Jane Fonda to attend Vienna Opera Ball with 90YO tycoon because he offered to 'pay me quite a bit of money'

Jane Fonda poses with her host Austrian entrepreneur Richard Lugner during a press conference at Lugner Cinema on the eve of the annual Vienna Opera Ball on Feb 15, 2023 in Vienna, Austria. Photo: AFP

American actor Jane Fonda said Wednesday she accepted an Austrian building tycoon's invitation to attend the Vienna Opera Ball because he offered to "pay me quite a bit of money.”

The 85-year-old Academy Award and Golden Globe winner said at a news conference with her date, 90-year-old Richard Lugner, that she needed the money to pay her bills and to support her grandchildren.