Fire Drill Fridays t-shirt," wrote one viewer.
"Hanoi Jane Fonda is on 'Who wants to be a millionaire'. American traitors get to play tv games just like Vietnam vets. What a slap in the face for America heroes," wrote another angry viewer.
People's hate for Fonda could be traced back to the year 1972. North and South Vietnam were at war for 10 years and US military troops were involved as well. Lack of progress in the war led to widespread protests across the US and it was that time where Fonda supported the anti-war movement.
Fonda went on to tour North Vietnam in a controversial trip and that is where she got the nickname “Hanoi Jane". While in Vietnam, Fonda appeared on 10 radio programs to speak out against the US military’s policy in Vietnam and she begged pilots to cease bombing non-military targets. It was during that trip that a photograph was taken of her seated on an anti-aircraft gun in Hanoi, making it look like she would shoot down American planes.
"Jane Fonda is on Who wants to be a millionaire and she's incredibly unlikable. She also said she's never been the first to do anything. I guess she forgot about being the first American to sit on a communist tank in support of the enemy during the Vietnam war," read another tweet.
"Its possible Id watch @ABCNetwork Who Wants to be a Millionaire if it weren’t for the liberal turd list: Jane F***in Fonda?! Really? Kimmel?! Anderson Cooper of fake @CNN... what a bunch of pukes!" wrote another.
'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' airs Wednesday nights on ABC.