Jane Fonda is reflecting on her bond with Robert Redford .

Following the news that the legendary actor died at the age of 89 on Sept. 16, Jane—who shared the screen with Robert on four different occasions—expressed her devastation.

“It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone,” she shared in a statement with E! News. “I can’t stop crying. He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way.”

Jane added of the longtime political and environmental activist, “He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for.”

Robert and Jane first worked together on the 1966 film The Chase , which saw the pair portray a married couple whose lives are turned upside down when Robert’s character escapes from jail and returns home.

But that isn’t the only time the pair

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