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What controversial nickname did Jane Fonda receive during the Vietnam War?

  • Hanoi Jane

  • Saigon Sally

  • Vietnam Vixen

  • Warrior Woman

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Jane Fonda received the controversial nickname "Hanoi Jane" during the Vietnam War. She was photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun during a 1972 visit to Hanoi, which led to the nickname and her being effectively blacklisted in Hollywood.
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